Petition to Replace Hakeem Jeffries as Democrats’ House Speaker Hits 500k Signatures
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A petition calling on House Democrats not to support House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries as the next Speaker has hit 500,000 signatures, according to its creator.

It follows the Democrats’ dramatic midterm election victory that saw the party flip both the Senate and the House of Representatives, which will lead to a new Senate Majority Leader and Speaker of the House.

The petition, which labels Jeffries part of the “Democratic establishment,” suggests Democratic leaders are likely to remain under pressure from their party’s left-wing over both personal and policy choices. It was created by Nicole Whitted, an author and Democratic supporting social media creator with over 210,000 followers on TikTok.

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  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    212·
    9 days ago

    I have not decided that Jeffries is corrupt

    You haven’t decided that the Pacific Ocean is large either.

    I also find myself wondering about racism, whether that’s at play here.

    Fuck off with that bullshit. Jeffries is the hand picked protégé of Pelosi and in many ways is even more awful than her. His skin color and/or ethnicity has nothing to do with it.

    republicans will now change their game

    Bullshit. It’s not like they were passing much even WITH majorities in both chambers. Their main function was to not stop their Mango Messiah from constantly breaking the law.

    In that aspect, ineffective and corrupt leaders like Jeffries and Schumer who haven’t ever met a fascist they don’t yearn to give concessions are not that different from the current fascists doing the same nothing because they support the crimes.

    Take down the democratic leadership?

    No. Replace them with others who actually represent the needs and wants of the majority of their constituency rather than the majority of donation dollars.

    I am seeing this petition being posted in a lot of threads I’m reading this morning

    Because a shitload of people agree that he’s an embarrassment in desperate need for replacement.

    With 50 cents per signature, that’s a good incentive to spam it all over the place.

    That’s only for the one who first posted it. Unless she’s illegally giving some posters a cut, nobody but she and the site are making any money from it being shared.

    • Corvidae@lemmy.world
      326·
      9 days ago

      I was polite and respectful to you, and you tell me I’m full of bullshit, and don’t know the Pacific Ocean is large. That’s all I need to know I don’t ever want to see another post of yours. Adios.

      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        212·
        9 days ago

        I was polite and respectful to you

        Not really, no.

        you tell me I’m full of bullshit

        Because you are.

        and don’t know the Pacific Ocean is large

        No, that was just my way of illustrating how obviously corrupt Jeffries is regardless of whether you’ve decided that it’s true.

        That’s all I need to know I don’t ever want to see another post of yours. Adios.

        I think I might manage to survive without your attention 🙄