the next guy
Superstar
Doesn't this take for granted Obama's appeal? Just as likely he was an extraordinary candidate and campaigner, whose performance will be difficult to replicate.
Even these moderate gains, were hardly guaranteed when Biden won the primary. I remember tons of posters claiming that there was no chance Biden would win back the Midwest/the election overall.
I dont think its guaranteed that Bernie/Warren would have won Michigan by this margin:
They probably thought biden was going to sweep GA, NC, TX