I think you fear Trump way too much. It takes more than the 28% or so of the national electorate which makes up the Republican Party’s base to elect a president. Of that 28% only around 40-45% are MAGA, Trump supporters. You do have Republican leaning independents that may be added on, that would be another 15%, but would all the Republican leaning independents vote for Trump? They wouldn’t.

Would those Republicans and republican leaning independents who dislike Trump vote democratic? Some would, some would vote third party, some would still vote for Trump, some would stay home. Unless the democrats come up with a candidate more disliked than Trump, which I suppose is a possibility. They came up with Hillary Clinton in 2016. I see no path to victory for Trump. In fact, what I see if Trump is the GOP nominee and the democrats offer a decent candidate acceptable to independents is the Democrats having a banner 2024 in which they not only retain the presidency, but retain the senate and regain the house. A Trump candidacy would be the best thing ever to happen to the democrats in 2024. I dislike Trump, but I don’t fear him. I don’t fear the MAGA portion of the GOP either. Trump and MAGA may be powerful within the GOP ranks, but not nationwide. Just look at the results of the 2022 general election in which most Trump endorsed, chosen MAGA candidates lost. In a year in which the Republicans had everything going for them. Even within the GOP, there’s a lot of cracks and fissures centering around Trump. Many republicans want to win elections, general elections and not just make a statement in their primaries. Could those non-MAGA Republican coalesce around a candidate other than Trump, they could. But they’re too busy fighting among themselves, too disunited.

It's high past time that we start electing Americans to congress and the presidency who put America first instead of their political party. For way too long we have been electing Republicans and Democrats who happen to be Americans instead of Americans who happen to be Republicans and Democrats.