The red states got redder, some purple states went reddish
Big deal. It was a bad election, maybe even a worst case scenario. Places like Kansas, Georgia, and Kentucky elected Republicans! Oh my God! Who would have thought? So, they won purple Iowa and Colorado and we won purple New Hampshire. They won NC, but it's clearly a purple state now when not too long ago it was red. They barely held onto governorships in FL, WI, ME, and even KS, but at least we won PA back from the Tea Party.
Yes, it was a terrible election, but when most of the contested Dem seats are in red states, obviously it's bad for the Dems, especially in an off-year election.
Our bigger problem is with state legislatures. The Dems need to invest over the next 6 years to regain control of these legislatures so that we can prevent the racial gerrymandering of the white party.
Besides, look at the inroads that progressives made, winning more than 40% of the vote in some of the reddest states in the nation. It's not like the Dems have a big gap to close.
And, let's not forget, we have Obama in the White House and there are several relatively sane Republicans in the Senate. This election was a huge disappointment, but it's not a disaster.
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