"The big picture: Even as Democrats celebrated late Tuesday, it was clear the results didn't settle the Democratic Party's civil war over the best way to move forward after its crushing losses in 2024. Progressive and moderate Democrats both emerged with genuine measures of victory Tuesday - and they're already wielding it as evidence that it's their side that should lead the party out of the wilderness in 2026 and 2028. Progressives in New York City and California fired up their base to elect Mamdani, and to redraw California's congressional map to help Democrats' push to flip five U.S. House seats next year."
"Centrist and establishment Democrats had clear victories in Virginia, New Jersey and Pennsylvania: Abigail Spanberger of Virginia and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey won races for governor by double-digit margins after touting their law enforcement bona fides, promising to lower costs and running against Trump's management of the economy. In Virginia's attorney general race, Democrat Jay Jones - widely viewed as particularly vulnerable because of a texting scandal - led Republican incumbent Jason Miyares by 6 points with 95% of the vote counted."
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries proclaimed a Democratic resurgence while Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won New York City mayor and called the result a mandate for affordable city politics. Progressive and moderate Democrats both registered meaningful victories: progressives energized bases in New York and California and pursued redistricting to aid U.S. House targets, while centrist and establishment Democrats captured governorships and other statewide offices in Virginia, New Jersey and Pennsylvania using law-and-order and economic messaging. The outcomes left the party divided over which wing should lead future national campaigns.
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