So in those districts where the “problem republican” retired, they still stayed home? Where they had a fresh face, for the most part a Trump equal or to the right of Trump and they still stayed home? Can you give me examples?
If you consider candidates that Trump stumped for as equal or to the right of him, yes there are a number of examples of Republicans for both House and Senate who lost to Democrats. The list is longer than you may think if you care to look up the facts. If not, I’ll list them for you.