Does the 2024 GOP primaries continue Trumpism or back to normal?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The simple fact is the Republicans will have to continue to retain Trumpist elements even while in terms of style they may revert to normal. It is just simply where the base is and no amount of donor money will change that.


The underlying factors that opened the door to Trump have not gone away and in fact have been rendered even more salient by him winning. People who were hostile to that have seen their numbers shrink within the GOP while those favorable towards it have increased.

Presuming that things will just magically go back to normal if Trump loses, is making the same mistake that the Republicans made after Romney lost and presumed the next GOP candidate would  be just like Bush if not a Bush himself (Jeb). In fact, it was the opposite and the eventually GOP nominee could not have been more different from Bush.

When making presumptions, don't ever bet against the Demographic tide, and that includes changes within the GOP itself.