9 times out of 10 the sitting president's party gets clobbered in midterms. Just how it works, being a way to vent dissatisfaction.
This time around, that didn't happen, probably due to the whole anti-abortion menace, the 2020 denier / insurgent menace, and Trump looming over 2024 like a vulture wanting seconds.
Trump needs to shuffle off into disgraced retirement, but I am betting he won't. That brontosaurus sized ego just won't let him accept a loss. Scumbag may be losing his leadership of the crazy crew to one of his ambitious underlings. Should make a bitter contest.
Biden is not exactly crippled by the result, but certainly was better off a week ago. I hope he & the Dems take the lack of positivity as a sign that he's not their best 2024 bet. (50-50 chance he realizes it at best.)
As others have said, time for the younger ones to push the elders off the cliff, or be mentors like Sanders rather than trying to be the face of their respective franchises.
Meanwhile all the court battles and accusations of rigging will delay the final result by at least another week. The dumpster fire keeps burning.