I announcedthismorningthat I amsuspendingmycampaignforpresident.
Um, I saythiswith a deepsenseofgratitudeforeverysinglepersonwhogotinthisfight.
Everysinglepersonwhotriedon a newidea.
Everysinglepersonjustmoved a littleintheirnotionoffwhat a presidentoftheUnitedStatesshouldlooklike.
Um, I willnotberunningforpresidentin 2020 but I guarantee I willstayinthefightforthehardworkingfolksacrossthiscountryhavegottenshortintothestickoverandover.
I knowspacearoundthisandwanttotake a littletimetothink a littlemore.
I'vebeen I'vebeenspending a lotoftimerightnowonthequestionofsuspendingandalsomakingsurethatthisworksisbestwecanforourstafforteamforourvolunteersstartedbecoming.
Butjustnotrightnow I knowthatyourcampaignmanager, Roger, allowthehotsetonthestaffcalltodaythathehadnoregrets.
Doyoufeelthesameway?
Oh, I do.
I havenoregretsatall.
Thisisbeeninhonorof a lifetime.
10 yearsago, I wasteaching a fewblocksfromhereandtalkingaboutwhatwasbrokeninAmericaandideasforhowtofixitandprettymuchnobodywantedtohearit.
And I'vehad a chancetogetoutthereandtalkwithmillionsofpeopleandwehaveideas.
Nowthatwetalkaboutthatwejustweren't talkingabouteven a yearago.
A twocentwealthtaxanduniversalchildcarethatcouldbereallywecouldmakeithappenandcancelingstudentloandebtfor 43 millionAmericansandraisingSocialSecuritypayments.
Does a wifechangingeventsforpeopleandwecouldactuallydothis.
So I'm delightedtohavebeenVennerandhonoredtohavehadthis.
Youknow, I wastoldatthebeginningofthiswholeundertakingthattherearetwolanes, Ah, progressivewaythatBernieSandersistheincumbentforand a moderatelanethatJoeBidenistheincumbentfor.
Andthere's noroomforanyoneelseinthis.
I thoughtthatwasn't right, butevidently I waswrong.
As I said, I thinkthat I wastoldwhen I firstgotintothistherearetwolanesand I thoughtitwaspossiblethatthatwasn't thecase, thattherewasmoreroomandmoreroomtorunanotherkind.
Butthatwasn't e.
Youknow, I amdeeplygratefultothepeoplewithMassachusetts.
Lookbackin 2012 theytook a chanceonsomeonewhohadneverrunforpublicofficebeforeTheyousted a verypopularincumbentRepublicansenatortogiveme a chancetostandupon a biggerplatformandfightfortheirfamilies, and I amdeeplygratefulforthat.
TheyreturnedmetotheSenatein 2018.
I'm deeplygratefulforthat.
They'rethereason I'm inthisfight, andthey'rethereason I could I amabletostandheretoday.
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Areyoupassionateaboutgender?
So, um, itwaasall.
I stillhavethatvoting, but I lookeddownand I sawmynameontheballot, and I thought, Well, kiddo, you'renotinOklahomaanymore.
Uh, thatitreallywas a momentofthinkingaboutcallmymotheranddadiftheywerestillhere, wouldfeelaboutthis.
Um, I hadgottenlongmealfrommynephewandhowproudhisdeathmybrotherisandhowtheywereallhadtheirplanstovotein a net.
Thisis a wholelotofpeoplewhowere a bigpartofthisandalsoourvolunteers, uh, totrytothinkthroughforallthosepeoplewhoalreadyhaveinvestedsomanyhoursandsomuchoftheirheartinthephonecallsinthedoorknocksandthecomingtotheofficeandhelpcleanthingsupandkeepitallgoingandthinkaboutallthosepinkypromises.
Youknow, I takethosepumpsisserious.
SoThosewerethethings I neededtothinkforhimandhowwemakeallthosepieceswork.