Jeffries’ political operation even has a nickname for those talking up threats to the House minority leader back home: “Team Gentrification.”.
“If you are a mismatch, that does make you vulnerable to someone saying, ‘Maybe I’m a better match,’” she said.
Jeffries will make an endorsement decision after he meets with the candidate in person next week.
Asked about critics threatening a primary challenge, Jeffries told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday that he had “no idea what these people are talking about.”.
US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries talks to reporters as he leaves the House floor on July 3.
Mamdani won roughly 46% of the first-round primary vote in Jeffries’ congressional district compared to the nearly 38% carried by Cuomo.
Rep. Greg Meeks, who endorsed Andrew Cuomo in the mayor’s race, called anyone thinking of a primary against Jeffries “foolish.”. »