in 2015/6 The GOP field didnt know what do with Trump and for the most part only half attacked him thinking he was a side show who would burn out. He also had no political baggage and no prominent court cases
Now he as alienated a lots of people, he lost an election, facing multiple court cases. He will have at least one or two R candidates who will directly attack him.
He will have to fight 'wars' on multiple fronts. Plus he is 8 years older than when he first started running. Closer to 80 than 70.
Is it possible he would have won nomination? Yes but I think was less likely and slipping away from him.
The bad thing for Trump might not be the indictment but that it didn't happen in December 2023.
Now he as alienated a lots of people, he lost an election, facing multiple court cases. He will have at least one or two R candidates who will directly attack him. He will have to fight 'wars' on multiple fronts. Plus he is 8 years older than when he first started running. Closer to 80 than 70.
Is it possible he would have won nomination? Yes but I think was less likely and slipping away from him.
The bad thing for Trump might not be the indictment but that it didn't happen in December 2023.