I am frankly amused by the people who think we know at this date who will be the nominees next year.
Trump is interesting, because he has both a very hard floor of supporters who will support him no matter what happens, and he has a hard ceiling of support due to his personal negatives. We know from 2016 he
could win the White House again, and we know from 2020 that he could lose even if he has all the factors lined up.
I am sure that there are a number of Democrats working hard to keep Trump in the GOP race, because they believe a Trump nomination is their best chance to hold the White House in 2024.
But looking at the Democrats' decisions from 2016 on, they have managed to choose some incredibly poor candidates. The DNC very plainly rigged the nomination for Hillary in 2016 and Biden in 2020, though only God knows why anyone would select
those characters for their Presidential nomination.
The Democrats have also been incredibly stupid in how they have pursued Trump. They
could have carefully built a case on solid evidence that Trump mishandled documents, was intemperate in his response to the 2020 election, and basically could not be trusted with leading the nation, and if they had done so Trump would look the fool in the eyes of most voters, Instead, the Democrats in various places have clearly overplayed their hand, so that sympathy for Trump among
Independents appears to be growing - if Trump should ever reach 50 percent approval among Independents
he will win the 2024 election in a rout. I am frankly stunned that the DNC did not consider the optics of their legal attacks - the plan was so stupid it's Bidenesque.
But to the point of the GOP nomination, there is a long race ahead, and it looks like a four-man race at this time, but with the door open for a late entrant who could change the game.
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier