There were lots of mixed messages that came out of this election. Pres. Donald Trump’s divisive and polarizing style cost him the White House, but his unpopularity didn’t doom down-ballot Republicans. Trump’s attacks on Joe Biden as a secret supporter of socialism fell flat, but that didn’t insulate House Democratic candidates from being portrayed as such. And then, there are the suburbs. They were the linchpin of Biden’s victory, but failed to deliver success for House Democrats in states like Texas, Missouri, Ohio or Indiana.
We don’t have all the data yet, but it seems as if, once again, density was the dividing line between blue and red suburbs. CONTINUED
Amy Walter, Cook Political Report