He also ran on blaming Biden for inflation, "fixing" the economy (bring jobs here), etc. It seems they trusted him to actually know what he's doing.

A candidate that can convince the public that they do know what they're doing and explain why Trump's plan doesn't work (i.e. state the obvious) could garner support. Don't run on LGBT policy (but do address it), run on an economic agenda of undoing tariffs, simplifying immigration, and most importantly, putting limits on the executive branch to prevent whiplash going forward.