this lousy candidate was good enough to win in 2010, 2012 (!), 2014, and 2016.
doesn’t seem very lousy to me.
The people in that area didn’t seem that enthusiastic about him from what I could tell.
This guy may win or lose this particular race. Midterms are usually hard for the majority party, but it isn’t a harbinger of a “blue wave” in November.
This is a special election, indicative of that area.