Even with tens of thousands of ballots still to be counted, shell-shocked Democratic lawmakers, strategists and aides privately began trying to pin the blame: The unreliable polls. The GOP’s law-and-order message amid a summer of unrest. The “hidden Trump voters.” The impeachment hangover. The lack of a coronavirus stimulus deal.

See? It's definitely not that we utterly failed to convey a message that might convince voters to actually vote for us, it's because I wasn't enough of a cop! Well, once I'm president a year from now, I'll show you all who's a cop!