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It is only natural for Democrats to want to bask in their victory and take a victory lap.

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Eric Foster (via Cleveland.com)
U.S. House Democratic Whip Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, who is now in line to become Speaker of the House, and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington state celebrate the Democrats’ big win election night during a press conference at the AC Hotel Capitol Navy Yard on Nov. 3, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Given how quickly the 1974 blue wave segued into the 1980 Reagan revolution, it might be worth a deeper investigation into what actually drove the 2026 vote, rather than allowing assumptions to guide Democrats’ next steps, columnist Eric Foster writes today. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/TNS)

“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.” – Bertrand Russell



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