7. The Republican leadership class, paralyzed by the Trump phenomenon, failed to provide any leadership at all...
8. Except for DeSantis, who was a leader, an excellent candidate, and an organizer of his own party, leading to a Florida red tsunami.
5. Candidate quality matters -- underlying dynamics are not strong enough to drive bad candidates to victory.
6. Donald Trump was a major drag on Republicans, from his picks to his antics.
3. Republicans wildly underperformed, and heads should roll.
4. There is a lot of hope for the Republican coalition given their performance with Hispanic and black voters. But their candidate quality was poor and their leadership was either absent or counterproductive.
I really really hope Rachel’s family is going to tell her that choosing a guy whose family hates you is waaaaaay worse than choosing a guy who wants to propose in 6 months instead of 2 days
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