Mostly by eroding their own base. Overselling the Epstein thing before the election is one example. When it comes to nut cutting time, oooooops, we don't have anything. Our bad. Then the Big Typical Spending Spree, where Republicans embrace baseline budgeting.

Republicans are what blue dog Democrats used to be, which ain't good. There are no true conservatives left. Democrats have went so far to the left, they've become less appealing than Trump and Republicans.

We'll see what 26 holds.