Aside from Trump's legal issues, everything you said is applicable to any GOP nominee. But it's quite clear that none of the other GOP nominees are popular enough to beat Trump. I understand you think MAGA is a cult. And for people like thethe it is. But well over 50% of Republicans are voting Trump. It's hard to just blame the cult in that scenario because 50% of Republicans are not MAGA cult members.
And Trumps court hearings aren't affecting his popularity much, if at all. Cult members are voting for Trump no matter what. Most Republicans will vote Trump no matter what. And I think most independents are probably fairly educated and realize the indictments and the legal issues Trump is facing is quite largely a political ploy. If we removed his name from the ballot tomorrow and said he was backing Joe Biden, all of those court dates would magically get thrown out within a week.