111th Congress - Democratic fault lines

Dems vs. Dems in new Congress

Forget the Republican filibuster and the race to 60.
The real fight in the next Congress is Democrats vs. themselves.

With nearly complete control of Washington for the first time in three decades, Democrats are entering a treacherous power zone in which many of their priorities could easily be undone by the geographic, demographic and ideological factions that compete for supremacy within the party.