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I was not a Democrat; I was an independent. Here's the thing: You can't win that way. But I didn't know that.

A Democrat has to show the toughness to govern. People don't doubt that Republicans will be tough.

One of the favorite tricks of the Democrats is to try to get the Republicans to pass over their strongest candidate and nominate instead a candidate who will be easy to beat.

And American voters understand that if we want to keep fighting to move in the new - in a new direction, we've got a long way to go. And we need to make sure we continue with Democrats being in the majority.

I have been talking to a lot of people who don't normally vote Democratic - independents and Republicans. They have been voting for Democrats because they think it's important to change the direction America is going.

If Democrats were good at thinking like Republicans, they would see the light and stop being Democrats.

Voters tell politicians what they want through the ballot box. Constantly second-guessing them by speculating whether the parties should gang up on each other misses the point.

Democrats believe that when more people vote, it's not just good for our party; it's good for democracy.