Although Republicans took control of the presidency and the Senate on Tuesday evening, Democrats are clinging to the prospect of a majority in the House of Representatives – but now that hope is fading.

While it's still technically possible, Democrats' last chance is to flip a significant number of GOP seats in outstanding races in western states like Arizona and California while defending most of their remaining at-risk seats.

republican hope to maintainif not to expansion, to its existing majority of five seats.

That means things aren't looking good for Democrats and Axios has reported that a number of party members in the House of Representatives are nervous, if not worried.

A House Democrat described the caucus' mood to Axios as a mix of “shock, sadness, anger, frustration, disappointment.”

Another admitted that his party had a “very slim chance” of reversing the balance of power.

Another lawmaker pointed out that they need to make a near-perfect run in the remaining races in California and Arizona, saying the prospects are “deeply troubling.”

However, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has not yet made any conclusions about how the fight for control will end.

“The party that will hold the majority in the House of Representatives in January 2025 has yet to be determined,” he said, explaining that “the path to regaining the majority is now too narrow to have any chance of being picked up by the West.” States.

Axios reported that House Democrats will hold a meeting at noon on Thursday, while the caucus's leadership will meet on Wednesday evening.

“As Democrats, we have to take a serious look in the mirror and we have to take responsibility,” a House Democrat told Axios.

Almost every corner of the country saw a layer of red last night. Donald Trump has clearly won the presidency – he is expected to win both the electoral vote and the popular vote – while Republicans are expected to have a majority of several seats in the Senate.