lution， and oil companies invest their record profits in a clean energy future an energy policy that will create millions of new jobs that pay well and can t be outsourced. That s the change we need.

And maybe if he spent some time in the schools of South Carolina or St. Paul or where he spoke tonight in New Orleans， he d understand that we can t afford to leave the money behind for No Child Left Behind； that we owe it to our children to invest in early childhood education； to recruit an army of new teachers and give them better pay and more support； to finally decide that in this global economy， the chance to get a college education should not be a privilege for the wealthy few， but the birthright of every American. That s the change we need in America. That s why I m running for President.

The other side will come here in September and offer a very different set of policies and positions， and that is a debate I look forward to. It is a debate the American people deserve. But what you don t deserve is another election that s governed by fear， and innuendo， and division. What you won t hear from this campaign or this party is the kind of politics that uses religion as a wedge， and patriotism as a bludgeon that sees our opponents not as competitors to challenge， but enemies to demonize. Because we may call ourselves Democrats and Republicans， but we are Americans first. We are always Americans first.

Despite what the good Senator from Arizona said tonight， I have seen people o