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"I said during the course of the campaign I didn't like it and I don't like the idea of having an opponent's picture on your ads and it would be nice to see candidates sign a pledge like that."
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"I've said we need to look at things from the perspective of working people and taxpayers, not from the perspective of government and government officials."
"I am trying to send directions out and keep control of state government for the final month."
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"The tone did take on a negativity that I didn't like and when you make the decision to go the other way as we did it very directly had an impact, you can see it with the tracking."
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