Grand theory: Serving in office is hard, you have little control over most people's lives because the state is increasingly ineffective and the corporations are in charge, people will hate you no matter what. Being the opposition is great - you complain about the obviously unpopular capitalist state, raise money from sections of the elites angry at the people in charge.
Trump didn't want to win either...
Grand theory: Serving in office is hard, you have little control over most people's lives because the state is increasingly ineffective and the corporations are in charge, people will hate you no matter what. Being the opposition is great - you complain about the obviously unpopular capitalist state, raise money from sections of the elites angry at the people in charge.