Smith was counting on a win in his home state of new York which had the most electoral votes of any states under new York election law ,no individuals could be on the ballot for both presidents and governors in the same election cycle, so Smith did not run for re election of governor of new york
When Paul Rusesabagina stated that words are powerful tools of life, he was referring to how much of an impact and effect they can have. For example, if you were being bullied, those words that were harmful to your feeling may have a permanent impact on your self esteem.
