I am going to be nice and just say this is great. The Democratic Party is wholly against the genocide in Palestine. Meanwhile, the current leadership is in the pocket of AIPAC.

IMO all members of the House and Senate ideally should have primary opponents each time they are up for re-election and also be subject to term limits. Congressional service should be a "public service", not a career.

the things that need to be done.

Lot of accounts I haven’t seen before going after Democratic figures (and not so much Republicans).

but that would make too much sense. That would help to weaken the GOP and to empower Democrats. But, for some odd reason, there are some individuals who think it's better to attack Democrats. Weird.

weaken Democrats? That's not a loss. You do know any Democrat has the right to run for another Democrats seat? It's not a god given job or a lifetime seat.

My point is that we should be spending our time and effort and money attacking REPUBLICANS and trying to weaken them and reduce their numbers instead of wasting time on shit like this.

Of course he has "every right" to do so... that's irrelevant. What matters is this: IT'S A STUPID MOVE.

Actually, I never argued whether Democrats could do more than one thing at a time... again, that's yet another weak strawman argument. Trying to sabotage and bloody up Jeffries is just a stupid move. He will fail. Deservedly so.

I don't know what you think when you see what's going on today, but I ask myself how did that work out for us? I think younger progressive politicians will get will get us what we need. The electorate is changing if we keep the same path we will stay right where we are.

going on here. It's insane. Her style and tactics have never helped... only harmed. Why encourage and defend it?

how nice to see you again and goodbye.

As far as i know, you're not the one running against Jeffries. But be sure to let us know if that changes. 🤣😂🤪🤡😀

Yeah gotcha Things never change.

The reasons we lost are right in front of us but everyone wants to believe it was because we weren't progressive ENOUGH
And no one wants to discuss the reasons some Democrats voted for trump.

So whats the difference.

we wouldn't be where we are.

I don't think that Osse has a chance. And I think the district, which is represented by the who most likely would be the next speaker of the house and all the influence that goes with that, would be insane to vote him out to get a newcomer in with no political influence.

District 8 spans Bed Stuy to Canarsie to Coney Island to parts of Bay Ridge. Osse is a city council member in good standing, and he's DSA aligned. (They have not given him any support yet.).

In the end Jeffries should WIPE THE FLOOR with him. But we will see.

My district has Lander thinking of Primarying Daniel Goldman, and I am VERY MUCH a Goldman appreciator. He's been an effective legislator and voice in the government. So that's another primary I'm not thrilled with.

"New Blood" means Nothing when up against Knowledge and Qualified Experience

h/t to RandySF

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220796693

Hakeem Jeffries endorses Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor

US House minority leader ends four-month standoff over backing for Democratic nominee

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/24/zohran-mamdani-hakeem-jeffries-endorsement

The House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, endorsed Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor on Friday, ending a four-month standoff that left the Democratic nominee without the backing of one of the party’s most powerful figures until the day before early voting begins. The announcement arrives after months of pressure from progressives in Congress and after the top Democrat has been repeatedly grilled by reporters about his reluctance to support his party’s candidate. “Zohran Mamdani has relentlessly focused on addressing the affordability crisis and explicitly committed to being a mayor for all New Yorkers, including those who do not support his candidacy,” Jeffries wrote in a statement. “In that spirit, I support him and the entire citywide Democratic ticket in the general election.”

The Brooklyn representative’s delay has been particularly striking given that Mamdani, a democratic socialist, won the primary and Jeffries’s district decisively in June to defeat former governor Andrew Cuomo in what was considered a seismic upset. Jeffries’s endorsement makes the Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, also of New York, the sole major Democratic congressional leadership holdout. The lack of earlier endorsements has not stopped the city’s magnetism for Mamdani, who maintains a commanding lead in polls for the 4 November general election, when he will face independent candidate Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.

Jeffries’s extended hesitation stands in contrast with typical party unity timelines. The New York governor, Kathy Hochul, assembly speaker Carl Heastie and senate majority leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins all have endorsed Mamdani, as have the New York representatives Jerry Nadler, Adriano Espaillat and Yvette Clarke – each of whom backed other candidates in the primary. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Mamdani before the primary, and has campaigned with him since. The minority leader has spent months deflecting questions from reporters, repeatedly instructing the media to “stay tuned” while insisting he had not refused to endorse, just that he “refused to articulate” his position.

This hair-splitting did little to disguise what appeared to be profound discomfort with the 34-year-old democratic socialist whose upset primary victory upended the Democratic establishment’s expectations. When pressed by CNBC in August about the continued questioning on his Mamdani stance, a visibly frustrated Jeffries shot back: “I’m trying to understand why you would spend a significant amount of time asking me about the Democratic nominee who’s not even the mayor.” Jeffries, who raked in more than $1m from the pro-Israel lobby in 2023-2024, cited concerns about Mamdani’s past rhetoric on Israel and antisemitism, particularly the assembly member’s initial refusal to denounce the phrase “globalize the intifada”. Mamdani has also made the highly unlikely campaign promise to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if he travels to New York.

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Jeffries showed more support for Mamdani than he did the last Democrat running for NYC mayor, whom he NEVER endorsed.

Endorsements like his often wait till closer to the election to have more of an impact. I believe his came on the heels of early voting opening up.

Endorsing Mamdani in the summer would have accomplished nothing other than placating a certain segment of progressives about 12 hours before they found something else to hate on Jeffries for.

where people were so focused on endorsements. And those who are don't even live in NYC.

to be fixated on such things. IMHO

to play the victim.

We should be running against Republicans.