"It has been a year of soul-searching, hand-wringing, and self-flagellation for Democrats after a ballot-box rejection so thorough that some had come to believe that the party had lost not only the White House and Congress but the culture itself. Shell-shocked, Democrats entered Donald Trump's second term in a political stupor unsure of who they were or what they stood for."
"Then came Tuesday night a coast-to-coast romp in the first major elections of Trump's turbulent return to the White House that exceeded even the party's most optimistic projections. What a night for the Democratic party, California governor Gavin Newsom marveled, after news networks projected the redistricting ballot measure he spearheaded had passed so decisively that some voters were still in line to cast ballots."
Democrats endured a year of intense introspection and loss after a decisive electoral rejection that prompted doubts about party identity, aging leadership, and geographic confinement to coastal and college areas. The party entered Donald Trump's second term shaken and uncertain, with its base expressing waning faith. A series of major elections produced unexpectedly strong, nationwide Democratic performances, including a broadly supported redistricting ballot measure in California. High-profile wins included Abigail Spanberger in Virginia, Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey, and Zohran Mamdani in New York, each marking significant political milestones and energizing party momentum.
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