Was it inevitable, or are deep-pocketed Republican campaign donors simply reading the writing on the wall?

Some mega-donors who backed Donald Trump's presidential campaigns in 2016 and 2020 and then stopped donating for various reasons, and in some instances called on him to exit the 2024 race, are returning to the fold — with oodles of cash.

Why? Because cash loves a winner, come hell or high water.

So here's the thing: With less than two months to go until the Iowa caucus, Trump and his avid backers are kicking their fundraising efforts into high gear like nobody's business — and they're getting results.

Here's more:

Some observers say the changing view of big financial backers shows a recognition that because Republican voters are sticking with Trump amid his continued controversy and legal troubles, he remains a very real contender for the White House.

Translation: "Teflon Don" continues to dominate the field. There are numerous "not-Trump" conservatives pouring millions of dollars into "not-Trump" Republican presidential candidates, yet regardless of how much they spend, and regardless of who challenges the Donald, he continues to dominate all comers. Bigly.

Republican strategist Charlie Kolean, who raises money for the Trump campaign, believes that "while Trump may have not been some Republicans' first choice for 2024, many are coming back onboard because the risk of Joe Biden being a two-term president is just too high."

Kolean nailed it:

His lead in the polls is unparalleled and barring any legal action, there is nothing politically that could stop him from becoming the nominee.

Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus, among the major donors who previously declined to back Trump's 2024 effort, has now jumped back on the Trump train. 

I understand the frustration of some of my Republican friends who do not like or are offended by things Donald Trump does and says. I, too, have been frustrated at times, but we cannot let his brash style be the reason we walk away from his otherwise excellent stewardship of the United States during his first term in office.

I endorse him not only because he has the best chance of winning the general election but because he is the best person to take on and dismantle the administrative state that is strangling America.

Dan Eberhart, a Republican donor who supports and raises money for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's 2024 bid for the White House, isn't surprised by the continuing support for Trump. 

He's saying the quiet part out loud. Even for the people that don't really prefer Trump, it's about time to come home, [and] rally around Trump, and he recognizes that.

I'm still firmly with DeSantis, but look, again, the quiet part out loud: At some point, I'm gonna have to make a switch if he doesn't win the nomination.

If Eberhart's thoughts are at least close to yours, I get it. Why? Because they're exactly where mine are.

Eberhart, stressing Trump "lacks discipline," still hopes the former president will stumble, but he isn't counting on it.

If Trump wins Iowa, I think he hits escape velocity. And there's a sense of inevitability to a certain extent. The media and people like me are just pretending there's a race going.

Republican donor Don Tapia, U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica in the Trump administration, has also returned to the Trump fold — with reservations.

Complaining every day, every month, every week about the election being stolen ... you can say it was stolen, you might not like the outcome, but the proof's in the pudding. Get over it. Let's move on and look to 2024.

Nevertheless, as Tapia said, "When I looked there [at the other candidates], it was only a training session for the people that's on that platform right now."