The dust has not yet settled from the US election, but the losers are throwing the blame ball at each other for the defeat of the Democratic Party.

The Democrats are trying to redefine their position, each shifting the blame from themselves.

“Instead of asking ‘How can people vote for Donald Trump,’ we should be asking ‘Why do people vote for Donald Trump’ … what did he do right and what did we do wrong,” spokesman Tom Suozzi told Axios

Suozzi, who describes himself as a moderate, said “we have to start listening to the people… People are tired of extremism”.

Several other progressive members of Congress, including Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Ro Khanna, made similar criticisms of the party’s approach.

“There were many mistakes”

“The far left is going to say we lost because Kamala Harris was a war hawk … They’re going to try, but I don’t think anyone’s buying it,” said another House Democrat.

Democrats are feeling disappointed and overwhelmed by the loss of the White House and the Senate.

“It wasn’t what anyone expected from us and it certainly wasn’t what I was hoping for,” spokesman Brad Snyder said.

Another House Democrat predicted that the “best case” for Democrats is that they will be just one seat short of a majority.

A House Democrat took aim at Democratic National Committee Chairman James Harrison and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, asking, “Is this the future of the Democratic Party?”

Another said they mostly blame Vice President Harris, but “not sure Biden would be any better.”

A third House Democrat said Harris “didn’t really engage with moderates” in Congress and accused Biden of “failing to get out early enough.

Democrats are also beginning to disagree over how the party should redefine its approach to Trump during his second term.

A House Democrat said the party needs to “pick its battles” and overcome what it calls “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”

“Democrats attacked literally everything he did. We could never agree on anything, we could never give him credit for anything, we could never say, ‘Well, securing the border is a good idea, I just disagree with how he’s doing it,’” he said.

A senior House Democrat warned of the inevitable autopsy: “It’s going to be difficult.”