Harry Reid Announces He Won’t Run for Re-Election, Compares Himself to an Athlete

SENATOR REID These bruises ░░░░░░░░ have on my face ░░░░░░░░ my eye are an ░░░░░░░░ But trust me they ░░░░░░░░ nothing compared to some ░░░░░░░░ bruises I got when ░░░░░░░░ was fighting in ring ░░░░░░░░ I was a boy ░░░░░░░░ dreamed of being an ░░░░░░░░ I ve listened to ░░░░░░░░ games on the radio ░░░░░░░░ games and I envisioned ░░░░░░░░ as a man out ░░░░░░░░ the centerfield in Yankee ░░░░░░░░ or Fenway Park in ░░░░░░░░ But the joy I ░░░░░░░░ gotten with the work ░░░░░░░░ I ve done for ░░░░░░░░ people of State of ░░░░░░░░ has been just as ░░░░░░░░ as if I had ░░░░░░░░ centerfield at Yankee Stadium ░░░░░░░░ job of minority leader ░░░░░░░░ the United States Senate ░░░░░░░░ just as important as ░░░░░░░░ a majority leader It ░░░░░░░░ you so much opportunity ░░░░░░░░ do good things for ░░░░░░░░ country and that s ░░░░░░░░ I him focused on ░░░░░░░░ this accident has caused ░░░░░░░░ for the first time ░░░░░░░░ have a little downtime ░░░░░░░░ have had time to ░░░░░░░░ and to think We ░░░░░░░░ got to be more ░░░░░░░░ about the country the ░░░░░░░░ the State of Nevada ░░░░░░░░ us And as a ░░░░░░░░ of that I am ░░░░░░░░ going to run for ░░░░░░░░ My friend Senator McConnell ░░░░░░░░ t be too elated ░░░░░░░░ am going to be ░░░░░░░░ for 22 months and ░░░░░░░░ know what I m ░░░░░░░░ to be doing The ░░░░░░░░ thing I ve done ░░░░░░░░ take since I first ░░░░░░░░ to the Senate We ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ Democrats take control the ░░░░░░░░ again and I feel ░░░░░░░░ is inappropriate for me ░░░░░░░░ soak up all those ░░░░░░░░ on me when I ░░░░░░░░ be devoting those resources ░░░░░░░░ the Caucus and that ░░░░░░░░ what I intend to ░░░░░░░░ The decision I ve ░░░░░░░░ has absolutely nothing to ░░░░░░░░ with my injury It ░░░░░░░░ nothing to do with ░░░░░░░░ being minority leader and ░░░░░░░░ certainly has nothing to ░░░░░░░░ my ability to be ░░░░░░░░ because the path to ░░░░░░░░ is much easier that ░░░░░░░░ it has been anytime ░░░░░░░░ I ve run for ░░░░░░░░ MRS REID I get ░░░░░░░░ little upset sometimes when ░░░░░░░░ hear politicians say that ░░░░░░░░ re going to go ░░░░░░░░ spend time with their ░░░░░░░░ after they decide that ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ in politics anymore He ░░░░░░░░ a wonderful husband and ░░░░░░░░ wonderful father so that ░░░░░░░░ been more important than ░░░░░░░░ other things that he ░░░░░░░░ done with his life ░░░░░░░░ REID Someone of my ░░░░░░░░ my upbringing to have ░░░░░░░░ experience I ve had ░░░░░░░░ really a miracle and ░░░░░░░░ want people of the ░░░░░░░░ of Nevada to know ░░░░░░░░ I am so grateful ░░░░░░░░ I have done my ░░░░░░░░ I haven t been ░░░░░░░░ I ve really tried ░░░░░░░░ hardest to represent the ░░░░░░░░ of the State of ░░░░░░░░