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There are a lot of people who go to Washington or go to their state houses with a personal ambition in mind.

I'm not a career politician, so the ways of Washington may be a little obscure to me.

If you're looking for someone to go to Washington, to go along to get along, to get - to agree with the career politicians in both parties who get in bed with the lobbyists and special interests, then I ain't your guy.

Now, look, it's true, Americans do want leaders that will come to Washington, D.C. and work together to get things done, but that comes with a very important caveat, it depends what they're trying to do.

There's a void of leadership in a lot of Washington. I think one of the reasons why there's so much angst across the country.

I know there are a lot of musicians and a lot of artists, and there are a lot of writers and other people who inspire young people, but I'd like to see somebody in political life be able to connect and make these choices that we need to make in Washington real in terms of people's lives.

America's private sector job creators need elected leaders to lead and get out of the way.

Washington is like playing the Super Bowl, only there are no timeouts, no potty breaks, and the arena is filled with the media. In government, you have to learn to put yourself second in a big way. But I am a business person at heart. I like to be in charge.

If you spend enough time in or around Washington, you'll meet amazing people who work for the government.

I do have a lot of alumni in Washington.