He’s not a great actor, but he’s a determined actor — this exit statement, oozing insincerity, is a good example:

Among the keys to his relative success in this race (8 percent in Iowa wasn’t terrible all things considered) was that he was willing to throw himself entirely into the act and did it just well enough to achieve a semblance of credibility.

Now, he may have a nice run as a Trump warm-up act.