fear and anger are the biggest driving forces in election outcomes (something the republican party has figured out a long time ago).

optimism has never won an election. in fact...its more likely to lead to complacency than victory (like 2016).

dems panicked in virginia in 2017 when polls tightened to a toss up late in the race. then went on to win the gov race by their biggest margin in a generation and flipped more state leg seats in history period.

dems assumed they had florida in the bag in 2018 based on consistenly leading polls and a popular charismatic candidate at the top of the ticket. they blew both governor *and* senate race in a democratic wave year.

theres a message in there (if you didnt already learn it after 2016).