Last go around they thought the could wield Trump’s nomination into what they wanted, but he was too unpredictable and unmanageable.
They got a tax cut for the rich and a shitload of federal judges; definitely some stuff I'm forgetting, too. There are even those reports about how after Trump fucked up enough foreign meddling the intelligence state just started giving him bad information. And of course this all culminated in a conservative Democrat in the White House who's eager to work with the GOP.
They got a huge amount out of the Trump presidency, and they're smart enough to know he's the strongest candidate they have going into 2024. They want to win above everything else, so that beats wish list items like having a candidate you can take home to mom, or a candidate that doesn't need handlers. The only question is whether Trump will want to run again at 78.
They got a tax cut for the rich and a shitload of federal judges; definitely some stuff I'm forgetting, too. There are even those reports about how after Trump fucked up enough foreign meddling the intelligence state just started giving him bad information. And of course this all culminated in a conservative Democrat in the White House who's eager to work with the GOP.
They got a huge amount out of the Trump presidency, and they're smart enough to know he's the strongest candidate they have going into 2024. They want to win above everything else, so that beats wish list items like having a candidate you can take home to mom, or a candidate that doesn't need handlers. The only question is whether Trump will want to run again at 78.
Trump Is a fat man that only eats McDonalds. He has at best a 50% chance of being mentally well enough/alive in 2024.
Mentally well enough is no obstacle, and terrible people live forever.
Joe Biden has proven that heartily.