You develop a thick skin. And once all the chips have been played, you make sure you're working on behalf of Arizona.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Arizonans want us to come together, put aside politics, and solve problems. You want us to do our jobs in way that reflects the best of our state. You want us to stop and listen - something that doesn't always come naturally to people in politics.
You still find a great sense of possibility here, and I want to make sure that Arizona stays that way. I want us to be the welcoming, job-creating state we've been from the start, a place where everybody's got a chance.
We want to make sure Arizona residents have the opportunity to learn about the decisions we are making and have a chance to participate in the process.
I've repeated time and again that Arizona is open for business.
Like many of us in Arizona, I wasn't born here - I'm a product of the Midwest and the working class.
If I were to play somebody who ran a fish and chip shop, I would not work in a fish and chip shop for three months. Staring at chips is not going to help me in my performance.
We will ensure Arizona continues to grow jobs, not destroy them.
While I am grateful for the friendships and relationships that I have with my Republican colleagues, it would be naive to pretend that those friendships will change the way that major policies are enacted in Arizona.
As governor, I want to make sure that Arizona's hardworking taxpayers get to keep more of what they earn.
The stakes they play for in politics are paper and money. The chips they play with are your life.