House Democrats face epic power struggle over their massive majority

House Democrats channeled anti-Trump fury into a landslide victory over Republicans.

Now comes the hard part: Figuring out what to do with their huge majority.Why it matters: That question is already igniting a power struggle between Democrats' ideological factions as they lay out contradictory visions for what the next two years of governing looks like.This story is based on interviews with more than a dozen sitting and incoming House Democrats from across the political spectrum."Last night was a rebuke of the status quo," progressive Rep.

Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) told Axios, adding that "for the left it was an affirmation and a validation that we are on the right track."There is "absolutely no excuse," Ramirez said, for House Democrats not to do "the most over the next two years, and as quickly as possible."Rep.

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