Flight. Unite. What's the difference?

Roy Ashburn dropped a bomb (no, not that kind) on the media yesterday when he told the people gathered to hear him announce his candidacy for Congress that he was NOT going to run.  There was a brief silence, then, in unison, a big “Huh?”  Kevin McCarthy was heard whooping for joy in the background.  (Okay, I made that up.)  When asked why he had decided not to run, Ashburn said, “In politics, there’s a time to fight and there’s a time to unite.”  

That’s funny.  I thought it was either fight or flight.  But you’re right Roy, unite sounds better.