I don't think anyone that ran in 2016 could beat Trump and I don't think Romney could either. That's partially an insult to all of them but not completely. Trump just has a death grip on the party. We've seen it in the polls that have come out since the riots. Republicans don't blame him and don't want him to go. A wide majority still approve of his job.And is the Republican field so weak to not have anyone other than Trump to put forward? Well, I think we saw in 2016 they didn't, because back then the GOP tried desperately to keep him from winning. The wagon circling is pathetic at this point. Get rid of him and bring some new blood in. Seriously, right now the GOP is a death-cult.
The 2024 election cycle will be one for the history books.