I'm not saying I disagree with you, but I've been around since 2015 on the Trump train, 2020 wasn't even close, but 2016 during republican primaries had a VERY sizeable "never trumper" Cuck Shapiro-esque conservative movement. I think most went "HRC or Trump? I'm going Trump." But they were not happy about it.

And of course conservatives were what got him the win in 2020, I would never even come close to saying otherwise, but as far as his GAINS, they were outside republicans when it came from 2016 to 2020.

And I think at this point it really boils down to, Trump has formed his own base. He doesn't need the RNC. If Trump ran in 2016 without the RNC, he may have got 3% of the vote. But now? People's distrust into the RNC is at an all time high, democrats have been split for 4 years, and Trump could easily have his own party that could be viable going further. I don't see republicans ever winning again in the next 50 years from how bad they've dropped the ball, and people see that.

I'm not saying I disagree with you, but I've been around since 2015 on the Trump train, 2020 wasn't even close, but 2016 during republican primaries had a VERY sizeable "never trumper" Cuck Shapiro-esque conservative movement. I think most went "HRC or Trump? I'm going Trump." But they were not happy about it.