Angus King: Likeness

Angus King is United States Senator from Maine. Explore interesting quotes on likeness.
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“If there were four or five people like me, that would change the whole dynamic.”

As quoted "King Returns: Ex-Gov. Fights For Snowe's Senate Seat" by Susan Sharon at NPR (14 March 2012) http://www.npr.org/2012/03/14/148604276/king-returns-ex-gov-fights-for-snowes-senate-seat
Context: I don't have any illusions that I'm naively going to go down and Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell are going to say, "Angus, tell us how to do this." I mean, I know that's not going to work. But I think, No. 1, my election would send a significant message and, No. 2, it might provoke similar movements in other states. If there were four or five people like me, that would change the whole dynamic.

“It wouldn't take but four or five centrists like me to completely change the dynamics.”

As quoted in "Angus may be a king-maker" by Deborah McDermott in Seacoast Online (11 March 2012)
Context: We could send down a combination of Pericles and Thomas Jefferson, and if that person's reporting to Harry Reid [Senate Majority Leader] or Mitch McConnell [Senate Minority Leader], he's going to be ineffective. … Every vote is a test vote. Every vote is party loyalty. We're sunk if it keeps up this way. … It wouldn't take but four or five centrists like me to completely change the dynamics.

“If you like the system as it is, I’m not your guy… If you want a shot at changing it, join me.”

As quoted in Why Angus King is the most important Senate candidate in the country" by Aaron Blake in The Washington Post (6 March 2012) http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/why-angus-king-is-the-most-important-senate-candidate-in-the-country/2012/03/06/gIQANf7DvR_blog.html