It's definitely a tough road forward for Democrats. They almost certainly won't get the senate they need to pass any sort of real agenda. The best they'll be able to do is restore norms and expose Trump's legacy over the next two years, and hope that they get things right in the 2022 midterms, but this is 3 cycles in a row of underperforming expectations at the senate level.
And the senate has traditionally been about finding the right candidate for the state, but it seems it's more highly correlated to the top of the ticket, at least in presidential years. The 2022 senate seat is supposed to be favorable for them, but at this point, who knows?
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