Intraparty fighting is threatening to stall the Democratic Party’s efforts to rebuild seven months after President Trump’s sweeping general election victory.

The party has also been roiled by revelations and questions about the last months of former President Biden’s administration and whether he was in the midst of a cognitive decline.

They also will have to contend with a number of high-profile primaries in the year ahead.

And ousted Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg has been at the center of controversy, using his political group to challenge incumbent House Democrats.

History suggests Democrats have a chance to win back the House in next year’s midterm elections, since the president’s party usually uses seats in such cycles.

But the multiple fractures for Democrats are a real risk.

Some Democrats acknowledge the bad vibes hanging over the party, even as they argued things are brighter than they appear.

“The narrative right now is we’re a bunch of losers running around like chickens with our heads cut off and I don’t think that’s the case,” said Mike Nellis, a Democratic strategist and former senior adviser to former Vice President Kamala Harris.

He suggested some of the party’s problems are just typical after a lost presidential election.

“We are a party out of power without a standard-bearer and that isn’t going to change until the presidential election,” he said.

Democratic infighting spilled onto center stage earlier this week when recording a recent DNC call........

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