"The trajectory of Trump’s career since he was forced out of office shows that his stranglehold of the GOP is less a product of his political skill, which is greatly overstated, than one of timing. A transformation of the party began well before he joined."
The GOP has been in disarray since the Tea Party entered the room. Perhaps when Gingrich did his Contract on America. How many if those sat only one term to fix the problem upheld their promise. All breadcrumbs to the modern gop.