In the weeks after Democrats lost their House majority in 2022, party leaders in New York – the epicenter of the implosion – jockeyed hard to deflect blame.

Republicans are likely to keep the chamber. But if Democrats flip it, the next two years will be marked by opposition.

As grim election results continue to roll in, Democrats are staring down the barrel of a likely Republican sweep of the White House and both houses of Congress. But boosted by a strong rebound in New York,