From a story on cookpolitical.com by Charlie Cook headlined “Trump and the GOP Are No Longer One and the Same:”

It is almost pointless to try to imagine how former President Trump must view any situation, particularly one involving his own political prospects. To say that he has a unique perspective on the world, and himself, would be the ultimate understatement. But things must feel different than they did four years ago when he was mounting his reelection campaign from the White House.