Senator Ruben Gallego

Like, you mentioned your children.

How old are your children?

Nine, almost three, and ten months.

You talk to your wife.

That's the first mistake I would have made.

No, you're talking to your wife.

And because...

And look, I just got off a campaign where my poor wife started the campaign pregnant and ended the campaign pregnant with two different kids.

That's how long the campaign was.

And they're the ones that actually shoulder the burden of this.

And so you first have to talk to them.

And then you also have to make decisions about...

what are you willing to give up?

And when I say what you're willing to give up is when you have young kids, you're giving up some memories that may not bother them, but it will bother you.

And, you know, if you're thinking about what do you want to remember on your deathbed, it's not going to a rally.

It's not going to a fundraising dinner.

It's like, I got to see my kids recital.

I got to go to my kids, you know, Little League game.

I got to take my kids on vacation, not be bothered by people around me or anything else like that.

You know, for someone like me, it does bother me.