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It's hard running as an independent. I wouldn't have won the Senate election if I hadn't been governor. I had credibility. The hard part is getting voters to the point where they think it's thinkable and not a waste of time.

~Angus King

Topics: Been Credibility Election Getting Governor Had Hard Hard Part Independent Part Point Running Senate Think Thinkable Time Voters Waste Waste Of Time Where Won

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My desire is to be as independent as I can be, as long as I can be, subject to being effective.

~Angus King

Topics: Being Desire Effective Independent Long Subject I Can

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Somebody said, 'You may be a committee chair.' I don't think so. I don't think anybody would want me that much.

~Angus King

Topics: Anybody Chair Committee May Me Much Said Somebody Think Want Would You

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How can you work with someone if you went into their state to campaign against them?

~Angus King

Topics: Against Campaign How Someone State Them Work You

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I worked in the Senate in the 1970s. I worked for the Labor, Public Welfare Committee, and we had Ted Kennedy and my old boss, Bill Hathaway, and Walter Mondale.

~Angus King

Topics: Bill Boss Committee Had Kennedy Labor Old Public Senate Ted Welfare Worked 1970S

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One of my life principles is that if something isn't working, doing something harder isn't necessarily going to produce the same result.

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Topics: Doing Going Harder Life My Life Necessarily Principles Produce Result Same Something Working

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My view of the filibuster is either you've got to lower vote edge or make people really filibuster if they feel that seriously about a piece of legislation.

~Angus King

Topics: About Edge Either Feel Filibuster Got Legislation Lower Make People Piece Really Seriously View Vote You

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I have a Twitter account; I have a fantastic Facebook page.

~Angus King

Topics: Account Facebook Fantastic Page Twitter

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I've come to realize that an unencumbered U.S. senator is a profound threat to the whole system. It's somebody that they can't put in a box and say, 'Oh, well, we know how this guy is going to vote.'

~Angus King

Topics: Box Come Going Guy How Know Oh Profound Put Realize Say Senator Somebody System Threat Vote Well Whole

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I think that people have to reward those individuals who are prepared to work across the political aisle. I don't see any other way; if you don't talk to people with whom you disagree, you're never going to solve problems.

~Angus King

Topics: Across Aisle Any Any Other Way Disagree Going Individuals Never Other People Political Prepared Problems Reward See Solve Talk Think Those Way Who Whom Work You I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: March 31st, 1944

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