That is when I had an emotional reaction different than I had expected. There was a moment where I saw him for what he was: a 74 year old man, tired, knowing he was being cheated out of his re-election, maybe defeated, ruing his errors, dwelling on what might have been. I wanted to walk behind his desk, put my arm around him, tell him, Yes, I do understand what you have been facing. I don’t know how you did it.
