” ...especially since the rats have (coincidentally) announced they will anoint pudding head ahead of the convention.”
Then the republicans should anoint Trump before his sentencing, and Trump should withdraw from the debates.
Bingo!
That would be a most timely and efficient tactic. Unfortunately, in the absence of Trump the R party may be effectively controlled by ant-Trumpists or just too split to be efficient and aggressive.
After naming Trump, it would seem best to cancel the Convention unless it is used to boost Trump's political image. That could be done by surveying the many things he accomplished in his first term compared to Biden's