People may not like me saying this but when you start trying to rationalize "Trump really didn't get a mandate", it's like admitting you're all giddy because you got a participation trophy.
Republicans got all the goodies here, and they will maximize their usage unless the Democrats get their asses back to work and come up with a slate of candidates and a broad appealing message come 2026.
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And you start by figuring out why just a few more people decided a convicted felon was a great choice and nearly 8 million of your people just decided to stay home.
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It's not deep. Parties in power during the post-pandemic supply shock inflation were confronted with losses pretty much across the board in functioning democracies.