As Democrats were reminded (the hard way) in 2016, elections don't always turn out as we expect them to. When a political party loses an election, especially if it does more poorly than expected, it often has tough, self-reflective conversations about what happened. In so doing, parties try to learn lessons from their losses. University of Denver political scientist has written about these issues in his new book, Learning from Loss: The Democrats, 2016-2020.

--Seth Masket's DU profile

--Learning from Loss: The Democrats, 2016-2020 (Amazon)

--"Amid tears and anger, House Democrats promise 'deep dive' on election losses," by Luke Broadwater and Nicholas Fandos (New York Times, 2020, Nov. 5)

--"Susan Collins was never going to lose," by Robert Messenger (New York Times, 2020, Nov. 6)

--Fair Fight (Voting Rights Organization founded by Stacey Abrams)

Special Guest: Seth Masket.