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I believe if a private citizen is able to affect public opinion in a constructive way he doesn't have to be an elected public servant to perform a public service.

I didn't intend to run for public office. I didn't really think about it.

Frankly, no issue is worth shutting down the government and denying pay to those committed to public service.

I recognize that as governor, my job is to sit on the other side of the table from the public sector unions and negotiate effectively on behalf of all the taxpayers of the state, including all of you.

Running to do a job as important as the governor's shouldn't be easy; it should take a lot of work, and I'm out there giving my best every day.

I have a job to do on policy. And I think that's what people want their governor to do. Not politics, policy.

I'm not one of the people who have to be in public office.