Does anybody outside the beltway know anything about Hogan? Trump was a television celebrity that olds could endorse and said racist, mean stuff that appealed to bullies. Hogan is none of that, and was vocal about not supporting Trump on many issues. His time on the national stage would've been better as a moderate VP in the 80s.
That's not coming back with this Republican base, they'll sit out before they support a moderate. And Rubio sounds too Mescan for a base, that largely sees all latinos or Spanish speakers as illegal Mexicans. Karen isn't trying to learn geography or ethnicity, she wants all latinos to go back to Mexico and blacks to keep serving her mint juleps while occupying separate facilities.
America is growing, but not to their way of thinking. While targeted suppression is their means of control, they lost that with legislating choice that affected over half the population. Part of their delimma is whether they double down or pull back. Trump says fuck all that, I'll burn the party to the ground. And while I'm here for that, his fanatics and more GOP talking heads are for burning Democracy to the ground. Democracy is only useful if it works to serve them. Hogan/Rubio aint that ticket.