The GOP's post-Trump physical
There was no blue wave in 2020. Not in Maricopa County, anyway. But there wasn’t a red wall, either.
Democrats bested Republicans in the races for president and U.S. Senate and won two progressive ballot initiatives. But they also lost down-ballot, even with a fundraising edge in competitive districts.
An analysis will be done to determine why Democrats lost certain legislative and countywide races, though I suspect some of it had to do with the pandemic and the need to scale back or eliminate door-to-door canvassing due to safety concerns.
But I do believe it’s easy to understand — and replicate — why Democrats won at the top of the ticket.