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I have made it my practice to not get involved in primaries because picking the Republican candidate is the voters' job.

A competitive primary does not divide us, it prepares us and we will win.

I feel a little uncomfortable about endorsements.

A lot of people criticize the primaries, but I think they are absolutely essential to the education of the President of the United States.

In my experience, endorsements by public officials, they don't count for anything.

Endorsements are a reward for good performance on the field, and the commitments made after signing them need to be done.

The one endorsement that makes the most difference is from the constituents in the district.

I'm a Republican. I'm running in a Republican primary.

I think there's a lot of reasons for having an extended primary. I think super PACs play a role.

The composition of the primary is so different than when I was first elected governor in 1978.