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Paul, I'm delighted to have you on the program for many, many reasons,

but I will start with something that I don't often encounter.

I encounter people all the time, Paul, who run for things. I rarely get a chance to talk to someone

who came close to running for something, but then decided not to. And I'd love for you if you're

willing to describe the process you went through, what was attractive to it in the initial

exploration, and then how you went through the process

personally and professionally to decide not to run for the Senate in Alabama?

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