Elected officials, donors and party figures who had stayed neutral or even opposed Trump in the 2024 GOP primary race are starting to flock to his side.
It’s the same reason why the Democrats are so fixated on Biden: they’re both proven to be politically effective. They can raise funds better than alternatives, which the GOP especially needs. They’ve both been presidents, so they have the credentials and experience to do the job. And they both have strong name recognition.
It’s a basically a national prisoner’s dilemma where we’ve chosen to rat on each other and made things worse than if one side had stfu or both had cooperated.
It’s the same reason why the Democrats are so fixated on Biden: they’re both proven to be politically effective. They can raise funds better than alternatives, which the GOP especially needs. They’ve both been presidents, so they have the credentials and experience to do the job. And they both have strong name recognition.
It’s a basically a national prisoner’s dilemma where we’ve chosen to rat on each other and made things worse than if one side had stfu or both had cooperated.