As a former Republican, I represent a group of Americans who all too often have no one to speak for them. This group doesn't necessarily have a name. We've been called 'moderates,' but that term can be misleading.
I don't think really conservative or liberal; I think what makes sense.
In fact, I think that Governor Clinton, when he was running, and President Clinton, when he was serving, actually governed with a wide range of advisors and a perspective that blended the best of ideas from the center and the left.
For most of my life, I've considered myself a political centrist.
I'm center left, but I think - most things, left on some, center on some, right on very few.
I'm fearful the Democratic Party is already moving too far to the left. I want to push the Democratic Party to be more in touch with mainstream America, and on some issues, that's more left, and on some issues it might be more right.
I consider my voice to be a centrist moderate voice among the nine Democratic candidates.
I'm an independent, probably. I'm not dogmatic. I've supported Democrats and Republicans.
