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The Middle Class Is Both Real And Aspirational. And I Want To Make Sure That It Remains Strong And It Gives People A Sense Of Security And Confidence And Optimism About Their Futures.

Anybody Who Has Ever Traveled In Other Countries, Some Of Which Shall Remain Nameless, Except For Russia And China, You Know That You Can't Bring Your Phones And Your Computers. And If You Do, Good Luck.

I Am Surprised At The Way People Seem To Perceive Me, And Sometimes I Read Stories And Hear Things About Me And I Go "ugh." I Wouldn't Like Her Either. It's So Unlike What I Think I Am Or What My Friends Think I Am.

I Feel That At This Point In Our Country's History, It Is Important That We Not Reverse Marriage Equality, That We Not Reverse Roe V. Wade, That We Stand Up Against Citizens United, We Stand Up For The Rights Of People In The Workplace, That We Stand Up And Basically Say: The Supreme Court Should Represent All Of Us. That's How I See The Court, And The Kind Of People That I Would Be Looking To Nominate To The Court Would Be In The Great Tradition Of Standing Up To The Powerful, Standing Up On Behalf Of Our Rights As Americans.

Democracy Is Still A Radical Idea In A World Where We Often Confuse Images With Realities, Words With Actions.