He can win.
He pulled out of the last election, but I think that, after he spent these last few years watching what happened since, won’t be pulling out of this one. And if he’s going to be in it, he’s going to do all in his power to win it - not all in his power to make it look like he’s doing all in his power to win it so he can then lose gracefully, but all he can to win.
In one of his business advice books he has devoted a chapter advising taking revenge. To me, this explains how he comes after those in the Republican primary who are taking shots at him perhaps in hopes of finding an advantage in what looks like his misfortune, and explains how he’s responding to unfairness from a supposedly objective debate moderator, from supposedly impartial media including the Fox News channel, etc.
Timing is everything.
I believe he’s been scheming on this for years.
I think he was biding his time and waiting for Americans across the board to form the perfect pissed off wave.
He’ll surf right into 1600 God willing.