Did you bother actually reading the article?
Here are some highlights:
"Here is Trump, but more strategic about his targets; Trump, but restrained enough to keep his Twitter accounts from suspension; Trump, but not under federal investigation...""He can present as an iron-fisted imitation, touring the country in August with a slate of Trump endorsees who lie about the 2020 election...."
Hardly a glowing endorsement. Really, a whole bunch of words that say, "Trump, but worse. Trump, but more dangerous."
I thought it was just them getting started
This is what they do. They present him as not too bad. Live-withable, beatable then they’ll move in “we used to think he was okay until we learned…about him. Now even we, the mostly bipartisan, reasonable, cannot abide.
Same as they did with Romney and McCain former not so bass. Then when running, the worst. They find that weak point and exploit it to no end. Then these guys cave. Then lose. Trump didn’t cave so they’re still after him