As we reported, the victory of socialists in their primaries in New York City to be the Democratic nominees for Congress has sparked a lot of discussion.
Their supporters were feeling their oats so much that they were even chanting, "You're next!" at House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries when he appeared on a TV screen at one of their watch parties.
When Jeffries was asked about that and some of the terrible positions/statements made by one of the candidates, Jeffries couldn't even give a credible response, and just immediately deflected to Donald Trump.
But in case you had any doubt after that, Jeffries posted something from his campaign account that removed any question. He's going to bend the knee. He actually put out a post that congratulated them. I would note that while Micah Lasher is listed there, he is not one of the socialists. Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez are socialists, and Brad Lander is a progressive. Those last three were the ones supported by democtratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani in the primaries.
Congratulations to our newest members of the NYC congressional delegation. From public servants to union organizers to community activists, the path is different but the work is the same. We must decisively address the affordability crisis and crush far-right extremism!
Jeffries is also presuming they've already won the general election. They probably will because it's NYC, but we're not there yet. He talks about "far-right extremism," but not about the real threat from far-left extremism that is gaining in power. And it's the Democrats who caused an "affordability" issue.
Jeffries doesn't talk about or seem to care about the things that the socialists have said here - he's trying to normalize them instead, even after the threat against his seat. It's a problem with the Dems that President Trump also brought up in a speech on Friday in front of the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference.
Then there was this response from progressive Brad Lander, who was supported by the socialists.
So that looks like Jeffries is welcoming them in, and at least Lander will be voting for him. We'll have to see about Chevalier and Valdez. So much for any thought that Jeffries might stand up against them.
But if Jeffries thinks that's going to save him from a future move against his seat, he's kidding himself.