I've been waiting for one or more of the challengers for the Republican nomination to say something like this on the stump.
Donald Trump was a good president, one whose achievements I intend to protect and push forward. Let's honor him for the good he did.
His presidency began to falter when he failed to notice that Democrats were moving heaven and earth to "rig" the election against him. His responses to this effort, once he finally became aware of it, were far too little and too late. TDS should have made clear the need to do his own finagling.
Our elections are such that complaining about the process after the votes are cast is futile. Our courts move too slowly for lawsuits to be useful (this tends not to be the case in business). Our government is a juggernaut that grinds forward willy-nilly.
Having lost a rigged election, Trump mistakenly thought he could stop the process before the inauguration. His failed effort made him look petty, a bad loser plus it got a lot of his supporters in trouble.
Since Biden took office Trump has continued to blame others for his own failures and talk about how badly he's been treated. Much of what he has complained about truly shouldn't have happened, but politics is a tough game where a loser's only choices are to get even or go home.
The fact Trump now wants to get even does not mean we owe him that chance, there is much more at stake than Trump's hurt feelings. If another Republican has less baggage and a better chance of winning in November, 2024, the party should hand that younger person the baton. I believe I am that younger person.
