I’m hoping that the days of first-term Senate wunderkinds...Hillary, Obama, Kamala...being taken seriously as presidential/VP candidates are nearing an end. Same for mayors (sorry, Pete) and Congressional Reps. Then I remember that hope is not a battle plan, and when stacked against the rapid leftist electorate, is actually pretty useless.
4 years of Trump success might make too many voters soft again.
As you stated, hope is not a battle plan.