But the obvious reason for this race is Iraq, and I hold a position that is different, though probably not as different as my opponent portrays, on Iraq than a lot of Democrats do, and I've taken that position clearly not for political reasons, because I could've switched and avoided this primary.

NPR: Political Junkie: Democrats Duke It Out in Connecticut

So that's a choice you've got in this election, though, because my opponent, not only does he want to keep tax incentives that would send jobs overseas, he wants to expand them.

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"If I know my opponent is not a good bunker player and he hits it in the bunker on a Par 3, I will play it safe, play for the fat part of the green, " he says.

FORBES

Now, my opponent talks about me not signing certain treaties.

NPR: Transcript of Presidential Debate

We can reverse this progress, like the other side has talked about, or we can build on it. (Applause.) Now, unlike my opponent, I'm not going to let the oil companies write our energy plan. (Applause.) I'm not going to get rid of the wind energy tax credit that is helping to spur this incredibly dynamic sector of our economy.

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President in Golden, CO

But my opponent has taken a written pledge not to ask for that money, meaning those dollars would instead go to Texas or Alaska.

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"To pay for all his new spending he's proposed, my opponent will have to raise taxes, not just on small-business owners, but on everyone who's ever worked for a small business, shopped at a small business or walked by a small business, " Bush said.

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That's exactly - look, my opponent is running against the Iraq War and George Bush, not really against my record, and it doesn't take a lot of smarts to run against the Iraq War and George Bush in a Democratic primary.

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And when my opponent had the chance to offer his secret sauce, he did not offer a single new idea.

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event -- Norfolk, VA