1. One thing we haven't seen in election post-mortems is an acknowledgement that saying and doing the right thing can cost you votes, but is still the right thing to do. I think that's particularly true of Biden's handling of climate and covid.
2. In the second debate Biden said, as president he would "transition from the old industry." Trump jumped on that & said "Will you remember that Texas? Will you remember that Pennsylvania, Oklahoma?" I'm sure Biden's words cost him. But they were the right thing to say.
3. On Covid, Biden's bleak message ("a dark winter") likely cost him votes. But it was also honest and better leadership than Trump's everything is going to be great soon.
4. Also on Covid, and perhaps more debatable, the Biden campaign's decision not to do door-to-door canvassing. It clearly cost them. Arguably they went too far but it was consistent with the larger (and correct) message of prioritizing fighting Covid.
5. Arguably the Covid message could have been modified by emphasizing that further sacrifices would be compensated by stimulus (and Dems, unlike Trump, were unwilling to take credit for popular UI top up).
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