{"id":2370710,"date":"2024-11-19T10:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T15:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hakeem-jeffries-wins-reelection-as-house-democrats-leader\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T10:11:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T15:11:29","slug":"hakeem-jeffries-wins-reelection-as-house-democrats-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hakeem-jeffries-wins-reelection-as-house-democrats-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakeem Jeffries wins reelection as House Democrats&#8217; leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhakeem-jeffries-wins-reelection-as-house-democrats-leader%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2370710&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Hakeem Jeffries has been reelected as the \u200dleader of the\u200d House Democrats, continuing his role amid challenges of being in the minority. Despite no competition for\u2063 the position, Jeffries faces the difficulty \u200bof\u2064 guiding the party following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/moderate-focus-groups-have-no-reaction-to-january-6-say-democrats-over-embellished-anniversary\/\" title=\"Moderate Focus Groups Have No Reaction To \u2018January 6,\u2019 Say Democrats \u2018Over-Embellished\u2019 Anniversary\">disappointing results<\/a> in the 2024 elections, \u200cwhere Republicans gained control of the Senate, the White House, and maintained a slim majority in the House. The Democrats did manage to secure several key battleground seats, especially in New York, but ultimately conceded the majority to the GOP. Jeffries had\u200c been poised to \u200cpotentially become the first Black speaker of\u200b the House if the Democrats had regained control, but that opportunity \u2064has slipped away as \u2064five seats\u2064 remain \u2064too close to call.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hakeem Jeffries reelected as Democrats&rsquo; leader and contends with GOP total control<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1885058\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) won reelection to serve as the Democrats&rsquo; top leader in the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House of Representatives<\/a> on Tuesday, with no contenders but an overarching challenge to lead the party in the minority.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2024 election<\/a> yielded disappointing results for the party as a whole, with Republicans flipping the Senate and the White House and maintaining control of the House. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Democrats<\/a>, as a coalition, have highlighted personal victories in keeping a majority of battleground seats blue, as well as flipping a few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-elder-will-not-run-for-ca-governor-in-2022-launches-elder-for-america-pac-to-help-gop-take-back-congress\/\" title=\"Larry Elder Will Not Run For CA Governor In 2022, Launches \u2018Elder For America PAC\u2019 To Help GOP Take Back Congress\">key seats<\/a> in New York to keep the Republicans&rsquo; majority razor-thin.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries conceded the majority to the GOP last week with five seats remaining that are too close to call by the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. With the Democrats remaining in the minority, the slate of top leaders was expected to remain the same. If the Democrats had taken the majority, Jeffries was en route to becoming the chamber&rsquo;s first black speaker.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of the 2024 election, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">newly reelected minority leader<\/a> has expressed similar sentiments to that of his colleagues: that the party needs to take this time to reflect and revamp messaging to reach the public better after Democrats struggled to convince swing and independent voters.<\/p>\n<p>Waiting in the wings and over Jeffries&rsquo;s shoulder is former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who many believe was instrumental in pushing President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race and make way for a new candidate, who would eventually be Vice President Kamala Harris. Pelosi has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3230330\/nancy-pelosi-paperwork-2026-reelection-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"filed paperwork\">filed paperwork<\/a> to run for reelection in 2026 and has not faded into the background despite stepping down from leadership.<\/p>\n<p>With Harris&rsquo;s loss to President-elect Donald Trump, some Democrats have placed the blame on Pelosi, while the former speaker has criticized Biden for not dropping out sooner.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of Jeffries, Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-CA) also won reelection to his position.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story is breaking and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1885058\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1885058\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hakeem Jeffries reelected as Democratic leader amid GOP control<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2370711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jeffries-post-2024-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32854,33723,5191,8313],"class_list":["post-2370710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hakeem-jeffries","tag-house-democrats","tag-leadership","tag-reelection"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jeffries-post-2024-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2370710"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370714,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370710\/revisions\/2370714"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2370711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2370710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2370710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2370710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}