she was a mom and she put everything she had into our campaign. i want to thank my parents and my siblings as well as my staff, led by our campaign manager, lisa tucker as well as our supporters who made the small contributions, who knocked on doors and made messages and believed in us every step along the way. thank you. i want to think the media. >> shepard: the first casualty of the proudest presidential contest on the democratic side. california congressman eric swalwell formally dropping out. he's going to remain in congress. you might recall when he entered the contest, he told the "the san francisco chronicle" he wouldn't run again for his house seat. seems he's returning to congress and likely will. he didn't spell it out as such but he feels he can do a lot of good there. remains to be seen what he does now after this, whether he stays