Ducking the competition to protect your record is forgotten loser behavior. I remember when Redditors were saying Trump was so egotistical that he'd resign like a coward before the 2020 election so he wouldn't have to face the prospect of losing. Instead he took the loss like a man, regrouped, and came back so strong that he beat both Biden and Harris in a single election cycle. Zombiden was a failure that will only be held in high regard by a shrinking ciclejerk of academics and journos while the real world takes back what's theirs.