Democrats question strategy and leadership after midterm win

Democrats are questioning their strategy and leadership ahead of the next Congress following their midterm victory, with Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer facing internal challenges despite their expected ascension to top posts. Jeffries, slated for House Speaker, and Schumer, for Senate Majority Leader, are already planning priorities for a Congress where Democrats hold 253 House seats and 54 Senate seats, allowing room for internal dissent. The two New York leaders face criticism from a progressive wave, with Schumer’s 45-year tenure symbolizing an older guard, while the party braces for a credibility test in rehabilitating Parliament against lingering Trumpism.