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I am not a candidate for president. >> reporter: well, he could have said if nominated i will not run. if elected i will not serve. that's what general william sherman said in 1886, definitively eliminating any freak presidential scenario that might arise and giving birth to the term shermanesque statement. jindal got the test on nbc's "hardball." >> i'm absolutely not running for president. a lot of guests are coy with you, no caveats in that statement. can you book it. >> shermanesque. i'm not running for president. >> reporter: and if there are 50 ways to leave your lover, there are 100 way...

Senator from missouri, you're one of them. i'd hate to see you leave the senate. you represent people very well. would you be interested in being a member of the supreme court? >> i couldn't wear black every day. look at me. right now i'm not going to abandon the people of minnesota in the middle of these difficult economic times. it's important that we have consistency in representation and get things done for the state. >> that was a shermanesque statement from you. >> there you go. shermanesque. as i said the other day on rachel's show, i couldn't because of my past speeches. all of the tim...