If Merrick Garland had moved faster and Trump was sent to prison BEFORE election day, do you think that actually would have stopped him from winning?

Since Trump won the 2024 election, thousands of Redditors have pointed to Merrick Garland as being "responsible" for Trump's re-election, claiming that if he had acted faster, Trump never would have won.

I think that claim is not supported by the evidence. In fact, I believe that if Garland had moved faster and Trump had been sentenced to prison BEFORE Election Day, he would have received even MORE votes than he actually did. Trump's claims of "political persecution" would have been more effective than ever if he was actually in prison.

To be clear, I do think Trump is a criminal and should be in prison right now. However, I don't agree with the idea that Garland is at fault here. The American people CHOSE Trump, and putting him in prison would not have broken the spell he has over the MAGA cult - it likely would have made it worse.

What do you think? Do you think Trump could have won from prison? Or do you think I'm totally wrong?