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Throughout their discussion, team members downplayed the stark realities of their loss. Jen M. Dylan characterizes the failure as a marginal drop in a few key demographic areas rather than a sweeping defeat on a national scale. With 312 electoral votes lost to 226, along with a popular vote deficit of 2.4 million, their framing of the results as a "tight race" is reflective of deeper denial. This narrative not only misrepresents the failure but risks perpetuating the same mistakes in future elections.