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Dulcinea

(10,288 posts)
Thu May 14, 2026, 07:35 AM 3 hrs ago

Jeffries' job grows more difficult in race for House and speaker's gavel

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries had warned Republicans they would come to regret the congressional redistricting fight, and when Democrats counterpunched last month with a redrawn Virginia map, he had made his point.

The net tally of seats gained and lost was essentially a wash.

“F— around and find out,” said Jeffries after the election victory.

But in a matter of days, the race for control of the House — and the speaker’s gavel — was dramatically reset by back-to-back court rulings that wiped out the Democratic gains in Virginia and now threaten to erode Black representation by Democrats in the Deep South.

https://apnews.com/article/jeffries-democrats-republicans-house-control-speaker-midterms-9e2fc4fe99c4dd3db0f0a6996722860b

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Jeffries' job grows more difficult in race for House and speaker's gavel (Original Post) Dulcinea 3 hrs ago OP
He will be ok..... Lovie777 3 hrs ago #1
But,will America be? We're not a rational people any longer. slingsam 3 hrs ago #2
Nothing can stop the Blue Tsunami in November Fiendish Thingy 1 hr ago #3

slingsam

(460 posts)
2. But,will America be? We're not a rational people any longer.
Thu May 14, 2026, 07:57 AM
3 hrs ago

We have an idiot on the world stage who is being openly mocked.

Fiendish Thingy

(23,992 posts)
3. Nothing can stop the Blue Tsunami in November
Thu May 14, 2026, 09:34 AM
1 hr ago

Not desperate Hail Mary Gerrymandering by Republicans, and certainly not concern trolling articles by the AP.

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