One Thing Is Clear: Democrats can win elections without appealing to Republicans.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

46. In NE-2, which went for Biden - Kara Eastman campaigned hard on M4A

She was demonized as a socialist and lost by about 5 points - which was pretty close for a Dem in this area. Other things factored in - protests in Omaha, for example. But contrast Eastman with Cindy Axne across the river in Iowa, who (for the 2nd time) beat David Young in a state that went for Trump and re-elected Joni Ernst by 7 points. Axne campaigned heavily on "work with both parties" and "health care for all Iowa families." She didn't emphasize M4A.

This was Eastman's second bite at that apple. I'm fine if she wants to run for other offices, but it's time to give someone else a shot at Don Bacon.

Good news: Over half of America wanted Joe Biden. Bad news: Dems failed to energize people to vote for us down-ballot, the way we did in '08. I think that;'s a complicated mix of issues: Americans are pandemic-weary, and are more terrified (economically) of another shut-down; they are more sympathetic to BLM, but middle-America doesn't like the protests (there are local variants on that issue that get more complex); many Americans accept that we need police reform, but the messaging of "defund the police" was awful and (frankly) played into Republican hands.