 which again should be obvious and this isn't about our individual egos it's about what's best in this case for the party because we're talking about who's going to be the democratic party nomination i also think you should take into account what's best for the country as a whole but nobody can credibly argue that things aren't a great deal different now than they were when those people took those votes would you care to offer advice to members of the washington delegation should they stampede away