I would make a point, since people are saying the DA politicized this.
The DA did Republicans a FAVOR by making this announcement PRIOR to the Republican primary.
Republicans still have a chance now to jettison Watkins in the primary and try to defend the seat from the Democrat.
A political move would have been to wait to see if Watkins was renominated, THEN file an indictment, knowing a weakened Watkins would make it easier for Democrats to pick up this seat.
If there was any politics involved at all, it was clearly in favor of the Republican Party.
Most likely, politics was not a factor at all. But definitely not politics in favor of Democrats.