Hakeem Jeffries becomes "deflated" Democrats' last hope

Democrats are turning to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) as their last hope for stopping a Trump-led Republican trifecta in Washington.

Why it matters: The party is reeling from a stunning wipeout in the Senate and the former president is closing in on the White House, with the race for the House on a knife's edge.

"Nauseous" is how one senior House Democrat summed up the mood of the party to Axios.

"Deflated," is how Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) described it.