Just think, all of these people will be gone from public life in 2027

Nearly all of them, sure. However, we won't be so lucky to see them all go.

Given how thorough the drubbing of Trump was and how he is now a lame duck, I think we will see at least a token effort at reviving the Not-MAGA faction of the GOP. We're already seeing some minor gestures at that. I don't think it's likely to be all that successful, but we'll see it. The old Wall Street Journal wing of the party is still out there, and while it's now a rump caucus in the GOP it might make a stab at revival.

Some of the Senators that were turfed out by Trump for not being 100% MAGA (like Cornyn and Tillis) might - just might - find a place in those efforts, and remain a bit in public life.

And then there's the counter-revolutionaries. You're going to see a furious effort to recapture Texas and a few other states, and folks with big name recognition (like Abbott and his if-you-can-believe-it-even-worse junior counterpart Dan Patrick) will be part of that.

They won't hold office next year, but they're not all quitting politics and taking up painting.