Still Safe R. Peterson isn’t outrunning Biden by 20+ points.
That is absurd. Peterson is no less favored this year than he was in 2014-2018 when his races became competitive. And he won when Hillary lost by 30 so he clearly is capable of outrunning unpopular Democratic tickets in this district. I wouldn't say he's favored, but it's not Safe R at all.
He managed to do worse in 2016 than in 2014 which was a GOP wave year then followed it by doing worse in 2018 which was a dem wave year. At this point it doesn't matter the type of year he's on the ballot, good or bad for dems, he loses support every cycle.