A possible contender could be Robert Zimmerman since his opponent is someone who is very flawed and has multiple vulnerabilities - and despite this Santos won.
Robert Zimmerman is a Dishonorable Mention for sure, as he had no business losing to a full-on election denier who attended a January 6th rally. However, this loss is not as embarrassing as Laura Gillen or Sean Patrick Maloney, who ran in double digit Joe Biden districts.
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But it does seem that Zimmerman underperformed Biden by double digits, just like Gillen did (Zimmerman by 19 points, Gillen by 17 points). I also felt that Zimmerman, like Gillen, fell into the trap of following Republicans down the crime rabbit hole instead of using Democratic framing on various hot button issues which would have resonated more with voters.
