With a US House Majority in reach…Democrats are jockeying for top leadership spots…..

The Republican majority is so small and things are NOT going their way with Trump and Abortion on voters minds….

Sooooooo

It DOES look like the Democrats should be alble to squeeze out a small majority which would have House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries taking the House Speaker gavel from Mike Johnson (R-La), who probably can breath and get a good nights sleep and stop looking over his shoulder’s for politiocal shots from RightWingNuts IN his party….

House Democrats are already twisting colleagues’ arms in hopes of securing leadership positions if their party wins the majority on Nov. 5.

Why it matters: Openings for ambitious Democrats could become scarce after a relatively young leadership cohort led by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) took over in 2022.

• The latest development: Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) has been reaching out to colleagues about running for Caucus Leadership Representative, which represents members who have served five terms or less, Axios has learned.
• Garcia is currently Democrats’ freshman class president and has served as a campaign co-chair for the Biden and Harris campaigns – making headline as a loyal and indefatigable defender of both candidates.

State of play: Jeffries is viewed as a shoe-in for speaker, with current Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) likely to move up to majority leader and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) to majority whip.

• Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) would likely run to replace Aguilar as chair, while Assistant Leader Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) will run for assistant speaker, sources said — heading off a battle over the caucus chairmanship that some lawmakers had been anticipating.

Zoom in: Reps. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) and Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) both plan to run for Democratic Caucus vice chair should Lieu run for chair, sources familiar with their plans told Axios…

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Reality check: The jockeying hinges on whether Democrats win the majority — a major “if” with the battle for the House basically a toss-up less than three weeks out from Election Day….

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