Democrats Are Celebrating After Election Day—2026 Could Be a Harder Fight

As Democrats are riding the high of several notable electoral victories on Tuesday, the outlook for 2026 appears a bit tougher.

Democrats emboldened by election results mobilize against centrists’ emerging shutdown deal

Hours before the first major elections since President Donald Trump’s win last November, Sen. Bernie Sanders offered a stern warning for Democrats about the party’s secret talks to end the shutdown.

Democrats Sweep Election Night As Shutdown Wears On: Live Updates

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Democrats are hopeful again. But unresolved questions remain about party's path forward

For a day, at least, beleaguered Democrats are hopeful again. But just beneath the party's relief at securing its first big electoral wins since last November’s drubbing lay unresolved questions about its direction heading into next year’s midterm elections.

Warning signs for the GOP, lessons for Democrats: How Tuesday’s results will shape the 2026 midterms

Democrats’ dominance in Tuesday’s elections reset expectations ahead of next year’s midterm battle for House and Senate control, reinvigorating a party that has been in the political wilderness and leaving Republicans lamenting that the gains President Donald Trump made a year ago with key portions of the electorate all but evaporated.
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What the Democrats’ Good Night Means for 2026 and Beyond

The senior elections analyst at RealClearPolitics on what the Party might’ve learned, and how the electorate is changing.

Republicans close in on Democrats in Michigan, North Carolina Senate races-Reuters/Ipsos poll

Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina pulled even with his Democratic challenger, and in Michigan, the Republican candidate for a U.S. Senate seat cut into the Democratic incumbent's lead,

Democrats expand majority in Virginia House of Delegates, building on statewide wins

The projected state House wins smooth over Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger's chances for advancing her agenda upon being sworn into office. Democrats Ghazala Hashmi and Jay Jones also won races for the state's lieutenant governor and attorney general, respectively.

Vivek Ramaswamy reveals main lesson learned for GOP after Democrats big wins on Election Day

Former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says the party needs to address high electric bills, healthcare costs and housing affordability to win voters.

Election Day post-mortem: VA Democrats, Republicans analyze what went right and what went wrong

Both parties are now taking a good, hard look at what went right for Democrats and what went so wrong for Republicans. WASHINGTON - A new political reality is taking shape in Virginia. In the wake of Tuesday’s election of Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger,
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