This was their one chance to steal it all.
Mail-in ballots are dead after this. Their weaknesses and delays they cause have been showcased for all to see. It's much harder to fraud-up in-person single day elections.
So they took it... and it kinda sorta worked, but it didn't at the same time.
It took all their efforts to try to defeat Orange man, Cocaine Mitch, and Graham. The GOP so far has 2/3 surviving.
An apparent 33% success rate is not ideal.
On top of that, they did not acquire a majority in the senate and lost seats in the house. They also saw just how much enthusiasm Trump drew despite a pandemic and recession.
That is worrying, and could mean momentum is against them in 2022.
They won't have another shot at mail-ins and the ensuing chicanery.
So of course they're feeling bitter-sweet. This wasn't the blue wave they were promised, and they saw Hispanics showcase independent thought.
The true blue future is in jeopardy, and they didn't even get Bernie or any SocDem they wanted. They got a milquetoast senile old man who will further the cause of the very rich and globohomo.
The one win they got so far is a shitshow where no matter who wins in the end looks shaky as hell. Can you honestly gloat with a win like this? It'd be like saying the only way you defeated Usain Bolt in a race is by chaining his ass to the ground.
Lastly, they saw just how many "fascists" they have to oppose in the coming years. White and Brown (except beaners) is, for the moment, a more unified front. No bueno.