House Democrats brace for headaches with growing left wing
Key takeaways
- “I hope that it doesn t happen, because I hope we re not like the MAGAs.
- “That s why we have the most unproductive Congress right now.
- Voters selected three candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D), toppling two progressive incumbents in a state where the Democratic primaries all but ensure they will ascend to Congress.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Recent years under Republican leadership have shown the power a small but united group of House members can wield within their party, and many House Democrats say they are wary of replicating that chaos and seeing their own plans repeatedly brought to a standstill.
“I hope that it doesn t happen, because I hope we re not like the MAGAs. You can t criticize the MAGAs and then be like the MAGAs,” said Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), who if the Democrats take the House would be poised to chair the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
“That s why we have the most unproductive Congress right now. And the Republicans are all disorganized because of that. We shouldn t be that. We want to be the opposite of that That s not who we should be, so I hope by looking at their example, we re not trying to be what they are; you got to be something different.”