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This week: It’s a barnstorm blitz as Jeffries eyes speaker’s gavel (rollcall.com)

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during an event with House Democrats on the Capitol steps in September. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I wish someone competent would go for the Speaker’s spot. Jeffries is… genuinely uninspiring. Too centrist; too corporatist; too moderate.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's a nice way of saying I wish he'd fall down a flight of stairs and retire.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He’s not old, he’s just not the person I think should be leading the not-fascist party at this point, because he’s far too tied to the political establishment

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I don't care what he does after he retires from congress, he can open a cupcake shop or open a roller skating ring. I just don't think he should be in congress

[–] gridlock@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There’s been work behind the scenes for years to get him the job, he was identified right away as the person they wanted after Pelosi.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

And therein lies the problem