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  At this point, I think the path to success for Republicans in 2024 is to allow Trump to get locked up and have DeSantis spin it as martyrdom to claim his base. Democrats are trying to have their cake and eat it too by prosecuting him while hoping he splits the 2024 ticket.
  Then again, Trump has proven that he would delay any possible court proceeding way beyond two years, so it may be moot.
context: The article you linked pretty much explains everything.
  When it comes to the presidential election, most states don't have absolute "sore loser laws", they just have filing deadlines that make it less feasible to run for one party's nomination and then drop out and run again as an independent. But even in the states with sore loser laws or early deadlines, there's always the chance of fighting in court to secure a spot on the ballot. >
  
  Would it be possible for Trump to file twice in every state as both an independent and a Republican as a sort of loophole? In that case his application would be on time, regardless of which direction he needs it to go. I imagine anyone else doing that would tank their chances in the primary, but I doubt it would hurt Trump much. >
  
  Possible? Yes - there's nothing saying it couldn't be done.
  But on a practical level it would require a huge number of warm bodies, nationwide, to navigate the paperwork requirements & filing deadlines. And while Trump does have a large number of people willing to support him, he's had a very poor track record of getting competent legal minds on his side, and that's what he'd need here - in quantity. >
  
  
  a very poor track record of getting competent legal minds on his side
  
  This is completely due to his unwillingness to pay his bills. The only reason he's had reasonably effective lawyers these past couple of years was due to the GOP paying his legal bills. The agreement was that they would pay the bills if and only if he didn't run for President again. The reasoning was that if he did run again, then it would be an unreasonable campaign advantage against the other candidates. >
  
  Source on this back room agreement? This is the first I’m hearing about it. >
  
  Thank you for the info! >
  
  "Trump Loses Primary, Runs Third Party" is every Democrat's dream headline for 2024.