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If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.

I will make a bargain with the Republicans. If they will stop telling lies about Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.

Let me say this as your incoming chair of the Democratic national committee: I promise you, my friends, I commit to all Americans, that we will have a party that you can be proud of. We will elect Democrats up and down the ballot.

What I'm hoping to do is see Democrats get elected. That's what I'm trying to contribute to.

I've certainly honored the two promises I made: Always tell you the truth; never vote with my re-election in mind.

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

If Republicans want to bring these things up for a vote, I'm letting them know where I stand.

If our nation is to rebuild opportunity for future generations, it will require our elected leaders to realize that their responsibility lies not with their political party, but rather with the American people that they have been chosen to represent.

I had this notion that I could convince people who were skeptical of national Democrats to vote for me because I could bring home the bacon, or because I could find some personal pitch to them.