“Right now you’d have to say that A-list Republican presidential contenders would rather wait another 4 years...”
By that time the country would be so broken that no one could repair the damage in one term and would likely be seen as a failure. Then it would be right back the Dems. This election is really for all the marbles.
Agreed! I should also add that I think who constitutes the “A-list” is a matter of perception. Another poster mentioned Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was hardly an “A-lister” in any sence of the term prior to taking office. But then the Republican Party was more of a movement-turned-party and probably wasn’t as concerned with personality & perception.