From his headquarters far behind the lines, Rich Lowry wrestles with reality:
The GOP’s Cold Comfort: Obama had coattails. Democrats picked up two Senate seats… about seven House seats despite redistricting that tilted the playing field in the GOP’s direction…. Romney was flawed…. But Romney was clearly the strongest of the candidates in the primary field in the run-up to a winnable general election. What does that say about the party? The Washington Post points out that in almost every important Senate race, the Republican candidate actually underperformed Romney…
That's not "coattails". "Coattails" are when a popular presidential candidate running ahead of down-ticket candidates pulls them across 50%. "Coattails" aren't when a presidential candidate runs behind down-ticket candidates.
