I took the time to go through this thread, and I will add my two cents.
First, I voted for Ross Perot twice. Why? Because like many of you, I knew 30 years ago that something had to change drastically, and I was young enough, and NAIVE ENOUGH, to believe a 3rd party could rise up. And what did we get? An eccentric billionaire who withdrew from his campaign because of how the media treated his daughter halfway through his first campaign if memory serves. Then he decided to plug back in and continue to run, but only after it was established that he was NOT dealing with a full deck. 19% of America voted for him because they felt the same way I did. Bush lost and Clinton won.
I voted 3rd party in a number of elections, but the movement, if you want to call it that, never grew. So, without question, because of the way our voting system is setup, it is virtually impossible for a 3rd party candidate to win, and if he did, he would deal with two hostile parties, much like Trump did over the past two years. Worse actually! And no one tell me the Republicans supported Trump. Had they done so, the 2020 election would have had a different outcome.
So, Trump is smart enough to know a 3rd party is a waste of time. Remember, he likes to win. Even if he runs and wins as a 3rd party candidate, he loses, for now both parties would want to impeach him first chance they got. He would have no support in Congress.
And whether Trump runs again remains to be seen. He will be four years older, and I believe once he is away from all the bullsh*t of Washington, UNWINDS, plays golf 3-5 times a week, he comes to realize his life is finite, and the bullsh*t associated with politics is just not worth it. I do not see him running again.
BUT, that does not mean he is not involved. I would love to see at a minimum his team taking on the battleground states, and working hard to get the legislatures to strengthen their laws regarding elections, and eliminate all the crap the Dems did to cheat and win in these states. This is more important than anything over the next couple years.
Second, he defined the issues in 2016, and he resonated. He failed to do that in 2020 in my humble opinion. Taking the same message and talking about the past is not a way to winning anything. He lost. He lost to a man that did not campaign, had no ideas except for the small left fruitloops, and he lost!
So, again, as the Xiden(like that name) Administration continues to execute its left agenda, unemploying millions of Americans, making it difficult to live for millions, forcing millions back on welfare, flooding America with millions of illegal invading aliens, higher taxes, corporations resuming their exodus from the USA, the stage will be set again for Trump to unfold a platform that once again engages the American people.
My suggestions to dealing with RINOs and worthless politicians that are self serving:
1 TERM LIMITS TERM LIMITS TERM LIMITS
2 END GOLDEN PARACHUTE FOR CONGRESS, NO PENSIONS, SERVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, AND LEAVE UPON
COMPLETING TERM (Max 12 years) Let's be honest, no such thing as a statesman today. I do not know one!!!!
3 MANDATORY PHOTO ID NATIONALLY FOR ELECTIONS. ABSENTEE VOTERS REQUIRE MULTIPLE IDS, MORE THAN
IN PERSON TO CONTROL FRAUD
4 BUILD THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BACK TO A DESIRED ENTITY, AND NOT THE IMPOSSIBLE OF 3RD PARTY
5 RINO PREVENTION - HAVE ALL CANDIDATES COMPLETE A SURVEY TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE CONSERVATIVE OR
RINOS. INDICATE WITH THE PRIMARY WHO IS A CERTIFIED CONSERVATIVE (similar to rating lawyers to be judges)
Supporting TERM LIMITS is MANDATORY for Conservative Rating
6 FINISH THE DAMN WALL
7 ESTABLISH IMMIGRATION RULES TO LIVE BY, EXCLUDING ANY ILLEGAL INVADING ALIENS END REFUGEE CRITERIA
AT THE BORDER. MUST HAPPEN IN APPLICANTS' HOME COUNTRY AT USA EMBASSY
Focus on these seven items, and the American people would turn out in overwhelming numbers. They will be ready once more after Xiden has done his very best to destroy America for globalism.