You can spend 12 days at Camp David in debate prep and then claim to be jet lagged or have a cold or jet lagged with a cold (let's go with that!).
You can freeze during interviews, not be able to remember people's names, stumble-mumble through the text on the teleprompter...
[PAUSE]
, ignore your entire cabinet for a year and people will want to put you on Mt. Rushmore.
YOU did such a good job, YOU answered all of the questions.