Why Trump Lost

Extended vote-counting, protracted litigation, and President Donald Trump's reluctance to concede the 2020 presidential election have held the Republican Party back from the usual work of losers in a national election, which is self-examination. Part of this may be the result of the better-than-expected showing of Republicans in races for Congress and state legislatures. Part of it may be a desire to wait for the outcome of the January Georgia runoffs that will determine control of the Senate.

Extended vote-counting, protracted litigation, and President Donald Trump's reluctance to concede the 2020 presidential election have held the Republican Party back from the usual work of losers in a national election, which is self-examination. Part of this may be the result of the better-than-expected showing of Republicans in races for Congress and state legislatures. Part of it may be a desire to wait for the outcome of the January Georgia runoffs that will determine control of the Senate.…