" By then , however , the " crazy pressure " had taken its toll , and Hope never made the call . I still have a souvenir of my chat with Strauss . It bears the phone number he gave me and my record of his parting words : " I wish you the best . I hope we both make it November 4 , because we need to work together on the problems that remain .

Question: Who never reached out like they were supposed to ?
Answer: It was the narrator .It was Strauss .Hope did n't .Strauss did n't .