Unlike Anthony and his buddies, Jordan has an establishment voice, though he uses it hesitatingly, still in detached character.

Despite all that, after a minute or two we were—bumpily, jerkily, somewhat hesitatingly—on our way.

And yet, fittingly, even Carson’s withdrawal was a little bit confusing and anticlimactic: having wandered, rather hesitatingly, into the campaign, now Carson was wandering out.