Good question.
Then pumpkina** will spare himself the humiliation of losing overwhelming soundly undoubtedly very bigly.
jWhy not have someone who BELIEVES he can win? Why not? What could it hurt? Everyone says so.
Why have the LOSER debate or ego hate rally when he is so certain he is going to lose? Downer ain't.
Are "the walls closing in on pumpkina** and he KNOWS it?" Pumpkina** "looks like a loser and keeps telegraphing it". Best for him would be "to quit" rather then lose bigly. He can "step aside" and be a hero or stay and run and be mocked ridiculed soundly defeated. His choice.