My goal was to make New Jersey's state government a model for all other states to emulate, hopefully thereby to stem, or at least slow down, the flow of power to the federal government.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We live in a nation where, when New Jersey figures out how to do something and does it well, and shows progress, it affects other states.
My view is that we should not be taxing at the Federal level for the things that New Jersey can do for itself.
I don't want a lot of bureaucracy... I want to run state government the same way we run a campaign - efficient, effective and victorious.
As Governor, I could think of only one way to unify our State that was made up of so many different climates, political beliefs and people, and that was our music.
We want a state wise in its contemplation - just in its actions - and moderate in the reach of government into our lives.
My intentions are to try to make this state better.
The idea of the state is, or should be, a very limited, prescribed idea. The state looks after the defense of the realm, and other matters - raising revenue to pay for things which are for all of us, and so on. That idea has turned turtle now. The state isn't any longer perceived as an institution which exists to serve us.
Our goal is to displace the entrenched powers in Washington, restore the rightful balance between the state and federal government.
My goal was to do the best job I could in governing the state of Wisconsin, in some cases making very tough decisions to have to bring our spending in line with the resources we had at the state level.
We're going to restructure the state government into a government that's responsive to the needs of New York state taxpayers.