Democrats lost and didn’t think they’d need to stuff ballots in every race.
After smug House Dems predicted big gains, they suffered the loss of at least 10 sitting members w/ several more expected.
Democrats failed to knock off even a single Republican incumbent - virtually unthinkable heading into the Nov. 3 election.
The dismal results have sparked Democrats' eternal bickering and an internal reckoning, featuring:
<><> moderates blaming liberals for botching the party’s message;
<><> liberals pushing back in defense of efforts to energize the progressive base;
<><> Democrat lawmakers of all political stripes growing increasingly frustrated,
<><> Democrat' post-election finger-pointing has spilled into public view.