Trump's election as president had papered over the intraparty disputes and generational divides among House Democrats, as lawmakers joined in opposing the White House and trying to channel the energy of their party's liberal base. "They worked hard and did everything they could, but in the end, they were brought down by the national Democratic Party brand". Democrats are lagging 0-4 in congressional elections this year, having earlier lost races in Kansas and Montana.
Tuesday was a triumphant night for Republicans, winning 4 of 5 special elections, including the most expensive House race in US history.
On the Republican side, jubilation over Handel's victory mixed with lingering unease about the overall political environment.
But Democrats have the ability to recover quickly from this.
The message after four races according to the GOP: Americans aren't as sick of the chaos in Washington as the media says.
A similar strategy also failed in South Carolina's Congressional 5th District, leaving questions about the Democratic parties strategy with midterms less than two years away.
"What will more than US$30 million (S$42 million) get you?"
But Pelosi continues to command great loyalty from many in the House, and she insisted her position was not in jeopardy.
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Karen Handel is the newly elected member of United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 6th congressional district.
Pelosi said Republicans will always make a target of Democratic leaders, saying they did so with legendary former House Speaker Tip O'Neill and many others. Collectively, this string of losses could discourage some quality Democratic challengers (typically people with office-holding experience) from contesting other Republican seats.
"I see their insult on my city as the bankruptcy of values on their party not to recognize the greatness of the city I represent", Pelosi said. "Time to move forward and win again", tweeted South Carolina Democratic congressional candidate Joe Cunningham on June 21.
The win in Georgia also could strengthen the political will of Republicans in Congress evaluating their next steps on what polls show is a deeply unpopular replacement of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law and on a tax package.
And Rice backed Pelosi in last year's leadership fight. "It's time for a new generation of leadership".
Democrats must look beyond anti-Trump rhetoric if they hope to do better in the 2018 midterms. Democratic Party divisions are on stark display after a disappointing special election loss in a hard-fought.
In April, Mr Ossoff finished far ahead of the entire field with 48.1 per cent of the vote for the seat vacated by Republican Tom Price after President Trump appointed him to his Cabinet. Her supporters aggressively linked Ossoff to Pelosi and "San Francisco values", even ticking off Muni with an ad featuring a digitally altered cable auto. But he said there is no doubt that "this is one occasion when we ought to say he deserves to take a victory lap".
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