Why are some intelligent republicans ok with the idea of a return to power of Trump, a candidate they likely didn’t support initially and who continuously displayed a lack of conscience and disregard for the morality and leadership tone that should exist in a leader? Could it be a deeply rooted desire to continue to prove that the other party or media’s attacks on him were biased, misguided or hypocritical, and therefore having that figure that was presented as the greatest tragedy and danger of US history as a clear way to continue to prove them wrong, even though there would be a literal endless number of qualified republican candidates that would be better qualified for the role?