Democratic victories in red and battleground states, fueled in large part by opposition to Trump’s policies, propelled the party to win control of both the House and Senate.
\n\nFormer Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., said that the redistricting fight across the country resulted in some voters having different congressional representation "for no reason other than for power, political partisanship."
\n\n"I do think voters are just sick and tired of the political tricks," she said.
\n\nAsked on NBC News what Democrats need to do next, Demings said the party needs to determine what the agenda looks like.
\n\n"The first item on the agenda has to deal with affordability," she said. "We've heard talk about investigations and 'lawyer up' and all of that — inappropriate."
\n\n"Your first act out of the box needs to be to lower costs," she said.
\n\nLast night, Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., posted what appeared to be a warning to certain Republicans: "LAWYER UP." Garcia is the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, meaning he is poised to lead the committee in January.
\n\nThe midterm drubbing suffered by Trump’s Republicans was met with smug satisfaction in Iran, which framed the election rout as a repudiation of the war…
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