Cognitive Dissonance With Election Outcome and Pessimistic Outlook for Democratic Party

We react to the election outcome so far and discuss why it’s an indictment on the Democratic Party and a victory for Trump. Does the failed expectations of polling consensus represent an error in election predictions or a cognitive dissonance about the true political feelings of Americans? Have the democrats failed to put forward policy that appeals to Americans, or are they simply losing the messaging war? Will a (highly probable) Biden presidency with a Republican Senate majority devolve into a lame duck presidency and a replay of the Obama-Tea Party drama that resulted in few major legislative accomplishments? Will the Democratic Party face even greater challenges in consolidating voters moving forward, while the Republican Party seems to be more unified and determined behind Trump than ever?