Jeffries Says Mamdani Has “Work to Do” to Placate Establishment Dems in Congress

The election of three Democratic socialist candidates earlier this week in congressional races within New York City has many establishment Democrats worried — including, it appears, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. On Tuesday, Democratic Socialist of America (DSA)-aligned candidates Brad Lander, Darializa Avila Chevalier, and Claire Valdez all won their primary races in districts within…

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WatDabney

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So it appears that, entirely predictably, Jeffries and the rest of the Dem establishment completely failed to get the message.

NOBODY has to "placate" you. You're an anchor around the party's neck and the voters are dumping you, and good fucking riddance.

marine_mustang

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Other party leaders have expressed similar concerns, rejecting the fact that, on many issues, a majority of Americans have expressed support for Mamdani’s and other Democratic socialists’ ideals.

“What we have to do is sit down and work with the left-leaning part of the party and see if we can come to some sort of understanding going forward,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said after Tuesday’s elections, using language that is similar to how politicians might react to opponents on the opposite side of the partisan divide winning power.

How about fuck off? Is that a clear understanding for forward progress?

Moderate Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) went even further. “The socialists had a big win,” Gottheimer said. “The question is, are we going to let them take over the party? Or are we going to stand up and fight back?” Gottheimer added, “If you’re a socialist, you’re not a Democrat.”

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