House Democratic Leader Jeffries vs his Parties Left ?

Axios does a piece on the House Democratic leader seems to be getting middle of the road Democrats crowding out the left/progressive wing of the party….

The goal would be presenting more moderate candidates for House seats in seven months that would appeal to a broader number of Midterm voters….

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is catching break after break as the left runs aground in Democratic primaries.

Why it matters: Every loss for an outsider leftist in a Democratic House primary is effectively a win for Jeffries.

• His core support lies in the mainstream liberal and moderate wings of the party, with more left-leaning candidates generally the least likely to commit to voting for him for House speaker if Democrats take the majority in the midterms.

Driving the news: After bruising losses in the Illinois primaries last month, one group trying to boost young progressive insurgents — Leaders We Deserve — is facing blowback from a campaign it supported.

• Sources close to the congressional campaign of Illinois state Sen. Robert Peters, who finished a bruising third in the primary to succeed Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), said the David Hogg-affiliated PAC dangled the hope of financial support that never materialized.
• The group even urged them to try to neutralize AIPAC and avoid taking an endorsement from another left-wing group, Justice Democrats, sources told us.
• The campaign of Irene Shin, an unsuccessful House candidate in Virginia, had similar grievances against Leaders We Deserve, the Washington Post reported last summer.

Between the lines: Progressive operatives told us Leaders We Deserve has undergone leadership changes in recent months that they said should address these issues.

• Leaders We Deserve officials have defended their decision-making, saying it would be a waste to spend heavily in support of campaigns like Peters’, which they say was doomed to fail.

What’s next: The Congressional Progressive Caucus is looking to throw more weight around in primaries, hoping to get left-wing splinter candidates to drop out in favor of more viable alternatives….

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