You know I think the president has to really focus on getting elected to a second term in 2012. And I need to focus on making sure I'm accountable to the people of Missouri.
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I want to thank the many Missourians who have reached out to me and asked me to consider running for the United States Senate.
In 2010, we have to focus on electing a new Congress and in 2012 we have to focus on electing a new president.
I think there are certain folks in Missouri that don't trust government. And they haven't trusted government for a long time.
Effective tax credits are used to create jobs and grow our economy. But tax credits that aren't delivering for Missourians must be retooled and reformed.
I've been very active in Missouri.
More Missourians are working than ever before.
Black Fergusonians have shown that they will vote when they have something to vote for and know that their vote will count. Seventy-six percent of them turned out in November 2012, when Missouri was a key swing state for Barack Obama's reelection.
Bringing accountability to Washington has been an important part of my time in office and an important part of my campaign.
I voted against my party with some frequency, because of my independence. I've just got to remind Missourians that I am independent and that I try to call them like I see them, and sometimes my party is wrong on some things.
I decided to run for governor because I got mad... I want to make government more directly accountable to the people.
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