Other Democrats said their candidates performed well in Republican districts, signs that Trump's unpopularity will boost their chances in national congressional elections next year.
Republican Handel beat Democrat Ossoff to win a high-stakes, high-cost Georgia race that Hollywood tried passionately to sway left on Tuesday night.
Pelosi's long period at the House Democrat helm has also made her a subject of GOP attack ads aimed at galvanizing Republican voters.
Those sentiments also were reflected by Ryan and Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Massachusetts), while Pelosi said Thursday at a press conference that she was "worth the trouble" and loved "the fray". "And we showed the world that in places where no one thought it was even possible to fight, we could fight". "This is about being able to take the Democratic party in a direction that is actually going to help us win seats and get back into the majority".
"No, we're not inevitable", Brzezinski said.
But it could give Republicans a boost in confidence as they struggle to advance health and tax legislation bogged down by infighting and investigations into whether Mr Trump's campaign colluded with Russian Federation in last year's presidential election.
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Hence, the IMD has also not issued any specific alerts or warnings accordingly", she said. Nanded and Parbhani districts, too, were lashed by heavy rains since Monday afternoon.
"There are more than 70 districts more favorable to Democrats than this deep-red district, and Ossoff's close margin demonstrates the potential for us to compete deep into the battlefield", Lujan said in a statement, according to Vice News.
Relative success for Democratic candidates in the Kansas and Montana special elections had raised expectations for Democrats in SC.
BENNETT: It's a criticism rooted in generational angst about the future of the Democratic Party and its leaders.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Ossoff lived and worked with the liberals in Washington. "It's time for Nancy Pelosi to go, and the entire leadership team". Her supporters aggressively linked Ossoff to Pelosi and "San Francisco values", even ticking off Muni with an ad featuring a digitally altered cable vehicle. During Wednesday's caucus meeting, Pelosi reportedly stressed to her fellow lawmakers that while the results have been disappointing, the party was making headway in districts that have been largely Republican-controlled for years. It might have spooked some of them out of passing a bill to gut health insurance for tens of millions of Americans. We're used to that.
Despite the backlash from some Democrats, Pelosi still has a strong base of support within the party.
"Our districts here that are in play are way more competitive than the Georgia 6th", Thowfeek said. "There will be 435 Congressional races on the ballot in 2018". But as an increasingly well-educated and diverse suburban district, it is the kind of territory Democrats need to win if they want to gain the 24 seats necessary to reclaim the House in 2018.
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