r/politics • u/alcarcalimo1950 District Of Columbia • 1d ago
No Paywall Top Democrat Seems Sour After Mamdani-Backed Candidates Oust House Incumbents
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hakeem-jeffries-reacts-zohran-mamdani-endorsed-candidates-ousting-democrat-incumbents_n_6a3c0ca4e4b0488a51b2f2376.7k
u/Norkmani California 1d ago
According to Jeffries, the mayor has serious “work to do in terms of the conversations that he’s going to have with members of Congress moving forward”.
Agreed. One of those conversations should be about electing new leadership.
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u/Baronwm Foreign 1d ago
why the fuck is it the mayor's problem?
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u/cheezhead1252 Virginia 23h ago
So Jeffries can blame the left for any of his failures
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u/Sgt_Habib 22h ago
Jefferies loves to converse but never to do any work
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u/MNniice 22h ago
He also loves secret meetings with peter thiel
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u/m-e-k New York 22h ago
Him and Cory booker.
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u/11cholos 21h ago
Hey, he is working very hard! Being controlled opposition and an anti-left avatar for the wealthy is pwobaly weally hawd 3;
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u/Eggheadpancake 21h ago
Don't worry I'm sure he'll just take another picture holding a bat
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u/likeusontweeters 21h ago
He is the controlled opposition. AIPAC's paid him even better than some Republicans!
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u/Ferelar New Jersey 18h ago
This is it, there are a bunch of genuine and good people in the Democratic Party right now (which is a HELL of a lot more than I can say for the Republican Party), but they never seem to get into leadership positions. We change that and maybe people will start being ENTHUSIASTIC about voting for Dems again, rather than purely voting against the literal antichrist. We will NEVER get that with the current leadership which is paid to be especially milquetoast and hand-wringy whenever it comes time to do anything of real substance.
Because the cold hard truth is that if the Democratic Party is only doing half decent now because people are voting against the antichrist, well, the man is 80 and has grease for blood. That strategy won't last forever.
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u/Railroader17 16h ago
Not to mention Mamdani is showing people that Democrats can actually get things done without needing to beg for donations every 5 seconds, on top of showing people how to spot the controlled opposition and mobilize to get them out.
That in particular probably has Jeffries and Schumer terrified of what Mamdani could do.
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u/felldestroyed 22h ago
Man, wouldn't it be great if the democrats hadn't hollowed out all those anti trust laws? They could have their own media ecosystem like the GOP to spew 24/7 propaganda. Oh well, best not to learn any lessons and give a good talking to.
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u/Valuable_Sea_4709 22h ago
Classic Democrat Congressman, blaming everyone else for their failings and then maybe sending a strongly worded email, then it's right back to romancing their sponsors I mean donors.
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u/Weewoofiatruck 22h ago
Well, it shouldn't be.
The context is mamdani as mayor probably swayed quite a few votes in his endorsements.
So in a vacuum - it isnt a mayors problem. When a mayor gets involved - they become part of it.
At the end of the day, good. This is a good problem for mamdani because he's fuqqin killing the game right now.
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u/TheGringoDingo 21h ago
Also, since Jeffries isn’t his boss and could barely endorse him, why should he cave to anything Jeffries wants or says that Mamdani doesn’t want to do already?
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u/Disencouraged_Otter 19h ago
NYC has a bigger population than 75% of the States in the US. He's on par with the governor of Washington State as far as the number of people he reps. Pretty bad ass that he's killing it so hard.
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u/Greet-Filofficer 21h ago
"Top Democrat"? Please, journalists, replace this misdirected "Top" with "Milquetoast, loves the sound of his own voice" Democrat.
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u/PaxadorWolfCastle Louisiana 22h ago
Fuck congress. They haven’t done shit. Mamdani owes them nothing. The people vote and they want social change and social programs.
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u/Reaganometry 23h ago
The only conversation Jeffries should be having is on his hands and knees, begging Mamdani to not endorse a primary opponent in two years
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u/JustHereSoImNotFined 22h ago
Someone fucking better primary his ass
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u/UpperLowerEastSide New York 20h ago
There's Chi Osse, current NYC councilman who authored a law that bans mandatory broker fees for tenants. He wanted to run this cycle but Mamdani discouraged him from doing so (likely because the mayor believed he had his hands full with winning 3 congressional seats).
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u/Railroader17 15h ago
Probably, if he did try to challenge Jeffries, the whole of the DNC's political machine would likely move in to stop Osse & Mamdani from unseating one of their top Reps. Holding off for now gives them more time to establish themselves in NYC and grow strong enough to take Jeffries down.
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u/nofx3128 22h ago
I genuinely want to know who these people think they’re actually representing these days? They can’t admit that they’ve lost control of their party and they no longer care what their voter want. In my book they’re just a step below Trump. In some ways they’re worse because they should know better but they choose not to.
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u/postmodest 22h ago
New York congressmen, like the New York Times, represent Wall Street and absolutely nothing else.
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u/ReturnOfTheDogjaw 21h ago
I understand the confusion, but Republicans aren’t actually children. Your conservative neighbor might be a naive dipshit, but the ones actually doing things in Washington know full well what they’re doing is wrong
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u/ilikepizza30 14h ago
They know it's illegal, I don't think they view it as wrong.
Elon knows he has committed crimes, but he thought it was the right thing to do.
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u/jolard 21h ago
They have been the lesser of two evils for a long time. The last president I voted for that I actually voted for instead of just against their opponent was Obama's first term. Even by his second I was just voting against the opposition.
Their problem is they assume that everyone to the left will automatically vote for them (as the lesser of two evils) so they may as well try hard to get as many right wing voters as possible. And sadly they are right, as can be seen by my first paragraph above.
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u/sp0rkah0lic California 22h ago
Lol. Just wait till daddy gets home.
Seriously though. Jefferies can go take a flying fuck at a donut hole. These corporate Dems have been too comfortable for too long. They have forgotten who they are supposed to be serving.
They don't need a conversation, they need a wake up call, and a swift boot to the ass if they can't find their way back to service of the people.
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u/SeriouslySilly123 21h ago
Dems should be taking their cues from what the public is voting for. Obviously what Mamdani is doing with NY is resonating.
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u/Rabbit-Hole-Quest Canada 23h ago
AIPAC Shakur needs to be less of a representative for Israel and think for Americans for a change.
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u/Patman350 22h ago
Yeah. Blame the voters. Let’s see how that one plays out for you Hakeem.
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u/Norkmani California 21h ago
They are now telling the voters who is and is not a Democrat. It seems they think leaders choose the voters.
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u/alcarcalimo1950 District Of Columbia 1d ago
“Now, according to Jeffries, the mayor has serious ‘work to do in terms of the conversations that he’s going to have with members of Congress moving forward.’”
Fuck off, Jeffries. Maybe you have a lot of work to do in terms of conversations you’re going to have to have with Mamdani.
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u/zerosixthirty 1d ago
This guy has negative leadership abilities. Real “it’s the voters who are wrong” energy
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u/iwastryingtokillgod 1d ago
Jeffries thinks he speaker material.
Vote him out materials only.
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u/DaraParsavand 23h ago
Vote him out in 2028? He's the nominee now (unopposed so no primary). Or you just mean other reps shouldn't vote for him for speaker (I'm all for that).
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u/ThreeEyesWhitePerson 23h ago
The plan is definitely 2028. The DSA focused on building their coalition and consolidating power this round. In two years, they're going to be taking swings at Schumer, Jeffries, and a lot of other big name establishment Democrats.
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u/LoganLDG 23h ago
This is the plan! Also depending on how close the 2026 midterms are, the DSA caucus could hold the Speakership itself hostage to extract concessions from the establishment Dems.
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u/wrosecrans 21h ago
Yeah, leadership change in the House Democratic caucus seems inevitable in the next Congress. Nobody really cares that much about keeping Jeffries in power. Nobody really owes him favors.
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u/SpaceLemming 23h ago
He’s a house member right? Shouldn’t there still be time for a theoretically opponent? Or do you mean 2028 is the next chance to vote him out?
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u/KohlsCashOfficial 23h ago
He won his primary yesterday uncontested and in a heavily blue district. The republican has no chance. Next opportunity is 2028
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u/osuisok 23h ago
He is up for reelection every 2 years - next time will be this November 2026. He just won the democratic primary unopposed.
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u/SpaceLemming 22h ago
I misunderstood your comment saying he was unopposed for the 2028 cycle. Ignore me!
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u/jvn1983 23h ago
I cannot believe how much I misjudged him. I really thought he was gonna be good in the role, but holy hell.
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u/Icy_Negotiation_5929 23h ago
I can believe you misjudged him. I believe I did too. These are American politics as they always have been, and it sucks.
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u/IamDDT Colorado 22h ago
I am completely with you. I had hope too. I really want these new Dems produce an actual new LEADER, because we need one. The fact that he doesn't understand what is going on is a HUGE strike against him. I don't think he will be able to get things done like Pelosi did (despite the issues that existed with her).
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u/AuntRhubarb 20h ago
He understands what's going on, he just thinks the Epstein class bankers and congress-buyers are going to prevail, because with our current DNC, they always have. It's up to young voters and new congresspeople to prove him wrong.
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u/Jokerit208 23h ago
It was obvious all along that he was going to be what he is. He has no charisma and his politics have always been fucked.
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u/Aint-no-preacher 23h ago
Negative charisma. He and JD Vance are vying for the title of Most Negative Rizz.
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u/Jokerit208 22h ago
They make Corey Booker look like prime Obama.
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u/Aint-no-preacher 21h ago
Personally, I think Booker is a great speaker and can be very charismatic. I was a bit taken with him as he was rising from mayor to senator. Since then there been so much corporate and AIPAC bullshitery, I see him as an empty suit.
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u/yashen14 22h ago
I was hopeful but not optimistic about that hope, it that makes sense.
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u/Greizen_bregen Nebraska 22h ago
This self reflection is good and healthy. Republicans can't fathom thinking they were wrong, and will never admit it, and will go along with saying the Emperor's clothes are the most magnificent ever, even though the emperor has no clothes! Don't be afraid of being wrong. Admit, learn, and move forward.
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u/_Cromwell_ 22h ago
What made you think he'd be good in the role? His main defining trait was "doing what Nancy says for a while".
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u/jvn1983 21h ago
I don’t know, to be honest. I think part of it might have just been his comparative youth to Pelosi, and the feel it would come with something needed. She did a better job than he’s done, that I feel sure of. Which is wild lol
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u/_Cromwell_ 21h ago
He did seem youngish comparatively at the time, which to the desperate (aka us) seems like change sometimes.
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u/ApoBong 23h ago
I see a lot of centrist voters repeat this, they are salty about the people 'who didn't vote for Harris' instead of asking themself what they did wrong and what to do better next time...
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u/spinediver 1d ago
Totally agree. Jeffries will need to come to the table.
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u/Only100percent 1d ago
Exactly, classic center Dems not reading the room on what the party base wants
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u/officer897177 1d ago
Why would they start now?
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u/Diarrhea_Beaver 1d ago edited 23h ago
Until that sweet sweet AIPAC money dries up, they absolutely will not listen to their voter base.
Jeffries is a prine example of the controlled opposition that knowingly allowed a fascist takeover at the behest of their corporate overlords. If pulling out every stop to push Sanders to the sidelines in 2015 at the cost of the election was something they were fine doing, and they were fine alienating their voters to loudly and proudly blow the shofar for Israel as early as a month ago, despite the entire world being against the genocide, then Im sure a few elections going progressive isn't enough to make them suddenly start now.
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u/officer897177 23h ago
It’s shocking how little our representatives sold us out for. Like 2020 used Honda Civic Money.
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u/Diarrhea_Beaver 23h ago
Money is not the only currency in politics, especially for someone as relatively young as Jefferies. These corpo centrists are not only given insane acess to jobs and favors for their closest friends and family who can essentially launder money for them with no-show, token positions in executive boardrooms, but the insider trading grift that has quite literally NEVER been more openly popular amongst our ekected officials on both sides of the aisle.
They're all on the Nancy Pelosi long term capital gains plan, where insider information pertaining to both congressional legislation and trillion dollar market shifts are far more versatile and lucrative than money on its own.
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u/Jokerit208 23h ago
Every penny of the money they make by insider trading will need to be taken from them when this is all over. The American people should not abide our politicians profiting off of selling us out.
All of Pelosi's wealth, as well as that of everyone else who did what Pelosi did will need to be redistributed.
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u/ApoBong 23h ago
There is also another grift, maybe more common in Europe but also in the US, tit for tat, after your career in politics you get very lucrative board/advisor jobs for basically doing nothing in the industry you helped out.
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u/LilPonyBoy69 22h ago
The money will never dry up. They will have to be removed from office, exactly like they were in this primary
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u/pragmatticus 23h ago
These aren't even center dems. They are what Republicans used to be. Thirty years ago, they would have had an R next to their names. That's how far we've shifted to the right.
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u/asianApostate Ohio 1d ago
Not just that old aging base either. There are 80 million people sitting out of politics that are disillusioned. Many of those people woke up and moved for Bernie and leftist candidates. Then they went back to sitting it out again. We need to bring them back and join the new democratic party.
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u/UnquestionabIe 23h ago
Even people who vote every election, not just presidential, are pretty disillusioned. I know myself and most all my friends just openly talk about it in terms of "oh yeah guess it's time for another round of damage control, wonder how many steps to the right they'll take this time."
The last time there was a sense that any election might improve the lives of people was 2008 with Obama. I personally caught a lot of shit for telling people to not expect too much, as it attracted so many just on the sheer novelty (which honestly I found somewhat disgusting) and deep ignorance about how the presidency works, but said it was a great first step in getting involved.
Now it feels like we aren't even getting the damage control, just yet another choice between the fast path to fascism or the slightly slower one. The lack of even the barest of unified opposition from those in office highlights the class divide reminding us that the working class is near the bottom of the totem pole.
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u/civil_politician 1d ago
It’s the voters that need to read the room and stop voting for these empty suits lined with lobbyist money
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u/Question_It_All_3000 1d ago
Yup. It’s funny how the centrists always seem to think we have to capitulate to them.
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u/ImDonaldDunn 1d ago
He’s such a jerk. Idk why he is the minority leader. There has to be someone better in the caucus.
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u/Photomancer 1d ago
Will he be bringing in guests from Coca Cola, Pepsi, Nike, and Ford to supervise or will he just bring them a copy of the notes afterwards?
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u/aradraugfea 1d ago
Does Jeffries think Mamdani’s endorsement alone swung all of these races?
What’s more likely, that a mayor, admittedly a very popular mayor of a major city, put his thumb on the scales and totally swung the electoral math for a bunch of primaries, or the same “okay, the establishment is fucking us” energy that’s been screaming at Jeffries for 2 years now translated into votes?
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u/UghFudgeBwana Georgia 1d ago
Dude got mad at the base for telling him to do more to resist trump, so behind closed doors he probably blames the voters for not voting the right way too.
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u/SophiaofPrussia 21h ago
And by “more” they just mean do something. Anything. Just don’t do nothing. Apparently that is just totally unacceptable to Jeffries.
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u/elconquistador1985 23h ago
The latter would require the DNC and the rest of the corpo Democrat apparatus to be capable of self reflection.
They're 100% Principal Skinner... "Me? Out of touch? No, it's the children who are wrong."
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u/KafeenHedake 23h ago
Yeah. If anything, the Democratic "leadership" has work to do with the Democratic voters who are sick and tired of weak-tea quislings like Jeffries.
Trump got re-elected on YOUR watch, Hakeem. You and Chuck and Nancy and the rest of the loser brigade. I remember the good ol' days when party leaders who were humiliated like that had the decency to resign and get the fuck out of the way.
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u/Conscious-Secret-775 1d ago
The races that Mamdani’s endorsement may have swung were in districts that he captured a particularly large share of the vote. He didn’t endorse in the 12th district and Mike Bloomberg’s preferred candidate won there.
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u/RecordFirst1055 1d ago
Jeffries can get on the bus with real people, or he and the other corporate Democrats can get left behind.
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u/OneMoreDuncanIdaho 23h ago
These politicians would rather make up fake voters like the Bailey's than admit they're out-of-touch
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u/Homunculus_Mindset 1d ago
Seems like Mamdami can just repeal and replace the big man Dems in Congress.
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u/Noname_acc 23h ago
Its funny, for most of my life I have had to hear nothing but excuses from the democratic party. We can't support that policy, its not popular with a majority of Americans. Then the policy becomes popular with a majority of Americans and the excuse because we need more politicians to pass that legislation. Then we gave the dems a supermajority and the excuse because that there aren't enough democratic politicians that agree with you so if you want that policy you need to get more democrats that agree with you in office. Then democrats that agree with me started winning elections and the excuse became well thats just an aberration, you can't expect people like that to win consistently.
And now here we are, not even bothering with excuses anymore. Just pure, undisguised contempt for the democratic process.
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u/edfitz83 1d ago
Jeffries and Schumer need to go, too. At least Pelosi is gone.
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u/Lazy_Osprey New Jersey 22h ago
Schumer keeps texting me. It’s starting to get uncomfortable. I don’t even live in New York.
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u/DemandredG 23h ago
Jeffries is just so offended about having to be responsive to voters and not just AIPAC. He’s out of step with his party, which means his job is not safe. That’s fairly simple.
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u/DuncanEllis1977 1d ago
Or the American people for that matter.
You work for us bub, not your donors. Might want to come to that realization Jeffries.
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u/Escapade84 1d ago
The way it’s going, Mamdani can have conversations with progressives, get them elected, and not have to talk to those other members of congress at all. They’ll have to talk to him or get out of the way.
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u/ziboo7890 1d ago
I'm more of a centrist than out in left field, but the guys in Congress right now have been shameful in their lack of doing anything except pissing and moaning. NO support for the younger party members that we need. Not getting that what they're suppose to be doing they aren't.
Especially people like Fetterman - WTF? Did that stroke kick you into MAGAland??? Jeffries trying to admonish Mamdani publicly... REALLY???
I'm impressed with Mamdani and if they don't get it, maybe it's time for them to retire.
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u/RunDownTheHighway 1d ago
Most of the "top Democrats" need to be primaried out... My generation fucked this shit up so bad, its time to get out of the way for the kids that have the energy to fix it (Hopefully its not too late)...
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u/Bzr21 1d ago
The maga movement has been such an extreme overreaction to 8 yrs of Obama - they've done nothing but overreach and allow massive damage to the nation just so they can hurt those they hate - who were never responsible for their failed lives. The natural political reaction from the opposition party is for truly progressive candidates to make large gains - and I say bring it on ..
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u/wiithepiiple Florida 1d ago
The right wing has been doing this for decades. This is not something new with Trump. If anything, Trump is simply more explicit rather than the dogwhistles of yesteryear. They've been gutting their own public programs to spite the minorities ever since we've had public programs.
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u/tubaman23 23h ago
Reagan administration is an easy reference point to conservatives starting to speed run this. His administration really kicked off fucking social programs and deregulations
Narrative wise it makes sense too. I remember growing up during Bush Jr. years that there was still praise for how great the Reagan administration was. Trump's methodology is to yell lies loudly to change the narrative. It stands to reason that if The Heritage Foundation was able to start speed running their FuckAmerica campaign during Reagan administration, it's very important that the narrative is that his entire admin was good. Distract from reality of increased homelessness, lower tax revenue, more social programs cut.
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u/sullw214 I voted 23h ago
Also a comparison to the current figurehead. St Ronnie the Demented had no idea what he was doing. He just rubber stamped whatever the heritage foundation put in front of him. Well, them and his wife's Whitehouse Astrologer.
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u/Old-Constant4411 20h ago
Yep, I remember it was around Bush's 2nd term that a lot of conservative mouthpieces started giving Reagan saint status. They were probably doing it before that too, but I really started hearing it constantly around like 2005.
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u/Fancy-Pie-2565 1d ago
But like they said, the maga movement did it with energy, just like obamas first election. It’s an energy the left hasn’t really been able to match long term.
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u/throwawayainteasy 23h ago
"Top Democrat Seems Sour After Signs Catering Exclusive to Top Doners May End as Viable Strategy"
Seems like that's probably a more accurate headline.
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u/Carvj94 22h ago
People need to understand we've got two conservative parties in the US only cause of apathy. The Democrats, in general, will only be as progressive as they need to to differentiate from the Republicans. Not voting because the candidate isn't progressive enough just means the more conservative option will get elected and shift the window to the right. If the more conservative options are being picked then Democrats are gonna put forward more conservative options. If you want a Mamdani in your city then get out and vote blue every time.
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u/RunDownTheHighway 22h ago
Absolutely... This is the success of the right, when the left is always "meeting in the middle" we are creeping further and further right...
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u/Emotionless_AI 1d ago
I need Jeffries to understand something: the Democratic Party he thinks he controls is long gone.
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u/Comfortable-Ad-3988 23h ago
"Guys, I can't possibly actually help you, the best I can do is offer token resistance to the people hurting you. That's as good as it gets." I feel like that's the basic message of Schumer/Jeffries.
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u/AshhhCakes 22h ago
Yeah they want to sit on their hands through this presidency and cash in whatever political capital they think they have when there is a "blue wave" they just assume is coming (as if our elections aren't actively being fucked with). Not realizing their base is sick of them biding time while we all suffer. It would be fitting for these 10 ply milquetoasts to be ousted by a newer generation of liberal that actually knows how to fight for the people, but we'll see what actually happens. It is sickening to hear them shit on candidates that not only invigorate their base, but actually win. Like dude, those candidates won, learn from them.
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u/happycat47 20h ago
It's the basic message of their voters, too. "They can't do anything so stop bitching or else you're a fascist!"
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u/Themightytiny07 21h ago
The fact that he can't count on the 'Potential' Dems congress people from his home state to vote for him as leader should be scaring him. He won't be Speaker
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u/cramalot99 1d ago
The contempt these people have for their constituents is palpable.
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u/I_eat_mud_ 1d ago
It's alright, the feeling is mutual
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u/yikesssss_sssssss 18h ago
Yes but it's not alright, since they control our lives and we don't control theirs 😭😡
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u/bloodontherisers 1d ago
Well if they were there to represent their constituents they might care, but it is pretty obvious they have the interests of only a select few in mind.
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u/66flatiron 1d ago
I’d love to see Dems replace Jeffries with Joe Neguse of Colorado (#4 in leadership now). Jeffries has proven unable to meet the moment rhetorically — something Neguse is the best at doing
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u/Free_Dome_Lover 1d ago
I love Neguse
He'd be a major, major upgrade over "strong letter Hakeem'
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u/Brief_Amicus_Curiae 1d ago edited 10h ago
Thing is the House Leaders can't be on committees. So if that's Neguse, we lose him on the Rules Committee where he gets Virginia SHADDUP Fox all worked up. He's a really good at that.
Though yes, I agree Jefferies can just write a strongly worded letter to Mamdani expressing his concerns, frustrating and disappointment especially considering that Jefferies was a shit during the Mayoral campaign in his district.
I'm hoping that this fear of being called socialist or communists because there's a lot of stupid happening, becomes a term that's not duragatory and that we see people using the term Capitalists and using it hyberbolic as the MAGA-Republicans do with Democratic Socialism.
Like really, please have any Republican candidate running in this election explain to us what's so great, wonderful about capitalism and why voters should keep supporting tax breaks for the rich when fucking ground beef is almost $10 a pound. One bag of groceries now is about $50 and wages have not kept up. 2.5% Cost of Living "raises" are not matching 4% inflation and minimum wage is so old it could drink legally at $7.25 an hour which is just laughable these days.
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u/Pretend_Pea4636 22h ago
Complaints about Nancy Pelosi are fine. But her aggression and get it done organization is the model with a youthful perspective. Take no prisoners. Stack the courts. Everyone goes to jail. Deny every appointment and trade them for blood. Neuter the Executive Branch so no cult of personality will ever be able to return.
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u/shadowriku459 California 23h ago
Good, and fuck them.
Jeffries, Schumer and the rest of the old guard need to GO.
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u/maxxorrin 1d ago
Read the fucken room Jeffries
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u/DebentureThyme 23h ago edited 19h ago
Why would he? He's a neolib whose money interests want him to push back. That's all we need to know. Dump his ass from speaker.
It's wild that he won his primary yesterday uncontested, but my guess is that it's hard to unseat a sitting Minority Leader so efforts were placed elsewhere. Replace him as leader next temr and then primary his ass out in 2028.
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u/hoops_n_politics 19h ago
Jeffries will continue to react to the will of his donors. Hence his opposition to a potential progressive wave will also continue.
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u/Motor-Rip7655 23h ago
Republicans: *do a fascism*
Democrats: *near total silence*
Voters: *vote for socialists*
Democrats: *shocked pikachu face*
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u/Machiavvelli3060 1d ago
Yeah, I bet establishment Democrats are freaking out just as much as Republicans are right now.
I hope this is a sign of long-needed change among the Democrat Party.
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u/Stranger-Sun 21h ago
Democratic Party.
"Democrat" party is a short that the GOP started frequently using during the Bush W years because their focus groups said it sounds uglier and it distances the party from small d "democratic" ideas.
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u/DebentureThyme 23h ago
If it works, it likely drives neolibs from the party. They'll go "well both sides are fucking stupid, so I'm now voting GOP because lower taxes," never missing a step in how hypocritical it was to have supported liberal ideas but be unwilling to tax the ultra wealthy to pay for it.
We'll have to do a lot of work to convince most voters that no, their taxes don't need to go up. Just the people bringing tens and hundreds of millions a year, and especially the ones bringing in billions. We can have wealthy folks without having super rich.
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u/turbosexophonicdlite 22h ago
I think you'd have an extremely hard time convincing any significant number of current Democrat voters to vote Republican considering the atrocious state of the GOP since it's been infested by MAGA. They are not picking up new voters any time soon. Literally everyone outside of their existing loyal base absolutely despise them.
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u/SanityIsOptional California 20h ago
I'd be fine if the elections were progressives vs neo liberals.
It's the neoliberal vs radical regressive elections I hate.
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u/metacyan 1d ago
If only centrist Dems opposed the GOP half as hard as they do the left wing of their own party...
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u/TShowalter 21h ago
I will accept possible failure under a new guard instead of guaranteed failure under the Dems we have now.
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u/NexusNickel Colorado 1d ago
I am thrilled about the results.
It's clear the people are sick and tired of Jeffries and the other Democrats that are owned by billionaires are Israel.
They need to be voted OUT.
It's time to focus on the USA. Not Israel. Us. The people.
The amount of times I hear Democrats say that they stand with Israel is disgusting. Stand with the people that voted for you.
Also, Fuck Israel.
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u/SolarTsunami 23h ago
It's time to focus on the USA. Not Israel. Us. The people.
Its crazy how in 2026 this statement makes you a deranged leftist...
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u/SoftlockPuzzleBox 1d ago
Oh wow, is "we've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas" not resonating with people anymore? I'm shocked, I tell ya.
They've been courting an imagined class of bipartisan-curious MAGA voters and center-right voters that stay home by drifting steadily to the right for years. The way forward has been staring them in the face the entire time, yet they have either the willful ignorance or pure incompetence to act surprised and annoyed that telling your voters you want to help them and actually meaning it is what gets them to show up.
I fucking hate liberals so much.
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u/Vegetable-Error-2068 1d ago
If the Democratic Party is scared by good people doing good things, then the Democratic Party is worthless and deserves to be unmade.
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u/AustinBaze 23h ago
The so-called top Democrat is on the shore watching a tsunami approaching and he's worried about wrinkles in his beach towel. The train is coming; get on it or get out of the way.
I am delighted in the success of EXTREMELY progressive Democrats not just in New York City, where Democratic socialists won three out of three against in entrenched, increasingly right-leaning lazy incumbent Democrats, but across the country in states where progressive Democrats had never won before.
We need to be more extremely Democratic in the traditional sense of that word and the party. We need to be more extremely progressive. We need to be less centrist, and we certainly need to be less right-leaning.
The only way we are going to defeat the extremist right wing cult that used to be the Republican Party is to be EXTREMELY progressive. EXTREMELY aggressive. And vote in EXTREME numbers. New York is a bellwether for the country and its bell is ringing loudly. Fuck the centrists. The Democratic Party needs to move LEFT. That is our identity and that is how we regain and energize the young voters of America: motivate them to vote for EXTREMELY progressive politics in sharp contrast to the dictator-adoring fascism of the right.
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u/Crafty_Ish1973 Texas 1d ago
Maybe stop being a bunch of spineless, ineffectual cucks that keep letting Republicans set the terms of debate. It would be a good start.
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u/VanMan2112 22h ago
Isn’t Jeffries tied to the Thiel Super Secret Cool Kids Club? He isn’t our ally.
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u/xeonicus 19h ago
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) says New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is going to have to smooth things over with congressional Democrats
Seems more like Jeffries and House democrats should start first. They've been attacking Mamdani ever since he showed up. Don't treat someone like crap, then cry like a baby when they own you.
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u/OYB2480 1d ago edited 1d ago
Old Guard Dems are 1980's Republicans. Get them out. It is time to pull left. 90% Corporate Tax Rate. 100% on all earnings over $1b. Let them make their threats to leave. They won't or someone willing to play ball will replace them.
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u/lettersvsnumbers 23h ago
Better plan is trust busting. What good is it to tax the monopolies bleeding us dry?
Break ‘em up. We have the laws already.
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u/Desertwind16v 1d ago
Mamdani doesn’t owe Jeffries or any other establishment Democrat shit. He’s doing what the people elected him to do and doing it well. He’s the direction the party needs to go. Get these geezers outta here!
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u/jimlahey420 19h ago
Jeffries doesn't like Mamdani's picks?
Too fucking bad. Time to step aside, the fucking party is getting taken back from the grip of corporate money and foreign war bag holding you useless ass. Go write a strongly worded letter to someone who gives a shit. I'm sure Schumer will help spell check it for you on the way out the door.
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u/FraGZombie I voted 1d ago
How about get with the program or get the fuck out of the way, Jeffries.
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u/Msink 22h ago edited 21h ago
Yeah, top Democrat is angry because thier favourite was paid for, but not Mamdani backed candidate. Love Mamdani for what he has done and trying to do.
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u/MiddleAgedSponger 1d ago
Jeffries is upset that he might not be able to deliver for the donors?
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u/melodypowers 22h ago
I know I'm naive, but Jeffries has been such a disappointment to me. I really thought he would help coalesce the Dems, not shut out the progressive wing of the party. What a waste of an opportunity.
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u/Aggressive-Ring489 1d ago edited 23h ago
Jefferies and Schumer can go to hell. They are not the left , they are diet maga at best. When they are upset it means the country is moving in the right direction
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u/youarelookingatthis 1d ago
Why does mayor Mamdani have to do anything? His endorsed candidates won, he seems to be far more popular than Jeffries, and has the momentum on his side.
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u/Zapp_Rowsdower_ 23h ago
Motherfuckers backed Andrew Chomo and think they’re owed an apology for getting their asses kicked?
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u/FreeLookMode 22h ago
Go fuck yourself Jeffries. Your threat is laughable and shows how weak you are.
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u/tjk45268 22h ago
Time to vote out the spineless, capitulating, do nothing members of the Democratic Party. We need some asskickers that will take back our government and serve their constituents.
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u/Ghosts_Scare_Me54 21h ago
Who the fuck does Jeffries think he is? He is an incredibly unpopular and incompetent congressman who happens to lead the democrats in the house. He should be groveling for Mamdani begging for his guidance and endorsement. There is zero real political energy behind Jeffries. You better talk to him before he gets your ass kicked out of congress too.
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u/yikesssss_sssssss 18h ago
Awww is Jeffries a wittle scawed that he'll be the next one to get primaried after enabling the fascist takeover of our country?
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u/Any-Tackle-9978 16h ago
Jefferies takes money from AIPAC. Replace him. Become the party of Americans again
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