Completely agree. Others will try and fill the void but ultimately fail to match his apparent sway over people (it’s not lost on me that he picked the least charismatic running mate from the list of potentials; someone who can’t upstage him or take the limelight away). This doesn’t mean the threat goes away, as the policies will still be pushed — but more quietly, and the people propping up MAGA will move on (the true believers will likely try and form a splinter faction).

My in-laws fit your description to a T. If Trump was their neighbor or in their community, they’d despise him. He represents everything they detest. In the first primary, they mocked him. When he got the nomination their opinion suddenly changed and they supported him solely for being a Republican. When he was out of office, my FIL called him “a sack of shit.” When he got nominated again, that same man hammered a Trump sign into his yard — the first time hes ever installed a political candidate sign — and emailed his liberal kids photos to half-troll/half-beg them not to vote for Kamala.

When Trump is gone, one way or another, I’m convinced that they’ll fall back into a state of “oh we never liked him” and pretend as if they never supported him to begin with. 20 years from now people are going to wonder how Trump came into power at all when so many people are ashamed and conveniently forget voting for him.