"While I am grateful for the encouragement I’ve received, I will not be a candidate,” he said.
“Well, if there is a completely unforeseen event making it really necessary to save the Republican party, of course one might be forced to reconsider,” he added.
This is his style, no? Get on your knees, first, then maybe you can have a little of what you want b****. Learned it from watching Mel Gibson in Braveheart.