"The numbers are only going one direction, and you're just going to be the last person blamed. I don't understand the whole effort. I think it's spinning wheels, it's embarrassing, it's brand-damaging, and it's a pointless waste of time."
"I'm able, with a lot clearer focus, to call out the nonsense, the lies, the false promises, and all of the showmanship and theater that is in politics. I saw it firsthand."