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Trump has definitely been wanting to run for president for a long time, and was looking for the right opportunity to do it. I believe the Democrats should be thanking their lucky stars that Trump ultimately ran as a Republican, because he's literally tearing that party apart. Even though the Republicans have the white house, the senate, and the house, they can barely get anything done because how divided they are, with Trump causing a lot of that division within the party.
I agree. There are around 15%, perhaps as much as 20% of lifelong Republicans who view Trump as an opportunistic interloper. They don't like him. Back during the primaries these lifelong Republicans became never-Trumpers. But in the end they voted for Trump, he was better than Hillary even if they didn't like Trump. Now that put congressional Republicans between a rock and a hard place for next year's midterms.
If they back Trump 100%, they would probably lose the independent vote and thus a lot of seats. If they go against Trump to try to regain or keep the independents, they run the chance of being primaried or losing Trump supporters in the general election. Next year is beginning to look like a very good one for the Democrats. But will that hold? Lot's of time to turn things around, but I don't think it will happen.