After Democrats' strong victories in November's elections, The Fix's Aaron Blake breaks down what the momentum brings for Democrats, Republicans and President Trump. From all this, Republicans seem to have concluded that they must pass the GOP tax cut bill or perish. But the GOP tax plan delivers the vast majority of its benefits to the rich. Winning back the House is still a major challenge for Democrats, in part because some theoretically vulnerable GOP districts are heavily populated by the working-class white voters with whom Democrats still struggle. Also, the Democratic blowout in the New Jersey gubernatorial race suggests Dems may have a shot at snatching the seats of vulnerable House Republicans there.

Source: Washington Post November 09, 2017 15:51 UTC