That would be nice, but a number of groups spent a lot of effort creating the proto-base that Trump captured in the 2016 primaries. (They looked at the demographics and knew that they had to frack the Know Nothing vote or see a blue shift.)
Trump has them all locked out now, but they still need those votes.
Trump, as is traditional, gracefully acknowledges his victory by threatening Haley with investigations if she stays in the race. As is totally normal in a democracy with an independent judiciary.
Every day in the Trump era is another villain reveal.
I hope Haley stays in the race for as long as possible. If only to get under TFG’s skin and give him one more thing to fret about aside from his court cases. It may take him one step closer to that inevitable aneurysm.
ETA: I have never been one to wish misfortune upon anyone, but here we are.
Yeah, no doubt that they will try to get those votes, just like they’ve been trying to during the primary process. But Trump will never pass the torch and I don’t think the base will shift away from him while he’s alive, unless he does something so un-MAGA that that it breaks their fantasy (like displaying real compassion or human decency or owning up to the destruction he’s caused). Enough people in the GOP leadership have wanted to ditch Trump that if they were able to without killing the party, they would have.
It will be interesting if Trump goes to prison. Will he try to influence “his people” to vote to get himself a pardon? Will he be too paranoid to support someone else being the president? A part of me thinks he’ll try to run for president, no matter his circumstances, as long as he’s living.
In this case I think it’s more “wishing good fortune on everyone else”. Trump didn’t have to make his continued existence a threat to humanity, but he’s not going to stop now.
Like the rest of these Republican shitbags she’ll stay in and fight until it’s been proven to her that she’ll never get enough support from the torch-wielding mobs that make up their base. At that point, she’ll get in line to suck him off, again, just like the rest of them.
You know, I’ve got my primary ballot application sitting on the counter with my party selection not checked off…I think this guy just convinced me to vote in the Democratic primary rather than the Republican. Unfuck him.
[Michigan has completely open primaries, and you bet your britches I’ve voted as a spoiler in the past.]