{"id":519890,"date":"2022-12-02T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/progressives-warm-to-jeffries-as-new-democratic-leader\/"},"modified":"2022-12-02T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T11:00:00","slug":"progressives-warm-to-jeffries-as-new-democratic-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/progressives-warm-to-jeffries-as-new-democratic-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"#Progressives warm to Jeffries as new Democratic leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2739b85acf1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2739b85acf1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/progressives-warm-to-jeffries-as-new-democratic-leader\/#Progressives_warm_to_Jeffries_as_new_Democratic_leader\" >Progressives warm to Jeffries as new Democratic leader<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Progressives_warm_to_Jeffries_as_new_Democratic_leader\"><\/span>Progressives warm to Jeffries as new Democratic leader<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jeffrieshakeem_113022gn_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Minority Leader-elect Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has gotten off to a good start with the left, pacifying reservations about whether he is progressive enough to lead the new Democratic caucus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries, who next year will become the first Black lawmaker to lead either party in either chamber, has enjoyed an especially warm reception among top liberals, a significant step towards party unity as Democrats navigate the post-midterm growing pains of governing in the minority.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHakeem\u2019s instincts are more progressive than some folks recognize,\u201d Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, said Wednesday after Jeffries was elected. \u201cI expect that to become <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arent as the fight is on with Republicans on everything from protecting <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a> Security benefits to reinstating the expanded Child Tax Credit to fighting right-wing efforts to claw back bold climate policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries hasn\u2019t always been embraced so fully. Some outspoken lawmakers, campaign operatives, and activists have viewed parts of his resume, including his prior work as a corporate lawyer, as reasons to be cautious about his potential allyship. And his defeat of Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), a liberal icon, in a leadership race in 2018 angered a number of Lee\u2019s progressive allies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But as he prepares for his elevated position, Democrats on the left are willing to give Jeffries a chance, hoping that his courtship of their flank will lay the groundwork for a productive relationship as they fight a GOP emboldened by the right wing set on deflating their momentum.<\/p>\n<p>The New York congressman, who openly identifies as a progressive, has already started an informal communication channel to the liberal side of his caucus. This week, he talked privately with multiple Squad members, according to a report in Axios, one of the earliest indications of his olive branch potential gearing up to the transition of power. And the outreach was continuing into Thursday, when Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), another Squad member, said she was preparing to meet with Jeffries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said that she considers it \u201ca step forward\u201d to talk\u00a0with the new leader directly. \u201cHe decided to reach out and sat down with me. It was an introductory conversation,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While Ocasio-Cortez\u00a0said it\u00a0\u201cremains to be seen\u201d if he will be a strong champion of the left in the next Congress, others say he\u2019s been talking informally to progressives regularly and that he\u2019s shown\u00a0a commitment\u00a0to make contact.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThis is not new outreach. He\u2019s worked with them for some time,\u201d said one Democratic strategist close to top congressional lawmakers in leadership. \u201cIt\u2019s important to be a leader of diversity and inclusion. Diversity means not just race, gender, geographics and all those things, but diversity of thought. And inclusion of thought.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Jeffries has\u00a0occasionally\u00a0been on the receiving end of progressives\u2019 ire, he has also situated himself within their orbit, adopting\u00a0a pragmatism\u00a0that many lawmakers have found success with during President Biden\u2019s term. He\u2019s a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and has often sided with the left wing over moderates during policy debates, dating back to when he was first elected in 2012.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important for him to reach out to all four corners of the Democratic caucus square,\u201d said the strategist in touch with prominent lawmakers on Capitol Hill. \u201cIt\u2019s not like he\u2019s new to this, he\u2019s actually true to this.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>On Wednesday, when Jeffries was formally elected, any potential criticism from progressives in Congress was muted. He won his position without rivals from either wing of the party, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s (D-Calif.) blessing of her 52-year-old successor provided a helpful boost of confidence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries returned the favor, praising Pelosi\u2019s accomplishments with fellow caucus leaders. \u201cWe stand on their collective broad shoulders,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The reception comes at an important time for Democrats. Biden is experiencing the benefits of a relatively favorable midterm cycle, and Senate Democrats could add another seat to their narrow majority in next week\u2019s runoff elections in Georgia. The president\u2019s approval rating has also ticked upward, giving House Democrats room to make the argument that their progressive agenda is linked to his success.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>With Jeffries at the helm, there\u2019s optimism among some progressives that he\u2019ll press their priorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe cares about affordable housing; he cares about universal childcare; he cares about the issue of racial justice in all its forms,\u201d said Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), another squad member. \u201cSo I\u2019m going to be one of the many people who\u2019s going to push as hard as possible so we\u2019ll be as aggressive as possible in those areas, and other areas. And let\u2019s see where that goes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), a former head of the Progressive Caucus, said he remembers well the clash with Lee for the caucus chair spot in 2018. But those tensions, he said, are water under the bridge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s any lingering resentments. \u2026 And I think Barbara Lee had a lot to do with calming the waters of that potential division, which was becoming one,\u201d Grijalva said. \u201cI think people are underestimating him. I think the way he kept the caucus together [and] made his transition seamless \u2014 I was very impressed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As evidence of how successful Jeffries has been in winning over the liberals, Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), another former Progressive Caucus chair and top negotiator among Democrats, had given one of the nominating speeches ahead of\u00a0this week\u2019s\u00a0leadership vote. The liberal opposition to Jeffries, Pocan said, has always come from outside of Congress, not from within.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s never been an internal issue among members,\u201d Pocan said. \u201cI think there are just some folks on the outside who, it doesn\u2019t matter who you put in that position, they\u2019re going to say, \u2018Oh, he\u2019s from New York therefore he must be Wall Street.\u2019 I don\u2019t think any of those things hold any real weight, especially among members who know him and know his record.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite the obvious grace period, not all progressives close to the House expect Jeffries\u2019s ascent to be so smooth. One prominent organizer close to Progressive Caucus leadership suggested Jeffries has been in the background during the left\u2019s top policy debates.<\/p>\n<p>That sentiment has raised concerns among those who want to see the House ramp up its tilt leftward, including through more liberal membership and legislation if they reclaim control of the chamber in two years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though CPC members will make up about half of the Democratic Caucus in the new Congress, the core CPC values like end new fossil fuel investment, stop Medicare and VA privatization, freeze the military budget, raise wealth taxes, restore the 50 percent staffing cuts at the NLRB and more are not championed by Jeffries,\u201d said Larry Cohen, who chairs the group Our Revolution, which started with Sen. Bernie Sanders\u2019 (I-Vt.) first presidential bid.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe CPC reorganizes next week and I expect these points to be emphasized once Chair Jayapal, and other CPC leaders are elected,\u201d Cohen said.<\/p>\n<p>For now, the House\u2019s liberal leadership is striking a more optimistic tone. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), who is seeking reelection, said she is \u201cthrilled\u201d to work with Jeffries as well as Reps. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) and Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), who were elected to the Whip and Democratic Caucus Chair positions this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries, too, is downplaying any past frictions with other members, liberal or otherwise. Indeed, he says a primary goal is to be both a voice for everyone in the Democrats\u2019 diverse caucus and a bridge-builder between the young and restive progressives, the more centrist New Democrats and the moderate Blue Dogs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And he\u2019s\u00a0quick to note his blanket policy of supporting incumbent Democrats of all s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>es when they face primary challenges.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI have no issues with any member of the House Democratic Caucus, and have been supportive of everyone electorally, whether they are in the center, center left, or the more left part of our caucus \u2014 and will continue to be supportive of every single House Democratic incumbent,\u201d Jeffries told a small group of reporters on Capitol Hill Tuesday night, just hours before he was elected to be the party leader.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries also pointed to an underlying maxim of congressional governance: The party in charge almost always has a more difficult time coming together \u2014 a dynamic that will help him considerably in his own efforts to unite the minority Democrats next year in the shared goal of winning back control of the House in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing more unifying than being in the minority,\u201d he said.\u00a0\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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