Hakeem Jeffries’ supporters don’t just want him to win, they want him to win big.
Democrats’ massive victory in the House of Representatives last week transformed what might otherwise have been a difficult effort for the sitting minority leader. secure the speaker’s gavel where a smaller majority could have empowered a tight-knit bloc of far-left resistance fighters. Now a larger group intends to send a message.
“The people want to see unity,” the representative said. Troy Carter of Louisiana said in an interview. “They don’t want to see fighting. They don’t want to see infighting. They want to see the level of solidarity necessary to move an agenda forward.”
The positive sentiments surrounding the Democratic House gains have calmed the debate over the direction of the caucus, important as it is. As counting continues and activists hope to secure 260 seats – the largest majority for any party since 1993 – progressive activists continue to call for an alternative to Jeffries.
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