On Tuesday night, the eight-year Republican reign in the House of Representatives came to a screeching halt. Democrats rode the anti-Trump sentiment in suburbia to flip 31 seats from red to blue, kicking out a few senior GOP incumbents in the process.

But as the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility. As the new sheriffs in town, Democratic lawmakers need to find a way to exercise effective oversight over the Trump administration while avoiding the electoral consequences that often accompany overzealousness.