dynamics of the group, right? meaning it takes a little bit of pressure off northam, if the secession, if you remember everybody and the secession leads to republican control of virginia, as a party, the democratic party is not going to allow that. that's very different from the principle here, which is, northam -- northam would not be the governor of virginia if it were not for black people, right? so, of every five votes cast by white people in virginia, he got two. black people were 20% to vote in that election, 87% of them voted for him. he is basically saying to them, you gave it to me, now it belongs to me. i am no longer responsive to you. you may want -- you may want me to go, but i won't, because it belongs to me. right? so that is a very personal choice that he's making, super ceding any digest from