run in and endorse him. that was because he was untested. he was a force out there. but i do think it's important to remember that these republicans have their own political aspirations and their own things that they want to make sure they can accomplish. you make an excellent point. if they are concerned that donald trump can't win, why would they back hum? >> again, that's a critical point. the fear factor is gone ors reduced. but manu asked the question, the fact that he underperformed. six months ago, a year ago, you might get the election was rigged or stolen. now you get, yes. you get more and more republican who is are facing the truth. the truth that they lost. they lost in 2020. they lost again in the mud term elections or didn't do as well as they should have. they are processing maybe donald trump should be blamed. >> i think they are processing that donald trump was not helpful and that a lot of the more aligned donald trump