Quotes from the Democrats' debate Tuesday in Las Vegas. Debate sponsor MSNBC excluded Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich.
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HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
--"I think I can deliver change. I think I understand how to make it possible for more people to live up to their God-given potential. I get impatient. I get, you know, really frustrated when people don't seem to understand that we can do so much more to help each other. Sometimes I come across that way. I admit that. I get very concerned about, you know, pushing further and faster than perhaps people are ready to go."
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BARACK OBAMA
--"And I believe that, right now, the only way we're going to move the country forward is if we can bring the country together, not just Democrats but independents, Republicans who have also lost trust in government, and we are able to push aside the special interests and the lobbyists, and we are truthful with the American people and enlisting them in changing how our health care system works, how our economy works, what our tax code looks like."
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JOHN EDWARDS
--"I think that the decision for every voter in this election should revolve around first whether you believe America needs change. If you do, who you think will be most effective in bringing about that change. We have different perspectives on that. I think the system in Washington is broken. I don't think it works. And I think the American people, middle-class Americans, are struggling and suffering. They can't pay for their health care. They're losing their jobs. They can't pay for their kids to go to college. This is a very personal thing for me."
