@JoeChip I think it's more of a live by the sword die by the sword sort of situation.
Weiss built their business around engagement with the federal government, so they have to pivot when the federal government changes to remain engaged with it.
There could be a lesson there for the institutional Democratic Party and their values. It's not so much humiliation as it is successfully continuing to have the cart hitched to the horse, although they might want to reconsider the horse they want to hitch to.