I think it's too late for him to make much ground with seniors now.
But if he is tyring to lose, maybe he just wants to go back to living his lavish lifestyle without the media scrutiny, but he doesn't want to let the hardcore Maga guys down as he knows how passionate they are.
His political instincts were on point in 2016 and it's been the exact opposite this time around. It's baffling, tbh. And his recent tweet storms seem to indicate he is either high as a kite or maybe he is unraveling and going insane.