One year ago, Democrats woke up in the political wilderness after the 2024 election. Donald Trump had won the popular vote in his successful bid to return to Washington, fracturing the Democratic coalition and handing Republicans full control of Congress. Today, thanks to victories in New Jersey and Virginia, a New York City mayor's race, and candidates who focused on the state of the economy, the cost of living and backlash to Trump, the party may have the outlines of roadmap back to power in next year's midterm elections. In Virginia , where former Democratic congresswoman Abigail Spanberger defeated GOP Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and helped pull Democrats to victory in all three statewide races, nearly half of voters said the economy was the most important issue in the commonwealth, a

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