Rep.-elect Don Leonard of Ohio said Tuesday that “senior members of the Democratic House” have threatened to make his life “a living hell” unless he backs, without conditions, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to be the next Speaker of the House.
Rep.-elect Don Leonard of Ohio said Tuesday that “senior members of the Democratic House” have threatened to make his life “a living hell” unless he backs, without conditions, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to be the next Speaker of the House.
Yeah we have a wide enough margin now that we can afford a few strategic sacrifices, especially if it means getting someone out of the way for new leadership to come take their place.
If we back milquetoast centrist leadership unconditionally, we’ll lose the whole margin anyway.