Lopez: Trump, who so bitterly divided us, was awful enough to unite us. At least temporarily

What happened: In the midterm elections, candidates backed by President Trump lost races for governor, Senate, and the House, and Democrats took both chambers. Trump blamed lousy candidates. Why it matters: The column says voters rejected the lies, chaos, and self-dealing, and that the result was a near total rebuke of Trump, though the author notes Democrats still face an identity crisis and a thin presidential bench.

In the midterm elections, candidates backed by President Trump lost races for governor, Senate, and the House, and Democrats took both chambers. Trump blamed lousy candidates.

The column says voters rejected the lies, chaos, and self-dealing, and that the result was a near total rebuke of Trump, though the author notes Democrats still face an identity crisis and a thin presidential bench.