A Rebuke of Trump

Jessica Taylor: “This election was a rebuke of the former president — but will Republicans actually hold him accountable, as a 2024 announcement looms? Trump elevated damaged candidates simply because they would show fealty to him, not be the best choice to flip a seat from blue to red. Republicans should blame him for snatching possible defeat from the jaws of victory, but will there be any real backlash?”

“In fact, Trump could enter a new presidential cycle even worse off than he was before in battleground states, with Democratic governors holding on in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania — and even the possibility of state legislatures in the latter two states flipping from red to blue. So much for trying to get a legitimate presidential result overturned.”