Trump likes being president. Not the actual work of being president, because he is basically lazy and lacks any of the skills and knowledge necessary to do the job. But, he likes the attention and the perks that go with the presidency. He doesn't want to voluntarily leave the position, but he is more than willing to remain in the spotlight as the aggrieved and cheated "true president in exile" when he is forced out of the White House in January. That is the real goal of his planned and coordinated attack on the 2020 election.
Trump’s strategy is sophisticated, even if his style is not. As a profligate and frequently unsuccessful litigant, he almost certainly knows that his lawsuits will not reverse the election. To succeed, however, he must merely reach two attainable goals: convince Republicans that the election was not free and fair (as 70 percent of them already believe, according to a recent Politico/Morning Consult poll); and convince much of the rest of the public that the election result is in doubt, and can never be known for sure. Those outcomes will frustrate and distract Democrats, outrage and mobilize Republicans, and—most important from Trump’s point of view—position him to remain agitator-in-chief after he leaves office.
Sniping at Joe Biden from the outside, while he remains the de facto leader of the Republican Party is the perfect role for Trump. It isn't particularly time consuming. Any failures of the party in elections is the fault of loser candidates not Trump. He can hold a rally a week if he needs the attention between rounds of golf. And, his political action committee can rake in millions of dollars for his own personal use with no strings attached. It is a perfect scam and he has almost the entire Republican Party supporting him as he lies his way out of one more personal financial disaster.
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