for you? you have lived your life without being public politically, most people do. most people go their entire lifetimes without making a public political statement, and for people who have to do it the first time, i've always noticed that it is uncomfortable and awkward to put it mildly? >> not at all. it's freeing. it's necessary. it's useful. it is my duty. >> would you be able to sit back and watch this process and watch this election process without responding to that sense of duty? a lot of people do. a lot of people feel the way you feel but they don't feel they have a duty to speak publicly. >> i could not let my silence or civility connote acquiescence. >> when we get past this election, do you expect to continue to have a political voice, to continue to raise your