A President’s job is to think 50 years into the future. W had to accelerate that 5 years into the future once it was apparent zero was taking over the USA back in 2004. Even earlier for him, probably 1995.
Sorry, his inability to try to fight the left, or simply stick up for what he supposedly believed in was truly awful. Horrifying. More than anything, that was what got zero elected, there was no invincibility to his candidacy in 2004, none. There was simply no opposition, and that started with "the new tone".
Sorry, the man wasn't thinking ahead, he simply gave it away with no thought.....