Trump was a groundbreaker and he should get credit for that. These candidates obviously learned from him.
But they also learned from his mistakes, so they were organized, aggressive in laying the groundwork (getting thousands of volunteers to watch the polling places, for example), and optimistic and focused on the future in their messaging. Sometimes Trump made it too much about himself, and in a sense, you can’t do the full MAGA without being Trump himself.
I wish Trump would accept the praise and thanks of current candidates and devote himself to building a media empire. He could do it. Unlike the current WH occupant, while he’s getting older, he’s in full possession of his mental faculties and his personal charm. But the problem is that he always wants to relive the 2020 elections, and while he is absolutely right that they were stolen, that’s not the way to win any votes for the future.
And they were stolen with the complicity and even encouragement of the media, so if he could build a platform or a range of options for an honest media, he would be doing untold good for now and the future.
But the one thing Trump does that nobody else can is galvanize people.
While I would support Trump 100% if he ran again, I think it would be best if he passed on the torch so the movement doesn’t die with him. That’s why as of now, I would like it to be DeSantis in 2024. Assuming he gets re-elected, with everything the Democrats and the media will throw against him. I just don’t see how then he wouldn’t win in 2024.