Just days after a landslide win that is set to give them a majority of more than 250 seats, House Democrats are dealing with a surprise problem. Members and incoming members say their phones and inboxes are overloaded with messages telling them not to vote for Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York as the next speaker.
\n\nMore than a dozen lawmakers and aides described the pressure, according to Axios. The numbers vary by office. One incoming Democrat said about 150 calls had arrived since the election, while a senior member reported more than 500 in two days and was even asked about it at a local Chamber of Commerce meeting. A chief of staff counted around 300. Another lawmaker said the real total in their office was likely higher than 500 and called it the top issue in their inbox by far. A fourth office logged about 50.
\n\nProgressive groups are adding to the noise. Ezra Levin, co-executive director of Indivisible, said Democrats in both chambers cannot return to business as usual, and that voters want leaders ready for a new era in politics.
\n\nThe left has long been uneasy about Jeffries’s ties to pro-Israel groups and corporate political…
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