competition soon for another democrat in the race for democratic nomination. former rhode island governor and senator and one-time republican. >> and independent. >> independent ling chacoln cha. he told mr. john berman he's running. he said that. he's running because of strong feelings about where the country is going. listen. >> the flow in that argument is i have a 30-year record to look at. when they look at that 30-year record they are going to see absolute consistency on fiscal responsibility, on the environment, on using tools of government to help less fortunate, keeping us out of quagmi quagmires, civil liberties, rock solid consistency. >> chaffee's spokesperson said despite what he said he has not formally declared his candidacy. he's in exploratory phase. he's expected to make some kind of announcement soon. >> chris christie swears he's not done yet.