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Over 1 million Democrats signed the petition demanding that Israel First Hakeem Jeffries step aside. His supporters continue to use the excuse that no one else has stepped up so there's no choice but to support him. I'll tell you why that's bullshit: It took Kevin McCarthy 15 rounds of voting to be elected Speaker in January 2023. In order to win, McCarthy had to make significant concessions to the Republican "Freedom Caucus" in the House. Republicans then became so disenamored with his leadership that they removed him as Speaker in Oct of that year. It then took another 4 rounds of voting for Mike Johnson to emerge as the candidate who could get enough votes to become Speaker. So no, there doesn't need to be a challenger to Hakeem Jeffries to extract concsessions from him or to eventually replace him. Hakeem Jeffries is an Israel First Democrat whose last vote to continue sending weapons to fuel Israel's genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank was just 4 months ago. The American people - not just Democrats - do not want the US to continue supporting Israel's slaughter of Palestinians. Jeffries just placed 3 Israel First maniacs - Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Josh Shapiro and Wesley Bell - on important committee seats after holding a secret meeting with Jared Kushner. To hold up Hakeem Jeffries as the leader who represents the Dems in the House and who sets the agenda is repugnant given the ongoing massacre of civilians in Palestine. He's also firmly against Medicare for All. His approval rating is lower than Donald Trump's. Even if no ine steps up to challenge him at first, it would just take enough NO votes to force continued voting until: 1. Someone else eventually steps up to challenge him, or 2. Jeffries is forced to make significant concessions on things like a vote for Medicare for All and a promise not to whip votes against it AND an arms embargo on Israel -and he can be threatened with being replaced if he renegs. Democratic voters don't want him. Dozens of sitting and soon-to-be seated House members refuse to commit to supporting him. Hakeem Jeffries' job, if he is elected Speaker in one round, will be to BLOCK progressive policies and to continue to allow the US to send Israel the weapons it uses to slaughter Palestinian children on a daily basis. Now is the time for those of us who demand a bold progressive agenda to stand up and keep the pressure on.