And so it is that Bryce, one of the most intriguing figures of the 2018 elections—the Democratic prototype for hyped midterm candidates—seems closer to a nadir than a peak. As of the primary results in Wisconsin Tuesday night, his opponent is another Janesville native, Bryan Steil: a lawyer, a member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, a 37-year-old with little political baggage, and a seemingly normal conservative Republican.