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Meanwhile, across the aisle, Democrats remained united. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries garnered unanimous support from all 212 members of the Democratic caucus. “It may seem as if it should be easy for the Democrats to peel off five votes from the Republicans in the House of Representatives to elect Hakim Jeffries speaker, but in fact, such a scenario is absolutely impossible,” said William S. Bike, a political historian and author of the book “Winning Political Campaigns, a how-to guide on all aspects of political campaigning.”
“Democrats are appealing to their Republican counterparts to back Minority Leader Jefferies. Congresswoman Ann McLane Kuster called on ‘reasonable Republicans’ to distance themselves from extreme right-wing factions, collaborate with Democrats, and halt the ongoing turmoil,” Cormack stated. She added that Rep. Darren Soto has voiced that it only takes 5 Republicans to join with Democrats to “stop the madness.
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