is, you know, of course it's more likely to evaporate if it's not built on principle, right? not built on pure political passion, but rather on a political electability argument. decades ago, politicians would rarely speak on a sunday show and say i'm the most electable. they like me so you should like me. that is declining for him. and yet when you look at the calendar, steve, of this investigation, right, it may take a long time to complete. and usually the most important target of an investigation, or potential target is interviewed near the end, right? and yet we were looking today at some of the corollaries here from other republican candidates who formed exploratory committees. herman cain formed his in january 2011. pawlenty, march 2011 .. bachmann, 2011. april, 2011. he doesn't have that much more time if he wants to keep up with when the positioning usually