{"id":2613121,"date":"2026-06-10T17:57:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T21:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-nominees-noncommittal-on-jeffries-leading-the-house\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T17:57:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T21:57:36","slug":"democratic-nominees-noncommittal-on-jeffries-leading-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-nominees-noncommittal-on-jeffries-leading-the-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic nominees noncommittal on Jeffries leading the House"},"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%2Fdemocratic-nominees-noncommittal-on-jeffries-leading-the-house%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=2613121&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>Some Democratic House nominees have not yet said whether they would back Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to keep leading the party after the elections. Jeffries is aiming to become the first Black Speaker, and Democrats hope to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/neocons-and-makeup-republicans-should-win-again-before-tearing-each-other-apart\/\" title=\"...Neocons And Makeup\u2019: Republicans Should Win Again Before Tearing Each Other Apart\">win back<\/a> the house in November-but candidates in competitive, \u201ctoss-up\u201d districts are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russias-military-is-slowly-dying-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"Russia\u2019s Military Is Slowly Dying in Ukraine\">avoiding committing<\/a> to Jeffries for now. Such as, New Jersey\u2019s Rebecca Bennett declined to promise she would vote for Jeffries before winning her primary, Iowa\u2019s Christina Bohannan said she hasn\u2019t decided yet and wants to be elected first, and Montana\u2019s Sam Forstag similarly refused to commit, saying he will support whoever backs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-condemns-d-c-demonstrators-despite-past-encouragement-of-violent-blm-mobs\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris condemns D.C. demonstrators despite past encouragement of violent BLM mobs\">working people<\/a>. The article notes that Democrats are trying to regain the House after their 2024 loss and that Jeffries has pushed to refocus party messaging on healthcare and the economy.The Washington Examiner also contacted Jeffries\u2019 office for comment.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A handful of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1964\">Democratic<\/a> congressional nominees have yet to say if they would support Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"790\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) to continue leading the party in the next <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"31\">Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeffries has his eyes set on becoming the first Black speaker, as Democrats remain hopeful they will flip the House in November. Yet, the very candidates likely to hand control to Democrats are playing it quiet when it comes to Jeffries. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4603187\/senate-democrats-urge-reluctant-party-embrace-platner\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senate Democrats urge a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >reluctant party<\/a> to embrace Platner<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4602645\/graham-platner-thug-pig-trump\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says Graham Platner is a \u2018thug\u2019 and a \u2018pig\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4602222\/graham-platner-fires-back-they-want-to-talk-about-me-not-maine\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Graham Platner fires back: \u2018They want to talk about me, not Maine\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tension was on display in New Jersey\u2019s 7th Congressional District. Democrat nominee Rebecca Bennett, who likely needs to beat Rep. Tom Kean (R-NJ) if Democrats have any shot at the majority, refused to commit to voting for Jeffries before her primary win.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likewise, Iowa\u2019s 1st congressional Democratic nominee Christina Bohannan is also noncommittal, merely responding \u201cI don\u2019t know yet. I haven\u2019t made that decision,\u201d when asked by Punchbowl News if she would support Jeffries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want to get elected first,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Bennett and Bohannah come from districts labeled a toss-up by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. Both seats are currently held by Republicans. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Montana\u2019s 1st congressional Democratic nominee Sam Forstag echoed similar sentiments as Bohannan. Forstag sits in a seat labeled \u201clikely Republican,\u201d but has no incumbent running.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m not committing to anyone one way or the other,\u201d Forstag told Punchbowl News. \u201cI will stand with whoever will stand with working people in this state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats are gunning to retake the House after a tough loss in 2024 that sent the party scrambling for new messaging. To that end, Jeffries has sought to refocus Democrat messaging on healthcare and the economy \u2014 two issues that poll highly among all demographics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4602649\/james-comer-seeks-todd-blanche-testimony-epstein-investigation\/\">JAMES COMER SEEKS TOD BLANCHE TESTIMONY FOR EPSTEIN INVESTIGATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think that he is showing more and more that he could appeal to all sides of the party in terms of message, temperament, but also that fire in the belly and that willing to that willingness to punch,\u201d Democratic Strategist Jon Reinish told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>reached out to Jeffries\u2019 office for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic nominees haven\u2019t said if they\u2019d back Jeffries<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2613122,"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\/2026\/02\/AP26029684429499-e1773852163271.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[47816,45190,50470,21282,5894],"class_list":["post-2613121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democratic-nominees","tag-house-leadership","tag-jeffries-2","tag-noncommittal","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26029684429499-e1773852163271.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2613121","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\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2613121"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2613121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2613125,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2613121\/revisions\/2613125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2613122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2613121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2613121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2613121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}