- There is no mandate to govern: rather than be a repudiation of the last four years, millions of additional people voted for Trump now than in 2016! Obtaining the Presidency is technically a victory, but it sure doesn't feel like a win.
- Not only did the Democrats not retake the Senate, but they lost ground in the House. Again, this feels like an affirmation of Trumpism rather than a repudiation. And having Republicans in control of the Senate means two-of-four years of "progress" being totally stymied.
- Senior leadership heads are going to roll as a result of this, starting but by no means ending with Nancy Pelosi: this quasi-debacle quagmire requires new leadership to be navigated out of.
It's all surprisingly honest analysis: Trump had a 96 mile caravan in Arizona, and tens of thousands of people at rallies all over the place shouting "we love you" to him-- the Democrats are going to need to move way to the center if they hope to get anything accomplished, at least over the next two years if not beyond, as my understanding is that the opposition party usually gains legislative ground during mid-terms: probably, a Republican senate until 2024, at least.
To add another bullet, this time containing something which I think they're overlooking: their entire support base was animated by one thing-- a hatred of Trump. That hatred is the only reason a pedophiliac with Alzheimer's who sexually assaulted a staffer could possibly have won-- by four votes casted by dead people, but still-- a national election.
When Trump is gone, there will be nothing to fuel their notoriously fickle, traditionally politically-absent support base. Who is to say Trump, or someone like him, won't avalanche to victory in 2024? For Conservativism-at-large, it might be better if Cameltoe does win this election: Trump could wind up like Grover Cleveland, serving two-but-not-consecutive terms-- granted he'd be pretty old by 2024, but it's still possible.