{"id":2518176,"date":"2025-12-05T21:49:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T02:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-socialist-chi-osse-drops-bid-to-challenge-jeffries\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T21:49:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T02:49:58","slug":"new-york-socialist-chi-osse-drops-bid-to-challenge-jeffries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-socialist-chi-osse-drops-bid-to-challenge-jeffries\/","title":{"rendered":"New York socialist Chi Oss\u00e9 drops bid to challenge Jeffries"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fnew-york-socialist-chi-osse-drops-bid-to-challenge-jeffries%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=2518176&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>New York City Councilman Chi Oss\u00e9, a member of the Democratic socialists of America (DSA), has ended his bid to challenge House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in the upcoming primary.Oss\u00e9 cited a lack of support from key <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cancels-chicago-trip-to-focus-on-threatened-infrastructure-bill\/\" title=\"...en Cancels Chicago Trip To Focus On Threatened Infrastructure Bill\">left-wing colleagues<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oversight-hearing-on-ufos-will-open-the-floodgates\/\" title=\"UFO oversight hearing to unleash a torrent.\">including prominent figures<\/a> like Representative alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, both members of the DSA. Mamdani had recently advised that it was not the right time to pursue such a primary challenge. Oss\u00e9 emphasized that he would not proceed without the backing of the DSA, marking the conclusion of his campaign exploration. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-considering-preventive-pardons-for-trump-detractors-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"White ... considering preventive pardons for Trump detractors - Washington Examiner\">development highlights ongoing tensions<\/a> within the Democratic Party between its progressive wing and establishment leaders like Jeffries, and also the challenges in maintaining party unity. Jeffries&#8217; team welcomed the primary challenge, expressing readiness for a debate on leadership to address critical issues affecting Brooklyn and the nation.  <\/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\">New York socialist drops bid to challenge Jeffries after failing to gain support from DSA comrades<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2406203\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\">New York<\/a> City Councilman Chi Oss&eacute; announced Friday he is dropping plans to oust House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\">Hakeem Jeffries <\/a>(D-NY), citing a lack of support from left-wing colleagues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Oss&eacute;, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America,<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3889304\/zohran-mamdani-ally-chi-osse-primary-hakeem-jeffries\/\"> filed to challenge <\/a>Jeffries in the primary this fall. His campaign is now ending after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3890388\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-ousting-jeffries-not-good-idea-mamdani-ally-eyes-primary-challenge\/\">failing to garner the support <\/a>of key allies, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, also a DSA member, who <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3892626\/mamdani-not-time-chi-osse-primary-hakeem-jeffries\/\">recently warned<\/a> that &ldquo;right now is not the time to be engaging in that kind of a primary.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3909357\/desantis-worried-voters-unique-to-trump-wont-back-gop-in-midterms\/\">DeSantis worried voters &#8216;unique&#8217; to Trump won&#8217;t back GOP in midterms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3908894\/indiana-house-passes-congressional-map-benefit-republicans\/\">Indiana House passes congressional map designed to benefit Republicans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3908749\/tpusa-mounts-pressure-campaign-indiana-republicans-opposed-redistricting\/\">TPUSA mounts pressure campaign on Indiana Republicans opposed to redistricting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Exploring the possibility of this run was important,&rdquo; Oss&eacute; said in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/12\/05\/chi-osse-ends-bid-to-challenge-jeffries-00679466\">a statement <\/a>to <em>Politico <\/em>this week. &ldquo;As committed, I will not be launching this campaign without the support of the DSA, and so the exploration process has concluded.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The revelation comes after Oss&eacute; had previously suggested he was &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OsseChi\/status\/1992433754229604592\">not going anywhere<\/a>,&rdquo; even after the DSA <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityandstateny.com\/politics\/2025\/11\/chi-osse-congress\/409723\/\">voted not to endorse<\/a> the councilman&rsquo;s challenge to Jeffries late last month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The development also highlights the delicate balance Democrats must strike to hold the party together, which is increasingly torn between centrists and more progressive factions. And it signals that there are limits on how far the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >leading left-wing figures<\/a>, particularly Ocasio-Cortez and Mamdani, are willing to go in challenging certain establishment elders, such as Jeffries, who are attempting to sustain the fragile Democratic coalition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3891813\/adams-era-nypd-commissioner-jessica-tisch-zohran-mamdani\/\"><strong>ADAMS-ERA NYPD COMMISSIONER TO STAY IN ROLE UNDER MAMDANI<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jeffries had previously said he welcomed the idea of a primary opponent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Leader Jeffries is fighting hard to lower the high cost of living, address the Republican healthcare crisis, combat corruption, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wh-misspells-milleys-name-miscounts-number-of-troops-in-syria-in-talking-points-on-afghanistan\/\" title=\"WH Misspells Milley\u2019s Name, Miscounts Number Of Troops In Syria In Talking Points On Afghanistan\">win back control<\/a> of the House for the good of the country,&rdquo; Jeffries spokesman Justin Chermol said last month. &ldquo;We welcome this primary challenge and look forward to a rigorous debate about the type of serious leadership required to deliver for the people of Brooklyn and the nation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>NY socialist Oss\u00e9 ends Jeffries challenge after no DSA backing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2518177,"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\/2025\/11\/AP24318765801156.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68338,50470,32120,14097],"class_list":["post-2518176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-chi-osse","tag-jeffries-2","tag-new-york","tag-socialist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP24318765801156.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518176","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2518176"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2518180,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518176\/revisions\/2518180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2518177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2518176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2518176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2518176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}