right now, trumpism is just a 21st century update to the idiocracy of the robber baron era. hitler was broadly seen as a dunce rather than a genocidal maniac; the scary one was supposed to be mussolini. i've repeatedly argued that trump is not a real nazi, he just plays one on tv, and that he's ultimately not smart enough to be scary. trump may cause a lot of problems before he's done away with, but he's not a serious threat to democracy. vance is emerging as the more serious threat and the more dangerous successor.
rubio is emerging as the counter-revolutionary. if rubio follows trump, the republicans will likely do a lot of backtracking. that might be the preferable option.