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I know in the aftermath & analysis there will be a lot of perfectly valid takeaways about how to drive Democratic GOTV, the trouble with Trumpist candidates, shifting demographics in various states, whether the youth vote turnout will stick, etc....
But I'd like to take the opportunity to make the point again that the quality of candidate really matters and it also really matters that people understand that the right candidate for one office is not necessarily the right candidate for another office.
AOC isn't winning Mark Kelly's seat, Mandela Barnes was not the right candidate to unseat Ron Johnson (who was absolutely vulnerable), but OTOH strong progressives won a good number of House seats when they ran in young/blue districts where the electorate was ready to hear their message.
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