10. Couldn't get Congress to pass his "Leave work early on Friday" Bill
9. Thought he was running for the Presidency of the White Shul, not the White House
8. Only had enough campaign money to last for one campaign in 2000, but miraculously it lasted through most of a second run
7.
Staff was getting tired of starting every conversation with "I don't want to speak about politics on Shabbos, BUT" (Nish Gshabbos geretin)6. Thought it might effect his kid's shidduch prospects
5. White House wouldn't commit to having mezuzah's in the West Wing
4. Depressed to hear Jon Stewart turned down his VP offer
3. Bottomline: Jewish men can never commit
2. Didn't want the myth "Jews control America" to actually have some truth to it
1. Realized his speeches were boring enough to make it big…in the rabbinate