in their districts -- overwhelmingly. Where on the political spectrum "representative" lay varied, of course, by district. Some strongly liberal districts replaced moderate incumbents with people calling for stronger liberal solutions. BUT, extremely few farther left candidates were elected, and that's because they represent fringe elements, not majorities. The blue wave also showed overwhelmingly that people now understand the need to restore stability and competence to government.
No matter how much you argue against the electability of representative candidates, in favor of radical ones, you're going to be wrong. What you should be arguing for is the value of strong actions that fit within the ideological span of the voting majorities. NOT radical left ones -- those have always been rejected by majorities. Strong solutions that have strong voter support can help stabilize populations. Radical ones imposed without majority support risk destabilization and loss. People tend to understand that even without thinking.
As for Trump, he's naturally at least moderately conservative, especially socially, proven by decades of his own words and actions to be bigoted against many. However, he's too disordered, too focused on seeing everything as about himself, to be strongly politically ideological. His only ideology is his own greatness, "ME," and his goals are always somehow about "ME" and "I want."
I also strongly suspect the energy Trump can expend in antipathy toward minorities is limited for the same reason. Strong bigotry requires focusing outward on its target, and strong racists are frequently consumed with it, while Trump sees others in relation to himself. He is obviously capable of hate, for those who humiliate him or make him feel he's not immensely superior, like Obama, but I see no sign minorities have ever attained that power over his thinking.
Trump persecutes vulnerable groups both because it makes him feel powerful and because feeding his "red in tooth and claw" base gets him the cheers and adulation he craves.
Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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