MI-SEN: Republican Mike Rodgers considering running.

[RandySF]

Whether the future is steeped in Trumpism or a throwback to a more traditional and less combative brand of Republicanism, those on both sides are presenting themselves as peacemakers.

“Subtraction is the worst way to win an election,” said former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican who acknowledged to NBC News that he is considering a return to politics, possibly as a Senate or White House candidate in 2024.

Rogers said that the Trump years introduced a “constant state of chaos” and a raft of conspiracy theories that have alienated and exhausted the more mainstream voters in the state.

“Remember ‘The Gong Show?’” Rogers asked, referring to a late '70s televised talent show where losers were voted off by the sound of a gong. “I think we got a double gong.”


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/michigan-gop-turmoil-leaders-navigate-tricky-trump-terrain-rcna68276

[EarlG]

1. If this keeps up, Trump will get the nomination

Trump has a built in die-hard base which any Republican challenger will need to overcome. The more candidates there are, the more the non-Trump base splits and the easier it is for him to win the nomination with a plurality.

I guess it remains to be seen whether that will be a good thing or a bad thing. Hopefully the former. America experimented with Trumpism in 2016, then rejected it in 2018, 2020, and 2022. There's no reason to think the nation's opinion of Trump will have improved by 2024.