think. worse than all the stuff you were just talking about. he accused his colleagues of participating in sex orgies. >> and cocaine. >> and using cocaine and that was it. and kevin mccarthy had to call him into his office, the republican leader, and say what is this about and then he backed down and admitted that he had been lying. but that was the moment i think the dam broke because -- >> in washington. not sure, though, in north carolina. >> in washington, that was it. >> although it does seem like he has alienated a lot of the people who supported him the first time around when he ran. a lot of people who have strong ties in north carolina who made calls to their friends saying, hey, look, this is a guy you can trust. >> remember when he -- when he burst on the scene he was an interesting story. he was a young guy, he had overcome an accident and there was a lot of interest in him. but this has turned into madison cawthorn's excellent adventure.