House Democrats emerge from retreat hopeful about 2026 election

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Thirteen of those seats were carried by Trump last fall, meaning any path to the majority would also require defending those swing districts, some in rural territory that has been trending away from Democrats.
39% : Midterms are often favorable to the party out of power, and eight years ago, Democrats rode a wave of dissatisfaction with Trump to gain a majority in the chamber.
36% : "Many of them are turning back and are now questioning why they voted that way," the New York lawmaker said of Latino voters who supported Trump, while also cautioning that Democrats should "lead with ideas.
28% : " Florida Rep. Darren Soto said voters who split their tickets by voting for Trump and their Democratic member of Congress need to hear what Democrats will do to lower costs, because that's what drove their vote last fall.
27% : The challenge of maintaining party unity and focusing on a cohesive message against Trump was underscored Friday, as Senate Democratic leader Charles E. Schumer's decision to vote to advance the GOP-led stopgap funding measure drew fierce criticism from House Democratic leaders and other Democrats in both chambers.
15% : "We should find the two or three things that really matter to everyday American families, and then we should point out how Donald Trump and his policies are hurting them, and here's what we would do to help them.
9% : "Those in my district who voted for Trump did not vote for this shitstorm," Oregon Rep. Andrea Salinas said Thursday.
8% : "It is a false choice that Donald Trump, Elon Musk and House Republicans have been presenting between their reckless and partisan spending bill and a government shutdown," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said at a Friday news conference on Capitol Hill.

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