He was voted in because the Republican Party is a joke and they piss groups of people off. They lost because of their own incompetence. It would not of taken much to beat him in 12 but they could t produce anyone, that's on them
That's the problem right there.
Modern 'progressive' America has become a political circus of picking winners and losers eroding the original Constitutional foundations of liberty and equal justice for all.
It shouldn't matter if you're black, 'Hispanic' (strictly a political term) or white, male or female, high income or low...the rules should apply the same to everyone.
But that's not the case when all one party cares about is building a country for the lowest common denominator.
And no, Republicans shouldn't transform themselves into Santa Clause lite trying to "win elections"