He made his comments as the state's top political insiders stood around him, waiting to speak.
Local political insiders have said they never truly believed he would not run again.
Each is a longtime political insider with a head for figures.
The guest list was a who's who of political insiders from business and labor, according to participants.
It's more of an issue among the people who are political insiders.
One scene that was dropped has been the subject of gossip among political insiders, she said.
But Hart had lost his credibility with the political insiders.
People, he says, view the press as intertwined with the system of political insiders that they do not trust.
But when political insiders try to use a nonsense scandal like this the American public could care less.
Business leaders, military men and political insiders all began leaving on extended vacations with their families.