Donald Trump lost the popular vote in 2016 by around 3 million votes against a highly unpopular opponent who essentially represented the status quo after two Obama terms. He only won the election because he was lucky enough to squeak out tiny victories in swing states.
In 2018, the Democrats flipped 41 seats in the House even though the economy was in relatively good shape. In 2020, Trump lost by 7 million votes even though the GOP won seats in the House and fared surprisingly well in the Senate races, where the deck was stacked against them. Now this.
Will the Republicans ever learn that Trump is a loser? That he is effectively a drag on their party? That he is the weakest possible nominee for them in 2024?
Given that they still profess to believe that tax cuts and deregulation are the solution to every possible economic problem, probably not.