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" Now that Donald Trump has won the presidency despite losing the popular vote, there's a growing cry to rethink, or even abolish, the electoral college. This would be a mistake. "

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" As commerce secretary, I led the Clinton administration's effort to ensure China's entry into the World Trade Organization and the permanent normalization of trade between the U.S. and China - steps that produced a 76 percent increase in U.S. exports to China in just three years. "

William M. Daley

Effort

Just

Organization

" If we don't set the rules for commerce in the Asia-Pacific region, China will. "

" As a pro-business Democrat, I understand the obligations of publicly traded companies to maximize returns to shareholders. "

" I know something about trade agreements. I was proud to help President Clinton pass the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1993 and create what is still the world's largest free-trade area, linking 426 million people and more than $12 trillion of goods and services. "

" While a truly national third party wouldn't necessarily be bad, smaller niche parties are ill-suited to our federalist system. "

" There are 14 Cabinet spots, and God only knows how many hundreds of people want them. "

" President Obama came into office in '08 with the belief that - and the public's belief in him - that he was moderate, that he wasn't a big spender. "

William M. Daley

Him

Big

" The reason CAFTA should be enacted is not economic benefits: it is national security. "

" Trade is an integral part of our foreign policy. "

" A chief of staff has to reflect the president's governing style. "

" The Republican establishment's 2008 embrace of Palin set an irresponsibly low bar. Coincidence or not, a batch of nonsense-spewing, hard-right candidates quickly followed, often to disastrous effect. "

" No one knows the Senate better than Joe Biden; he lived there for 35 years. "

William M. Daley

Senate

Lived

" Party leaders aren't responsible for every candidate's gaffe. "

" There is no question of the benefits that opening a market of a billion people will bring to American businesses. But as I said last year, this will test China and the world trade system. "

" When a state offers your company an attractive package of incentives to relocate, you have to look at it, and if it significantly boosts your bottom line, you have to take it or answer to your investors. "

" It's logical and fair to allow only registered or self-identified Democrats to choose their party's nominee (although numerous states do have open primaries). Letting more non-Democrats choose the nominee doesn't guarantee success in a November general election. And it does nothing to encourage people to join and work for the party. "

" There are some who want to move us back to the days when we were protectionists and keep all goods off our shores. "

" Politics is all about relationships, people. A lot of it's emotional. It's not rocket science. "

" Most people who talk about either entitlement cuts or revenue - when you have to put pen to paper, it is much more difficult. "

" The Microsoft actions announced today are exactly the kinds of industry initiatives we need. Microsoft is using its resources to bring real privacy protection to Internet users by creating incentives for more websites to provide strong privacy protection. "

" It's been proven in Washington: It's very hard to negotiate and try to get a deal done in public. "

" What comes into the Oval Office are not the good or easy decisions. The easy decisions are made elsewhere. The things that make it to the Oval are always the hard ones. "

" As president, you can't just say, 'I want this,' or, 'Do that.' A president has to lead the American people to where he wants to go, and the chief of staff needs to help him get it done. "

" Whether McCain actively sought Palin in 2008 or passively yielded to aides' pressure, he set a new standard for GOP candidates who rely on lots of sizzle and little substance. "

" Illinois needs a real strategy for job creation that grows the economy over the long term with high-wage jobs that rebuild the middle class. "

" Business leaders should show what our political leaders seem to lack - that is, a common-sense view of the times. "

" In my opinion, it is not in our interest to have complicated negotiations with a region, and then have to follow it up with 535 negotiations at home. I have experienced recounts, and it is better to vote once. "

" Commerce was the best job I could ever have. "

" Contrary to what most people think, there is a Rich Daley under Mayor Daley. "

" Palin's blatant lack of competence and preparedness needs no belaboring. What's critical is that substantive, serious Republican leaders either wouldn't or couldn't declare, before or after the election, 'This is not what our party stands for. We can and must do better.' "