As President Trump’s legal options for contesting the presidential race dwindle, Republicans are hopeful he can be persuaded to put the 2020 election in the past and focus on his political future.

Persistent rumors that either Trump will run for president again in 2024 or one of his children will remain active in Republican politics may give GOP leaders the leverage they need to persuade him to stand down, concede, and work on keeping the Senate under the party’s control by campaigning for both Republican candidates in the Georgia runoff.