Carol Moseley Braun

I was very productive as a senator for my state. ”

New Zealand, by the way, where I was ambassador, has had two women prime ministers - one from either party. ”

People just want to hear some common sense... and I bring to bear the experience in local government and state government and national government - I was the first woman in history on the Senate Finance Committee - not to mention the diplomatic international experience. ”

The reason that minorities and women don't have a better shot at getting elected to the Senate or to statewide office is because the campaign finance rules are so skewed as to make it very difficult for non-traditional candidates to raise the money necessary to get elected. ”

Well, if you pick a fight with somebody that's smaller than you and you beat them, where's the honor in that? ”

There are a number of steps that we can take to reinvigorate and rebuild the economic and the physical infrastructure of our country and then to rebuild us, frankly, on a spiritual level. ”

I really think that's the key, part of the spiritual renewal that America needs to have, the notion that we really can have confidence in a better tomorrow. ”

We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment. ”

I'm committed to universal health coverage and education. ”

We must invest in infrastructure development and rebuilding communities to create jobs. ”