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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 after backing several progressive candidates who ousted incumbents during Tuesday’s primary elections.

Asked if Mamdani’s endorsements were making him “enemies” with Democrats in Washington, D.C., Jeffries told CNN that he and Mamdani “strongly” disagreed over his primary picks ahead of Election Day.

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.”

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[-] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

What work to do? He's mayor of NYC, he doesn't need to explain shit to jefferies or any other national congressperson.

[-] AlSweigart@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 hour ago

Vote blue no matter who, Jeffries.

[-] godsammitdam@lemmy.zip 39 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours 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.”

More like establishment Dems are scared they'll finally have to do work at all. Why don't you write a strongly worded letter to Mamdani? Or is that too harsh an action given that's the same level of opposition you've had against Trump?

[-] Tolc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

mamdani endorsed zionist and zionist won, who cares

[-] nullspace@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

TIL anyone who doesn't outright call for the extermination of jews is a zionist.

[-] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 5 hours ago

congress serves the people, not their dem friends. The People

[-] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 31 points 5 hours ago

Jeffries is a dead man walking. I hope his ass gets primaried in the future.

[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 11 points 4 hours ago

The idiot centrists should be the ones patching things up over their epicly failed leadership, lack of a platform for their voters, and genocide support.

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 13 points 2 hours ago

Funny how centrists don't appear to be jumping at the chance to find "common ground" with actual progressive politicians.

[-] nullspace@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

The only isle they're reaching across is the one to their donors.

[-] Scotty_Trees@lemmy.world 40 points 6 hours ago

Hey Jeffy, get fucked.

[-] GirthBrooksPLO@lemmy.world 24 points 6 hours ago

U mad, bro?

[-] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 64 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Mr Jeffries,

I am appalled that you, or any Democrats, think that you get to pick who it is that we, the people, vote for. You are a representative for us. You need to smooth things over with the American people because these others were voted in not because Mamdani is a cult of personality, but because they are doing and saying things the people like and want.

When you and the party can do something successfully, such as codify LGBTQ rights (I.e., gay marriage, trans rights, etc), eliminate corporate government influence, ensure proper health care, and a laundry list of other things then maybe we can take you and your “preferred choices” seriously. Until then, watch change happen from the people that actually have to be in the trenches dealing with all of the American government’s fuckery. Please sit down, kindly shut up, and do your job of representing the people’s needs and not presenting your next potential colleague.

Sincerely,

An American Voter in Illinois

[-] P1k1e@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago
[-] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

I am so tempted to send this as an actual email to his team along with a link to the attached article.

[-] nickiwest@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

I hope you do. And I would like to see the form letter that you receive in response.

[-] pachrist@lemmy.world 28 points 7 hours ago

How long did Jeffries wait to endorse Mamdani as the NYC mayoral candidate?

Maybe it stings that Mamdani's successes so far have come despite support from Democrat leadership. Just shows what taking your job as a public servant seriously can do.

[-] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 42 points 8 hours ago

Ah yes the house Democrats known for their fervor, backbone and hard fought results.

You can't even threaten an enemy properly and you are gonna threaten a fellow Democrat? Fuckin traitors. And they would be dealt with accordingly.

[-] BeardededSquidward 12 points 7 hours ago

It makes more sense when you realize they're just the paid opposition party all these years. It explains all the ratchet effects and lack of real social progress.

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[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 18 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

If Jeffries is annoyed with you, you probably did something right. If your incumbents are just there to tow the party line, kiss corporate ass, kiss Netanyahu's ass, and give, at most, flaccid resistance to the Republican agenda before bending to their will, they deserve to lose their seats. The few progressives we have need more numbers. I'll happily sacrifice a few milquetoast party dems for progressives with a backbone and an agenda for change.

[-] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

So now both Democrats and Republicans are going to use facebook's and Instagram and content creators to highlight and spread content about how bad Mamdani is doing. Which they have ease of access now since the political left removed themselves from all digital conservations and spaces that are not 100% left.

[-] webadict@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Which spaces are you talking about that the political left has removed themselves from?

[-] Prior_Industry@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I'm guessing Twitter. Dunno who you're gonna convince and that dumpster fire tho.

[-] tacoplease@lemmy.world 13 points 7 hours ago

Hey Hakeem, tough titties shitbird. Read the room, your time has past.

[-] Eryn6844@piefed.blahaj.zone 12 points 7 hours ago

no the incumbent dems should be scared, very scared. he just showed the rest of the country how to take them down. It's time to get to work.

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 10 points 5 hours ago

There are 2 parts to taking back the government. The GOP has to be stopped, so voting Dem is a necessity. We have a 2-party system, so anyone who isn't voting blue is contributing to the problem.

"But the Dems aren't what we want them to be"

That's what primaries are for, and Mandami is the perfect case study. Primaries are where the most important elections are determined.

That being said, I live in an area of Texas where Dems simoly aren't going to win, so I'm actually a registered Republican most years. I vote the in the Republican primaries for the least-crazy among them, but then vote blue in the general election.

[-] P1k1e@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

Very tactical of you, tho that's a hell of an uphill battle

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

I'm in a deep-enough red area that I simply have to deal with Republicans. And most of them are perfectly nice people until the Fox News switch gets flipped in their heads.

It's crazy. There will be a bunch of perfectly nice ladies gathering supplies for the food bank and blankets for the poor, and then something switches and they'll start talking about how the Demoncrats want to steal the election so they can use tax money to pay to have illegals get hormone blockers so they can rape Christian girls.

[-] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 11 points 7 hours ago

The DNC is scared. They see what happened to the old guard Republicans (centrist) they started losing to more right leaning candidates. Now those leaders are gone and we have a crazy right leaning "leadership" in power. The DNC doesn't want that to happen to them as well. Yet, I think it's inevitable, we've swung too far right and there is too much pent up anger for the centrist to keep power.

[-] chilicheeselies@lemmy.world 13 points 7 hours ago

They aren't centrists though. They aren't anything really. They are all bought and paid for by Israel.

Why do we send them billions every month? Because it reaches them, they skim off the top, and put much it directly in the pockets of congress. How else do they leave office rich? It's a giant money laundering scheme at our expense.

[-] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

yep. If they lose their primaries they lose their cash cow which is why they are scared and you can see it the way the lash out at progressive candidates. They know their fucked if there is a competent opponent.

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