Lest we forget, the Severe Conservative did not wait 24 hours after his loss to completely revert to his true form.
People do not have radical shifts in philosophy and mean them. People who really change evolve over time and grow into their new beliefs.
Any person of faith knows that the new convert is the most gung ho. Most of them are gone before long.
However, he became POTUS 18 YEARS later, and after building up a strong portfolio of Conservative credentials.
Based on that argument, I call upon Donald Trump to wait until 2027 to run for POTUS. Till then, I see him as a risk of flip flop itis.