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I'm not a politician. And I don't want to be.

If you are a Representative and want to be a Senator, you must be careful not to do anything which might upset the various forces you need to harness to get elected.

I do not take my obligations as a senator lightly.

I don't want to be known as a politician.

I don't even want to be president!

If you don't want to do your job as a U.S. Senator, then please resign your seat and stop taking taxpayer money for a job you're not doing anymore.

I do not want to be a pawn in a political campaign.

I'm not a politician and don't want any part of politics.

I don't want to become Washington.

I'm not going to run for political office.