Picking her would solidify his ability to pick leadership and setting an agenda is compromised and weak. The potential for a even worse lame duck scenario would be on full display. His VP is the most important pick in decades; that person would be the inheritor of ‘maga’ for good or bad going forward.
I am taking the long view on this.
I think the MAGA base is solid for a generation—a true grassroots organization.
If post-Trump leaders refuse to get it right they will be removed from leadership.