And the cheating tsunami will taketh it all away.
A cynic might expect that the Democrats will do “surprisingly well” and hold on to both the House and Senate as a sort of “ringing endorsement” of Joe Biden’s “very popular” agenda and “skillful management” of the nation.
If we get that sort of electoral outcome in November, and that kind of media “justification” for why this was an honest election with no cheating anywhere — how many people will just say “Drat! But wait until 2024! We’ll win that one!”
And note that if Republicans do happen to win in November, and if they are all Liz Cheney/Mitt Romney types, then it’s the same problem. Some people see, and some don’t.