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  You don't think he would run, even if it was only on 1/4 of state ballots to as you say "scuttle the actual winners chances?"   In reality it would only take one or to states, and he has plenty of sycophants in high places.
context: I think that the Russian ogilarchs, corrupt corporations, and white supremecy/fascists are motivated and shitty enough to fund primary runs for enough doomed republican candidates to ensure that Trump secures the nomination.
  I think the republican party also understands that Trump likely would lose in 2024...and also that if he doesn't get the nomination he will likely be propped financially by the afore mentioned ogilarchs, corporate interests and fascist hopefuls and make a 3rd party run, destroying any chance at all of a republican victory.
  It should be a very interesting couple of years...invest in producers and distributors of booze, it will be a sure shot. >
  
  
  make a 3rd party run
  
  With the filing deadlines of most states, he'd need to build a ground game for it before he lost the GQP primary and I don't see him getting that together cleanly enough to legitimately make a run for the office.  I doubt any other current parties would take him as their candidate.  His most likely options are run and win the primary and if not, just trying to scuttle the actual winner's chances to make himself feel less like the loser he is.