text:  And he sent a two-page letter yesterday as well to Democratic lawmakers saying he's committed to staying in the race. And there's a standout quote I want to read from him. He says, the question of how to move forward has been well aired for over a week now, and it's time for it to end. But it's hard for me to see how that satisfies the Democrats I spoke with yesterday. There's a sense that he had a job to do in the debate, reassure the public who had these worries about his age,