 He could kind of stem the tide a bit, continue saying, I'm in it to win it, trying to do this flurry of activity with interviews, campaign events, really trying to get out there and say we can make this work. It wasn't working. And, you know, all of the private conversations that his team was trying to have with members of Congress was not doing anything to stop this dam from bursting. Senator Joe Manchin, who now independent, but, you know, a critical voice up on Capitol Hill,