OHIO

"I think if you know what you believe, it makes it a lot easier to answer questions. I can't answer your question."
— George W. Bush In response to a question about whether he wished he could take back any of his answers in the first debate. Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Oct. 4, 2000

"Unfairly but truthfully, our party has been tagged as being against things. Anti-immigrant, for example. And we're not a party of anti-immigrants. Quite the opposite. We're a party that welcomes people."
—George W. Bush Cleveland, July 1, 2000