I would hope that my candidacy would inspire others to get involved.

There Is a thing that every person in this world has and it is something that cannot be taken away;when everything or everyone you know or have seems to be against you and you need a reason to go on,it is that moment that thing comes in your use and that is hope.the world runs on it.

Obviously, it seems to me that if turnout is low, it's harder to get 50 percent plus one.

I try to live every day as if it's my last. You can think, 'Run when you are 40.' Forty is not necessarily promised. My goal is to bring people into the fold. You've got to give people a reason to vote.

That was a hell of a number.

I got involved in this because being raised in a certain kind of family gets you involved in political action early. I thought it was normal to have parents talk about social issues and politics and economics for two hours at the dinner table.