"Progressive Change Campaign Committee head Adam Green told Politico "it is not the right moment to launch a primary challenge against Hakeem Jeffries." Mamdani also appeared to discourage his fellow Democratic Socialists of America member on Monday. "I believe that there are many ways right here in New York City to both deliver on an affordability agenda and take on the authoritarian administration in the White House," Mamdani told reporters of Ossé."
"State of play: Ossé filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Monday to run for Jeffries' district, which covers portions of Brooklyn. He said in a statement he is "exploring" a run because Democratic leadership "is not only failing to effectively fight back against Donald Trump, they have also failed to deliver a vision that we can all believe in." Jeffries, who had previously repeatedly dismissed the notion of an Ossé primary challenge, told reporters at a press conference Monday, "Come on in, the water is warm.""
Prominent progressive figures publicly discouraged a primary challenge to House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Ossé filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to explore a run in Jeffries' Brooklyn-centered district. Ossé framed the exploration as a response to perceived Democratic leadership failures to effectively fight Donald Trump and to articulate a unifying vision. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she was not aware of the challenge and expressed that a primary against the leader is not a good idea right now. Jeffries publicly welcomed potential challengers, stating, "Come on in, the water is warm."
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