They are going to have to start paying the proven talent instead of gambling on the future. I would much rather have Freddie, Dans, and Max than Strider, Harris and Riley locked into deals they haven't performed to. But I know I am in the minority.
In VA, by law, he can't run again. Given Trump's assaults on the federal workforce, he is going to suffer down ballot. Winsome-Sears has run a terrible race and hasn't led at any time.