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Democrats to regain Senate control in 2026 midterms?
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Official election results from the 2026 midterm elections
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Schumer Attributes Democrats' 2024 Loss of White House and Senate to Communication Failures
Jan 5, 2025, 03:31 PM
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has attributed the Democratic Party's loss in the 2024 election to a failure in communicating their achievements to the American public. Schumer stated that Democrats 'did a lot of good things,' but the electorate 'didn't realize how much we had done' for them. He emphasized that the party focused too much on the mechanics and details of legislation, rather than demonstrating empathy and concern for average working families. Schumer called for Democrats to 'look in the mirror' and reflect on their shortcomings, acknowledging that they faced 'severe headwinds' in the election but also made mistakes that contributed to their defeat in the White House and Senate races.
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