Governor Bev Perdue, who made a surprise announcement last week that she would not seek re-election in the fall, gave an extended interview to WRAL news anchor David Crabtree.

Read the reesenews story on Perdue’s decision not to run.

In the interview, Perdue discusses her decision not to seek re-election, her devotion to the issue of education in North Carolina and her chances at re-election had she chosen to run. However, she did not discuss the personal reasons that led her to the decision:

“It was too personal,” she said. “There were a lot of personal issues involved in this decision that I’ll never discuss in public.”

The full interview, via WRAL: