Any man who has come up through the process of political selection, as it functions in our country, knows that success is a mixture of principles steadfastly maintained and adjustments made at the proper time and place — adjustments to conditions, not adjustment of principles.

"We're going to make endorsements at the proper time," Fain said.

Shortly after McNally’s online interactions were publicized, his spokesperson, Adam Kleinheider, said McNally is a great-grandfather and a “prolific social media commenter” who frequently posts encouraging messages to many of his followers, even if he may not always use the “proper emoji at the proper time.”

"Once there's a solution, there will be an announcement at the proper time," he said.

"At the proper time, we'll give you copies of everything we have," Cantrell said, according to an audio recording made by one of Geiger's relatives.