The electoral dust is about settled, and any reasoned verdict holds that this election could have been far, far worse for conservatives. An argument could even be made that the most likely outcome, a Biden presidency checked by a Republican Senate majority, is the best that Republicans could have hoped for considering the long-term implications.

At this point, it is clear to all but the most obdurate partisan that Joe Biden has won the presidency, if only by a few inches in a few states. Meanwhile, Republicans managed to shrink Nancy Pelosi’s House majority to what may become the slimmest in a century and, pending a couple runoff elections in Georgia, retain their majority in the Senate.