The new Washington superstars Donald Trump will have to deal with after midterms defeat

Like a new season of a reality TV show, the midterms have introduced a whole new cast of characters and situations to get to know. The Democrats victory on Tuesday was so deep and so broad that everyone, from every faction of the party, is taking credit for it. Many people thought the story of Tuesday night was going to be a left-leaning takeover of the party. In the end it was a bigger, more complex story than that. Chuck Schumer, the party's veteran leader in the senate will have to navigate these factions and convince them to work together with a common goal. Almost immediately, he'll have to fend off calls for a challenge to his leadership from the newly bolstered progressive wing of the party - who want him replaced by a left-winger with a bit more energy. Schumer, as you might expect is calling for unity - for the party focus on common goals along the same lines that won them the midterms: chaos, cash and corruption. Democrats break down in to dozens of disparate factions or 'caucuses' - each with their own priorities and special interests. But here's a quick look at the most prominent figures from the party's moderate core and the newly resurgent left. Progressives on the rise James Talarico - Texas - The progressive arm of the party claim James Talarico, but he's got the potential to break out well beyond that. A part-time Seminary student while serving in Texas' state legislature, Talarico one day wants to be a pastor. And he's said plenty of provocative things in sermons over the years that you might think would be a problem in Texas politics. He's been very vocal in his support for the trans community. And he's declared God to be 'non-binary' - a statement he's since acknowledged was a bit glib. But despite a truly unhinged campaign of attack ads against him, Talarico's victory in Texas was enormous. He won on early votes alone - if everyone who voted for him on election day itself had stayed at home, he'd still have beaten Ken Paxton. And with a victory like that in a state like that, people must surely be looking at him for the VP space on someone's 2028 ticket. Abdul El-Sayed - Michigan - Michigan's new Democrat senator has become a legitimate overnight superstar. He's a compelling public speaker, giving thoughtful answers on difficult topics like faith, poverty and healthcare that manage to avoid politician-ese and cliche. That said, he's had a few moments in the campaign where his instincts have been off, and his words have got him in hot water. In an otherwise thoughtful statement denouncing a Hezbollah-inspired attack on a Michigan synagogue, El-Sayed added: "Hurt people hurt people," which drew widespread anger from many who thought he was seeking to rationalise the violence. He's since apologised and acknowledged it was the wrong thing to say. But it illustrates that along with his great talent for communication, there's moments where a lack of discipline makes it come across as arrogance. Troy Jackson - Maine - Maine's new Senator had just 101 days to get his campaign ducks in a row. A late replacement for oysterman Graham Platner, the 'dirtbag Democrat' nominee who crashed out of the race after a string of allegations about his conduct, which he denied. Jackson is an old school populist lefty. He ran on 'medicare for all' - effectively universal socialised healthcare - and intends to push for it whether party leadership likes it or not. And he managed to unseat Republican Susan Collins, a Republican fixture who had been in office since 1997. Moderates who flipped red states Annie Andrews - South Carolina - Dr Annie Andrews, a paediatrician, did what many thought couldn't be done. Few expected a Democrat to win in South Carolina - especially with Darline Graham, the sister of late-Republican senator Lindsey Graham in the running. But in order to do that, she had to separate herself from some of the progressive side of the party on a number of issues. While her campaign focused heavily on healthcare, she drew criticism for an ad in which she described trans women as "biological men" and insisted she had never "performed gender surgery for minors". Josh Turek - Iowa - a four-time Paralympian and twice gold medallist with the US men's wheelchair basketball team, Turek has described himself as a "common sense" moderate and a "prairie populist" - but he's difficult to pigeonhole. He's progressive on issues like healthcare and abortion, but moderate on border security and anti-corruption. Adam Hamilton - Kansas - Rev. Adam Hamilton is a pastor at one of America's largest Megachurches - United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood. He ran explicitly on "building bridges" between the left and right and calling himself a "liberal conservative and a conservative liberal". And he has a knack of talking about thorny issues in ...well, pastor language. While opposing trans women taking part in women's sports, he says: "I don't think we should take a small group of people and bully them - we've turned them into a campaign issue because it polls well." On older people clinging on to their seats in Congress, he says: "I think having the same folks in power for decades on end is part of the reason we're stuck in a lot of the same old political fights." It's soft and folksy, but it made him the first Democratic Senator from Kansas in 94 years.