It has not taken long for the Dem blame game to kick off after Donald Trump’s victory and the Republican red wave swept over the nation.

Among those Democrats pointing fingers is Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton, who reportedly said Dems are “out of touch with the American people.”

“I have two little girls. I don’t want them getting run over on the playing field by a male or formerly male athlete. But as a Democrat, I’m supposed to be afraid to say that,” Moulton reportedly told a New York Times reporter in the wake of Tuesday’s election.

Trump’s campaign had spent tens of millions of dollars on anti-transgender messaging, attacking Vice President Kamala Harris and Democrats.

The Democratic Party needs to “do less preaching and more listening,” Moulton reportedly told the Times.

The congressman is facing heat online for his transgender comments, including from Mass Equality, which in a statement said the group was “extremely disturbed” by his “attacks on transgender athletes.”

Moulton’s remarks have “further compounded our community’s sense of vulnerability,” the organization said in its statement. “Referring to transgender athletes as ‘male or formerly male,’ the Congressman’s remarks were both harmful and factually inaccurate.

“These statements contribute to the ongoing stigmatization of transgender people, especially transgender women and girls, in sports,” Mass Equality added.

The group said it has reached out to Moulton to meet with him about the issue.

“Our community is deeply hurt by these remarks, which reinforce harmful stereotypes and undermine the dignity of transgender athletes,” Mass Equality Executive Director Tanya Neslusan said in a statement.

“We hope that by engaging with the Congressman, we can work toward a more inclusive and informed understanding of transgender issues in sports,” the executive director added.

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Earlier this year, a local school district passed a policy that allows players to sit out games without any repercussions.

The Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School Committee approved the policy that lets student-athletes not play in games against teams with players of the opposite sex. This vote came in the wake of the viral field hockey shot from a boy who seriously injured a girl.

In addition to speaking with Moulton, the New York Times reporter after the election spoke with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who complained that the Democratic Party has “become increasingly a party of identity politics … the party needs to recalibrate around an economic focus.”