I have not. I am very much an outsider. I have spent most of my life fighting against the powerful special interests.
I know John Kerry well, ... I spent six years working with him in the Senate, and we spent a lot of time on the campaign trail together. And I'll tell you one thing: He has what it takes inside to be president of the United States -- backbone, strength, courage, heart.
This president is shifting the tax burden right on the backs of working, middle-class Americans, ... If he spent some time out here with these middle-class families, he'd understand they can't take it.
We come from different places, and we present different choices, ... Do you believe that change is more likely to be brought about by someone who has spent 20 years in Washington, or by someone who's more of an outsider to this process?