Did Democrats 'blow it'? Party looks to regroup after election

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Democratic infighting continues as the party tries to regroup following a disastrous 2024 election cycle.

Late-night comedian and host Bill Maher skewered Democrats as the fallout from November's election losses continues.

“I will conclude by saying the reason I'm so mad at the Democrats is because as a voter the issues that were important to me were democracy and the environment and now there's no one to Champion or defend either of them because you with your aggressively anti-common sense agenda and s***** exclusionary attitude blew it," Maher said on his "Real Time with Bill Maher" program.

The blame game in the party has spanned reasons like not fully acknowledging economic strain on Americans to embracing the culture war. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., has faced mounting pushback for saying Democrats spend “too much time trying not to offend anyone” when talking about not wanting his daughters to play against biological males in women’s sports. Donald Trump and other Republicans made transgender issues a central part of the last few weeks of the campaign.

“The backlash I’ve received for even raising the issue proves my point, that we have trouble as a party just simply having discussions about these complicated issues. And we need to," Rep. Moulton told CBS News last week when he defended his comments.

Progressive protestors demonstrated near Moulton’s Salem office in a Neighbors Against Hate rally over the weekend.

Democrats have yet to come to a consensus about exactly “what went wrong,” after losing the presidency and control of Congress. Still, some are warning it’s going to be a long stretch if the party continues to focus on outrage and not messaging.

“It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, and if we’re having meltdowns every tweet, every appointment, all those things. It’s gonna be four years," said Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn.

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, lost his re-election bid, but his advice for his party was a little simpler. He says to focus on the American worker again and rebuild trust as more working-class voters seem to be flocking toward President-elect Donald Trump.