 Carcetti continues his campaign, with D'Agostino serving as his strategist while Norman Wilson, a former editor at "The Baltimore Sun", becomes his campaign manager.When early polls show low numbers for Carcetti, he assumes that he has already lost on the basis of his race and begins to lose interest in the campaign.He chooses not to prepare for an upcoming debate with Royce and Gray, believing that he could win the debate but still lose the election regardless.