>Some elections are determined in the mad rush of a campaign’s final days. And others are effectively over before they begin. In New York, the Democratic supermajority in control of the legislature made two fatal mistakes driven by arrogance and incompetence that sealed the fate of its congressional candidates many months ago. Those mistakes point up the dangers of one-party rule, especially when it becomes so entrenched and beholden to its most activist wing — and in this case causes some Democrats to vote Republican just to break that stranglehold.

That's unsurprising to anyone who wasn't wrapped a denial bubble with deeply seated biases. It'd be obvious to anyone who did just a minute of unbiased reflection on the results of NYC mayoral primaries/election.

Many have warned about such collective delusion for a long time, including in this sub, far earlier than the midterms were even relevant.