Jeffries Seeks to Stem House Defections

“As of early Wednesday morning, President Biden had called just one congressional leader personally in the wake of his faltering debate performance: Hakeem Jeffries,” the Washington Post reports.

“That the president chose Jeffries is perhaps not surprising. The New York Democrat may be the only thing standing between Biden and a flood of panicked House Democrats — few of whom have so far gone on the record — demanding the president exit the race, hopefully saving their chances of regaining the slender House majority in the process.”

Politico: “House Democrats are growing increasingly panicked about the 2024 election in the aftermath of Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance — and furious at the president’s response.”