 He was so embraced with the moment of what he wanted to believe, he was prepared to deny reality. So the question to me is, the family, it makes sense. They want Joe in a position of power because of the perks and the benefits that they get from it. But the other people around, I don't know, there may be some true believers that say, no, Joe is really sharp, and that was just an aberration, and everything's going to be okay.