personal ambition is a necessary element for any political candidate. you've got to get out of bed in the morning and be able to believe in your heart that you have something to offer folks that's better and different. so i have no argument with people who are involved in politics being ambitious. you need to have, but it can't be what governs your decision making. ambition can't be what makes you decide how to do things as a public figure. it can just be the fuel that gets you out of bed, that gets you in front of a room like this. that get you on the phone raising money. that gets you working for people who you believe in and get you working for yourself. i made a political decision eight years ago when i dropped