"We did not win every battle but we won the war," Pelosi told her colleagues, sources said. "She never takes any responsibility," one House Democratic member, asking for anonymity to candidly discuss the powerful speaker, told CNN. "I think we hoped to be more competitive in some of these Senate races than we ended up being. "Our polls, Senate polls, (governor) polls, presidential polls, Republican polls, public polls, turnout modeling, and prognosticators all pointed to one political environment -- that environment never materialized. "In politics, perception is reality and fear is more motivating than hope," said Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips, a Minnesota freshman who won his race.

Source: CNN November 06, 2020 01:09 UTC