For the goat enthusiast, some more data: the Union Leader of New Hampshire (paywalled; via Maddowblog here) reports a Stunning upset … for a Democrat in a Republican district. Bobbi Boudman (D-NH) has defeated Dale Fincher (R-NH) in the special general election for NH District 7 by four points, which Steve Benen reports went for President Trump by thirteen points.
Ballotpedia is not yet listing results and may be waiting for an official result to be issued. This link should be updated when that happens.
At this juncture, there’s little enough of insight to mention any longer. There have been no changes of seats in the Republican direction, while the Democrats have, by now, quite a full kitty. If I were a Republican up for reelection I’d be very nervous. Some parts of the country are more volatile than others, so it’ll depend on where you live & run.
In general, though, I don’t wonder at the allegiance of Republicans to Trump. Most of them have their prestigious positions because of Trump and his connection to the MAGA slice of the electorate, not because of any connection they personally have forged. I don’t know if they didn’t try to forge one, or tried and failed. But there’s been remarkably few defections in the face of imminent disaster.
