Then Rubio or Cruz would become president in 2016 and they would be much worse. Once Hillary was the Dem nominee, Trump was the best possible GOP option. He hired the same Bush people that Cruz or Rubio would, but was then such a chaos agent that a lot of GOP agenda was stalled. And he was so personally unpopular that he lost in 2020, even against Biden.
Then Rubio or Cruz would become president in 2016 and they would be much worse. Once Hillary was the Dem nominee, Trump was the best possible GOP option. He hired the same Bush people that Cruz or Rubio would, but was then such a chaos agent that a lot of GOP agenda was stalled. And he was so personally unpopular that he lost in 2020, even against Biden.