Hick says no, part 6

The Bill Ritter press conference was thrown together at about nine-thirty this morning, when John Hickenlooper informed Ritter that he would not seek the governor's mansion.

Throughout the press conference, Ritter remained gracious. He said he was glad he would not have to engage in a primary against a man for whom he has tremendous respect.

There were a lot of questions from the press, but Ritter stayed on-message. He kept reiterating that he has been moving forward with his campaign for months. And that he was going to continue to travel across Colorado, addressing the challenges that people face in every corner of our state.

Ritter's running mate, Barbara O'Brien, was also there. Here's a photo of the two of them at the podium.