Will there be enough room to fit all of these “winners” on the stage?
In 2016 the GOP started with 16. Trump supported controlling illegal immigrants and all of the others needed the big GOP donors that supporting illegal immigration. That gave Trump a base of 25-30% and he built from there.
In 2024 illegal immigration and the Ukraine/Russia war are both issues with the establishment big GOP donors on one side, and a significant portion of the base on the other. DeSantis already waffled on Ukraine. Waffling on these two issues will be a killer for anyone running in a fair primary.