The problem, as I see it, is that too many people still think that elections work and the court system works. Neither do. We are on our own.
So, the answer to, "You can't win an election if you're telling people not to vote", is: Trump isn't planning to run. Not coming over the hill, Trumpets blaring, or with a mighyt mouse cape to save the day. No sense in trying to repair the system. We need a new one.
The, "Don't vote", message is aimed at RINOs who still think they'll have a job in 2023. They're the ones who can't win an election when Trump starts telling people not to vote.
Dems will win. Voting will get you more of the same of what is happening now, except because people, "voted", dems will still piss on your leg and tell you they have a consensus. Look at Newsom after the recall if you want to see the trailer for let's all vote in 2022.
Elections are a formality., Whoever pays the fiddler gets their seat, and we're blown off as sore losers who don't like how democracy works.
So, don't fucking vote. Get your name off any voter roll, and keep any mail-in ballots that arrive in the mailbox.
The real life metric needs to become the number of people voting vs, the number who didn't. You'll get a DeBlasio or AOC., which you would have gotten, anyway, if TPTB willed it, but a DeBlasio or AOC can't bullshit you with any consensus bullshit.
It's up to us to figure out how to get our ass out of this sling. Generally, when the rubber hits the road, Americans can do that. Trump out of any public office is better in this regard. It's what he's done his entire life. He can show us how to do it.