Former Democrat Senator; retired to run for President, 2004:
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- 2008: Offered Obama Pres.-V.P. or V.P.-Pres ticket. (Jan 2010)
- Rielle Hunter affair began with her producing campaign video. (Jan 2010)
- 2007: Denied National Enquirer report on Rielle affair. (Nov 2009)
- OpEd: Connects viscerally with working class & rural voters. (Aug 2009)
- Campaigning on equality & ending poverty that King stood for. (Jan 2008)
- Focus on the Iraq War, healthcare, and global warming. (Dec 2007)
- Op-Ed: more populist or perhaps more redistributionist. (Nov 2007)
- Positioning as a populist who stands with struggling masses. (Nov 2007)
- Founding member of the Senate New Democrat Coalition. (Nov 2007)
- The government should help those hit by natural disasters. (Oct 2007)
- We can’t negotiate change; must take from those in power. (Aug 2007)
- Stand up to hate-mongering by Republicans. (Aug 2007)
- Don’t change one group of insiders for different insiders. (Aug 2007)
- Doesn’t want your vote if you won’t vote for blacks or women. (Jul 2007)
- Doing something about the two Americas is cause of my life. (Jul 2007)
- Biggest professional mistake was voting for Iraq War. (Apr 2007)
- We must fight multiple causes of poverty in US. (Feb 2007)
- We need a new spirit of activism and leadership. (Dec 2006)
- Campaign slogan: “Tomorrow begins today”. (Dec 2006)
- One America PAC about Raising the States. (Nov 2006)
- Maintains PAC, One America Committee. (Jun 2006)
- Take on the special interests to bring about change. (Jan 2006)
- Judge values based upon deeds, not words. (Jul 2004)
- Ensure tomorrow will always be better in our one America. (Jul 2004)
- Lawyers help people, lawmakers help many people. (Dec 2003)
- Every person should get opportunity they’re entitled to. (Sep 2003)
- Government should honor values that built America. (Aug 2003)
- Fight for values of people and workers over privilege. (May 2003)
- Career spent fighting for the working people. (May 2003)
2004 campaign
- I’m the same as in 2004; America & world have changed. (Oct 2007)
- We shouldn’t use the Constitution to divide the country. (Oct 2004)
- Halliburton paid millions in fines for false financial data. (Oct 2004)
- The Bush administration has flip-flopped on many issues. (Oct 2004)
- Halliburton got a $7.5 billion no-bid contract in Iraq. (Oct 2004)
- Would consider an Edwards-Kerry ticket. (Feb 2004)
- Two Americas: one does the work, the other reaps the reward. (Dec 2003)
- Make America an ownership society. (Dec 2003)
- Democrats should address values of ‘guns, God, and gays’. (Dec 2003)
- Son of a mill worker can beat son of a president. (Sep 2003)
- Will not seek Senate re-election, to focus on presidency. (Sep 2003)
- Never hesitate to question Bush about any issue. (Jun 2003)
- Give this White House back to the American people. (May 2003)
Personal Life
- Won football scholarship to Clemson University. (Dec 2007)
- Prays daily; but prayer doesn’t prevent bad things. (Aug 2007)
- Decisive moment: father self-educating by watching public TV. (Aug 2007)
- In it for the duration, despite wife’s breast cancer. (Mar 2007)
- Mill-town job persuaded him to get college education. (Dec 2003)
- On birth of 1st son, thanked wife for what he always wanted. (Dec 2003)
- Makes most speeches from notes, not a prepared text. (Dec 2003)
- Climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro with his teenage son. (Dec 2003)
- Lost teenage son in a traffic accident. (Dec 2003)
- Favorite song: John Cougar Mellencamp, “Small Town”. (Sep 2003)
- Religious affiliation: Methodist. (Nov 2000)
- Supports Hyde Park Declaration of "Third Way" centrism. (Aug 2000)
- New Democrat: "Third Way" instead of left-right debate. (Nov 2000)
- Member of the Senate New Democrat Coalition. (Jan 2001)
- Member of Democratic Leadership Council. (Nov 2007)
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