what caused you to sober up on that point? did president obama give you some advice about what it all entails? >> sure. i talked to him about it. i spoke also to my family about it. let's just say i was out voted in my family as to whether or not we should proceed along these lines. you know, my kids saw what malia and sasha had to deal with and what they continue to have to deal with. i had to take into consideration, you know, their thoughts, my wife's concerns. and also balance that with the involvement that i had with the national democratic redistricting committee. i was really concerned i'd leave this in kind of mid stream so it was a combination of my obligations, to things i am really committed to, the gerrymandering, the pro democracy effort. plus the family concerns that made me decide to kind of pull back. doesn't mean i'm comfortable even to this day with with that decision but it is the decision i made.