"I'm running again because I think I understand best what has to be done."
His voice is soft (it was sharper at the rally earlier) but the brain seems to be working.
Stephanopolous' line of questioning is completely ludicrous here now. "You're a bit behind. Shouldn't you drop out?" is an absolutely wild thing to say, given the alternatives and the standards that they apply to the opponent.
How about "You're a felon. Shouldn't you drop out?"
What George really means is "If the Wapo and NYT and a bunch of the rest of us keep harping on this instead of talking about your record or the stakes, don't you think you should bow out?"
The whole interview came off more as Stephanopoulos attempting to talk him into dropping out. So bizarre. Interrupting any answers that actually responded to to expressed "concern", like how bad an interviewer do you have to be to ask only one question?
