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Moderate Democrats expressed frustration and, at times, fury on a House caucus call Thursday that several reporters listened in on, arguing the party should immediately break with progressive messaginglike defund the policeafter disappointing House and Senate results.

A participant holding a Abolish Police sign at a protest on Aug. 28, 2020 in Brooklyn, New York. ... [+] (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

House Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) reportedly said on the call that if we are going to run on Medicare for All, defund the police, socialized medicine, we're not going to win.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) expressed outrage with the left, reportedly telling fellow Democrats, dont say socialism ever again while warning that if the party continues moving left that in 2022 we will get f***ing torn apart.

Spanberger appeared to narrowly fend off a Republican challenger for her Virginia Congressional district, as Democrats struggled in competitive districts around the country amid GOP attack ads saying they supported defunding the police and were against law and order.

According to Politico, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) pushed back against Spanbergers characterization of this election as a failure, saying we did not win every battle, but we did win the war.

Democrats appear poised to win the presidency by a slim margin and it seems like a long shot they will take control of the Senatea disappointing reality for many in the party, who were expecting a hefty win over President Donald Trump and flipping many more Senate seats held by Republicans. Led by Trump, the GOP throughout the campaign railed against Democrats, making false claims that they supported rioters in the streets but also attacking Democrats for positions that are becoming more popular in the partynamely, defunding the police and an embrace of the term socialism. Those attacks seemed to especially connect in places like the swing state of Florida, where Trump won by three points and Republicans flipped U.S. House seats in the southern part of the state.

Control of the Senate seems that it could come down to two racesboth in the state of Georgia, thanks to a special election for one of the states Senate seats, with both potentially going to runoffs on Jan. 5. If leaders in uncalled Senate races hold on to win, that would mean Democrats would have to win both of those Georgia seats to potentially take control of the Senate. But that would only be possible if Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris are also elected, which they appeared well-positioned to do as of Thursday afternoon. In that scenario, the Senate would be a 50-50 tie between the Democratic caucus and Republicans, with Harris able to serve as a tiebreaker in her role as vice president.

Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), who are collectively known as The Squad and commonly painted as representing the partys left, all won reelection.

Rep. Donna Shalala (D-Fla.), who lost her south Florida seat, reportedly said leadership has been excellent and I have no complaints.

Dem leaders warn caucus not to veer left after House losses (Politico)

Its Not OK: Democrats Start Pointing Fingers After Losing Major Ground In Miami-Dade (Forbes)

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Dont Say Socialism Ever Again: Democrats In Congress Push Back Against Lefty Messaging After Disappointing Election - Forbes