The longer they persist with the F-35, the more likely is the re-opening of F-22 production.
Reason? The F-22 does exactly what it was planned to do.
The things that the F-35 is planned to do, are tricky for a heavy single with a small wing- never mind trying to cludge all the different requirements into one airframe type.
Lockheed are the best, but the laws of physics are irrefutable, and even Lockheed Martin are subject to them.