Is America to be either Communist or far right Nazi?
I don't see that happening
Jeffries: 'Agree to strongly disagree' with Mamdani
When Mamdani won the New York City mayor's race last November, Republicans signaled early that democratic socialism's rising influence would be an attack line for the GOP in 2026.
Jeffries backed the incumbents and tried to downplay the proxy war, telling reporters on Capitol Hill he doesn't believe he's on "opposite pages" with Mamdani.
"There are 215 members of the House Democratic caucus, a handful of primaries that go in one direction or the other in a given state or two aren't going to reshape who we are," Jeffries said.
But it is clear that some on the left view it as a repudiation of Jeffries and the party's leadership. Hasan Piker, a popular left-leaning influencer, taunted Jeffries in a profanity-laced video from Valdez's election night victory party.
Democratic socialism is gaining traction in urban Democratic primaries across the country. Janeese Lewis George, a self-described democratic socialist, won the mayoral primary in Washington, D.C. earlier in June.
Like any political movement there will be bandwagon riders who make the right noises but never intend to follow through, but you will have that on these big jobs.
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