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" Republicans need to stop making assumptions, and they need to start talking to younger people, people of color, and ask them - not talk to them - ask them, 'What is it that we can do better? How do we earn your vote? How do we earn the ability for you to see that we can be the party that will make your life better and that of your children?' "

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" I do think we do have to respect the position of the presidency. "

" I want to make sure that I fulfill the promises that I made to New Mexicans. That's extremely important to me. "

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" Criminals take advantage of weak laws, like giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. "

" I actually became a lawyer because I thought you had to be a lawyer in order to get into national politics. "

" When I first registered to vote I registered as a Democrat. "

" When we set up our kids for failure, we set up our workforce for failure, and we set up our economy for failure. I can't emphasize enough the importance, the absolute importance, of education in achieving long-term economic growth. "

" I registered Democrat because my parents did. They were, we were. There was no thinking behind it. "

" Raising taxes does nothing to allow the economy to recover. "

" I want to make sure kids read by the third grade and are prepared for the fourth grade. As school gets harder and kids get older, the words get bigger... If they don't understand what they are reading, they start to fall back, and their interest in school falls off. "

" Certainly, cutting spending is one of the things that can transcend to the federal government. I mean, I think the federal government has grown by leaps and bounds, and they need to look where do they need to cut. "

" During my administration, we've welcomed a broad and diverse group of industries to New Mexico, including high-tech and traditional manufacturing, health care, information technology and finance. Some are homegrown New Mexico companies; others are global leaders in their industries. "

" I will veto any tax increase. "

" I'm an independent thinker. I am a woman. I am a Republican. And I think for myself, and I decide where I vote and how I vote. "

" There is one candidate in this election who will protect that dream. One leader who will fight hard to keep the promise of America for the next generation. And that's why we must stand up and make Mitt Romney the next president of the United States. "

" Our laws are too lax, our justice system too weak - particularly when it comes to violent, dangerous offenders. "

" I didn't suddenly become conservative. It was only the label that changed. "

" At 18, I guarded the parking lot at the Catholic Church bingos. Now, my dad made sure I could take care of myself. I carried a Smith and Wesson .357 Magnum - that gun weighed more than I did! "

" I fear some of our leaders today have lost the courage to stand up. What we have now are politicians. They won't offer real plans, and only stand up when they want to blame someone else. "

" I have to deliver the results I promised because, as the first Hispanic female governor, I'm going to pave a path of some kind. I want it to be one that little Hispanic girls will want to follow. "

" When I was a young prosecutor, I got called to testify against my boss. I could have backed down, but I didn't. I stood up to him. And he fired me for it. "

" My parents were Democrats. "

" As a border prosecutor, I've put criminals behind bars who worked for some of the most violent cartels in the world. "

" My parents grew that small business from one 18-year-old guarding a bingo to more than 125 employees in three states. And sure, there was help along the way. But my parents took the risk. They stood up. And you better believe they built it. "

" I've known where my heritage is from all along. "

" I don't think there's ever a silver bullet to any problem. There are always several answers and solutions to a problem. "

" Unfortunately, New Mexico depends significantly on federal dollars. We have four military bases here in New Mexico. We have two national labs that are very important to our national defense. "

" I absolutely advocate for comprehensive immigration reform. "

" I don't want to be known as a politician. "

" In many ways, Mitt Romney and I are very different. Different starts in life. Different paths to leadership. Different cultures. "