Rep.-elect Don Leonard of Ohio said Tuesday that “senior members of the Democratic House” have threatened to make his life “a living hell” unless he backs, without conditions, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to be the next Speaker of the House.
You can make their life a living hell right back. They got fucking lazy while the republicans were in power and rich off of insider trading, AIPAC, and corporate donations. Fuck ‘em.
The fact that they’re speaking about it openly gives me hope tbh
He needs to name them. Can’t get cockroaches out without shining the light on them.
Yes. Note that the person telling us is a new progressive elect with nothing to lose, no corporate support, and absolutely nothing to gain by hiding how it all works.
When possible, broadcasting an extortion attempt is the absolute best way to handle one, and they picked the guy with absolutely no reason to keep this hidden.
I hope and expect to hear more attempts in the near future: I can think of no better way to end the current practices than for those employing them to try them on this new crowd only to have them broadcast for the rest of us.
Grow a fucking spine. we elected all of you assholes to fight for us, not to sit there and fucking be turned into one of them vampires.
Name the reps or go home…
AIPAC Shakur.
This is a terrible and racist nickname. Jeffries doesn’t have anything in common with Tupac except they’re both black.
Don’t compare a murdered Black artist and activist to the AIPAC funded, rich piece of shit Jeffries. All they have in common is being black. Check your racism.
It is a good sign that a newcomer is broadcasting how the sausage is made rather than falling into line. I hope all these newly elected dems support each other and hold the line against the establishment.
Not going happen. Just like how AOC fell in line her first year. She once changed her vote after the cunt Nancy had a strong word with her.
You may be right, but this time could also be different. There’s a whole crop of energetic newcomers who seem to understand that people are tired of the same old bullshit. I wouldn’t bet the farm on it going either way, but there’s no harm in hoping.
Dude read the article, the DNC aren’t giving them opinions. They are flat out saying it is Jeffries and Schumer period. Fucking DNC don’t give a fuck the will of the people. And these new Democrats either fall in line or will be sumb and will get no appointments and nothing they want will even be brought to a vote. Like they are saying as Nancy Pelosi before do as we say or we make your time in Congress hell. Just ask AOC she got told behind close doors how it was going be, and man has she been good little doggy and voted party line. Hell she support Jeffries for the position and promise she won’t change that. If anything she be champion for him when times come. Just watch and see. But be nice if I was wrong.
We’re in agreement here. The DNC is trying to tell them how it is, they way they’ve always done. But it’s a big class of freshmen who seem to still be in touch with the actual people they represent and got to where they are on some bold promises. All I’m saying is, I hope they stay true to those promises despite what the establishment tries to push them into.
We’ve seen plenty fail at it, but there seems to be a bit more energy than usual right now, and there are a lot of freshmen, so maybe something can actually change. Just maybe.
But the vote comes up this month. Does the new members get a vote?
The vote for who is nominated as leadership is 18th and 19th this month. The new Congress doesn’t get sworn in until January. So don’t think they get a vote.
This is why Schumer and Jeffries are not worried.
AOC was effectively on her own when she started in Congress. This time there’s a large number of progressive freshmen coming in, which gives them the ability to mutually support each other. Don’t pretend the 2 situations are the same.
I was hoping for the same thing, but after watching her livestream from earlier this week, she all but explicitly says she’ll support Jeffries.
Why? Because 1) it’s completely uncontested right now so there is no alternative on the ballot, and 2) if she doesn’t, the leadership will make sure she gets no comittee assignments and therefore no real influence. It really was eye opening and disappointing to hear how the sausage is made. It seems like step #1 is to get an alternative to throw their hat into the ring and even that hasn’t happened yet.
Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFqWmoyDN1s
The vote next week the new Congress will have no say on who leads.
It doesn’t become more true just because you keep repeating it
You lack reading comprehension
They traumatised her ffs, she’s found her footing now and now she can guide the others.
I already heard she support Jeffries so no she not.
AOC was effectively on her own. This time there’s a large number of progressive freshmen coming in, which gives them the ability to mutually support each other. Don’t pretend the 2 situations are the same.
Israel has been expending all of its political capital since O7. It’s now almost entirely gone.
You see before this time, Democrats had a strong Jewish caucus in their coalition who equated support for Israel as opposition to antisemitism; same with the converse.
This meant that Israel mostly through AIPAC could bully Democrats by forcing a pledge of fealty in order to get not only their endorsement, but their money, and also an assurance they wouldn’t accuse them of being an antisemite and or supporting their opponent.
Cori Bush’s primary loss is textbook of this.
But now the tables are turning. The baggage is now associating with Israel and AIPAC. The cost of being tied to them is worse than the consequences of their opposition. Their ability to drive a wedge is diminishing greatly.
The more this is brought out in public, the better.
My fear is that short of political capital, they’ll start just assassinating people.
They are certainly capable of it.
This is what you get voting for the lesser evil. You get evil.
Lean over and whisper in their ear, “the people are coming. Fuck you.”
Then bite off the lobe.
He should expose them ao people do not vote for them next time
They’re gonna make it very very obvious who they are in the next 2-4 years.
AIPAC is already making it obvious.
They are now trying to be less obvious.
the announcement that it would stop directly backing candidates going forward was seen as tacit recognition that Aipac’s open support risked hurting pro-Israel candidates more than it helped them.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/22/aipac-politics-endorsements-israel
AIPAC has rebranded as the “United Democracy Project” PAC.
100% this
For speaker yes
for primary yes
for general no if he wins again like this year then we need him to win the general next time as well.
Fuck that. Expose and vilify every piece of shit you can. I had almost no faith that our elections weren’t compromised in a severe way. These results gave me hope and I’m a pessimistic piece of shit. We need to be loud. Name, shame, expose, get them the fuck out, investigated, and convicted. Sick of the “if you suck me I won’t fuck you” game. No. No more. Pedophiles out, investigated, mulched. AIPAC and all supporters the fuck out. Citizens United eliminated. That’s just to start.
I disagree. If there is such a strong dem majority in the house, then fuck it, let the GOP have Jeffries’ seat. If they refuse to listen to us saying to not make him speaker this time, then let’s make him unemployed next election. He’s a greedy coward and he needs to either step to the side or fuck off for good.
Yeah we have a wide enough margin now that we can afford a few strategic sacrifices, especially if it means getting someone out of the way for new leadership to come take their place.
If we back milquetoast centrist leadership unconditionally, we’ll lose the whole margin anyway.
There will never, ever, under any circumstance, be an instance where a DNC is as bad as a GOP. We need the GOP to have zero seats before we can put a single Democrat on the chopping block in the generals.
I’m sorry, I don’t think you picked up what the other guy was saying. He’s saying that “there’s no dnc now… there’s the people and there’s the door”.
It’s time for the dnc to figure out if aipac or the people are buttering their toast.
The people are about to get their buns forcefully buttered by a bunch of zionist scumbags if they’re actually considering letting DNC lose the generals.
I see you’re giving up already because you don’t have what it takes
It takes removing the GOP and that takes the DNC which are factually and objectively better on the topics of Palestine and Iran.
No, much of the reason people don’t trust the Democratic Party is because they held their noses and allowed corporate rot to infiltrate over the past 30+ years. It’s a core reason why voters revolted against them in 2016 and 2024.
Allowing the corporate rot to continue festering is only going to result in another revolt, giving power back to the Republicans in 2028.
Oh so now they’re threatening members to do as they’re told? That isn’t very “democratic” leadership, is it? 🤔 …
No wonder Schumer and Jeffries have felt so confident about the seats.
Then you’ll just have to go through living hell if you want to make a difference for our country. Unless you’re a coward.
“If you’re going through Hell - Keep going!” -Churchill
Damn, not even any sympathy or appreciation just “sacrifice yourself for me or you suck”?
This is akin to a police officer telling the press that his colleagues are incompetent and corrupt. Yes, we all know that, but it is nice to get confirmation on it from someone on the inside.
I am hoping this statement is a signal of, “here is what I’m fighting against” and not a signal of, “here is why I am giving up”.
Yes. They wanted to serve the people now do it. I’ve no sympathy, they asked to be there now do the thing we elected you there for.
It doesn’t even sound like you’re on his side and think he deserves to have a rough time because he stepped up. I don’t think you deserve his service with that attitude; hopefully he doesn’t decide the same.
I feel so undeserving now. Thanks for the enlightenment master ‘budda’
All the more reason to not support Jeffries.
Yeah, if I had supported him before and then I learned of this, I would pull my support instantly. Because it’s only indicative of how he would use the gavel once it’s his.
This is extremely dangerous to democracy.
I need names Donnie. Name the names
Agreed. I need to know where to donate my $$ in 2 years to primary the hell out of these GOP light types.
The people that stayed home, or voted against today is a good starting list.
Yeah, record these conversations. Save the emails and text messages.
My guess is they are anonymous. Probably anonymous internet phone calls or calls from a burner phone.
If they were anonymous, we wouldn’t know they were “house members.”
Yeah, you’re right, the wording doesn’t leave room for anonymous threats.
They’ll never fight for us as hard as they fight for Isreal.
won’t somebody please think about the military industrial complex!
