“But he’s just not ready for Prime Time when it comes to higher office.”
What makes you say that? What requirement for president does he lack?
He’s been an incredibly successful conservative governor of a big state. There is no greater qualification than that to be president.
His only sin is that he has dared take on Trump, and all the Trumpistas simply cannot stand that. It’s a completely irrational reaction.
I like Trump too, but in many ways he’s his own worst enemy.