. Trump's up 25-40%, so isn't the point pretty much moot?
Not necessarily
It’s a possibility that this may be as good as it gets for Trump. I have no doubt that Donald Trump is enjoying high poll numbers in the GOP primary now. But it is still early. If early polling numbers were an accurate indication of who the eventual nominee would be, it would have been Musky vs Nixon in 1972, Dean vs Bush in 2004, Clinton vs McCain in 2008, Jeb vs Clinton in 2016, and Sanders vs Trump in 2020
Right now other nominees are either getting in the race or thinking at some point of getting in the race. Trump gets to say and propose whatever he wants at this time without any challenges. That will change.