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Right-leaning outlets report pressure on Hakeem Jeffries’s bid for House speaker
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Covered by 5 outlets, all right-leaning.
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Townhall, The Western Journal, the New York Post, PJ Media and RedState report that pressure is building against Hakeem Jeffries’s bid to become House speaker. Townhall reports that Jeffries, pressed on whether progressive skepticism about his leadership is real, declined to say he has the votes locked up: “We have a vote next Wednesday. I’m going to work hard to talk to every single member.” The Western Journal reports that several newly elected Democrats expressed skepticism about his leadership. The New York Post reports that a woman who organized a petition to stop him could stand to pocket over $500,000 from the effort. The caucus vote is set for next Wednesday.
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Jeffries said the House Democratic caucus vote on his speaker bid is next Wednesday.
One outletTownhall· Far Right
Jeffries declined to say he had the votes locked up, saying, “I guess we’ll find out next Wednesday.”
One outletTownhall· Far Right
Several newly elected House Democrats expressed skepticism about Jeffries’s leadership.
One outletThe Western Journal· Far Right
The New York Post reports that a petition to stop Jeffries from becoming speaker could bring its organizer over $500,000.
One outletNew York Post· Right
Jeffries said Democrats should keep Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader.
One outletTownhall· Far Right
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Only right-leaning outlets cover the story, reporting pushback from newly elected and progressive Democrats and a petition against Jeffries, and framing it as a threat to his speakership that stresses his non-committal answer.
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Headlines cast Jeffries’s bid as under threat, with the far-right outlets using words like chaos and coup, while the New York Post focuses on the petition organizer as a lefty activist.
Hakeem Jeffries' Speakership Hopes Take a Blow as Newly Elected Democrats Bring Sensational language“Chaos”The word describes the first day of new members in heated terms the description does not support, which reports only skepticism about Jeffries.More neutral: Newly Elected Democrats Express Skepticism on First Day in D.C.Disagree with this highlight? on Their First Day in D.C.
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radical leftist baseDemocrat PartyCoup BrewingLefty activist
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radical leftist baseMore neutral: progressive base
The word “radical” pre-judges the Democratic voters pressing the issue and is not needed to describe their actions.
But it looks like they are in a bit of disarray, as the radical leftist base is pushing against both Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House…
Used byRedState (Far Right)
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Democrat PartyMore neutral: Democratic Party
Deliberate misnaming used as a slight; the party's name is the Democratic Party.
Just as the Democrat Party started celebrating its new majorities, trouble began brewing for House Minority…
Used byPJ Media (Far Right)
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Coup BrewingMore neutral: Pressure building against
A coup means an illegitimate seizure of power, which overstates a dispute over a caucus vote for speaker.
Now There’s a Coup Brewing Against Hakeem Jeffries
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Lefty activistMore neutral: Petition organizer
The label “lefty” attaches a political identity to the organizer that the article’s reporting does not require.
Lefty activist could pocket more than $500K from petition to stop Hakeem Jeffries from becoming…
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ChaosMore neutral: Newly Elected Democrats Express Skepticism on First Day in D.C.
The word describes the first day of new members in heated terms the description does not support, which reports only skepticism about Jeffries.
Hakeem Jeffries' Speakership Hopes Take a Blow as Newly Elected Democrats Bring Chaos on Their First Day in D.C.
Used byThe Western Journal (Far Right)
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His Answer Says It All.More neutral: Hakeem Jeffries Declines to Say He Has the Votes to Keep His Job
The headline asserts a conclusion about Jeffries’s vote count that the quoted answer does not state.
His Answer Says It All.
Used byTownhall (Far Right)
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6 outletsLeads with
- Jeffries’s uncertain vote count
- newly elected Democrats’ skepticism
- petition organizer’s potential payout
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- TownhallFar Right
Hakeem Jeffries Was Asked If He Has the Votes to Keep His Job. Sensational language“His Answer Says It All.”The headline asserts a conclusion about Jeffries’s vote count that the quoted answer does not state.More neutral: Hakeem Jeffries Declines to Say He Has the Votes to Keep His JobDisagree with this highlight?
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was pressed Monday on whether progressive skepticism about his leadership is real ahead of next Wednesday’s caucus vote, and he notably declined to say he has the votes locked up. “We have a vote next Wednesday. …
Also published by Hot Air, PJ Media and RedState. It counts once.
- The Western JournalFar Right
Hakeem Jeffries' Speakership Hopes Take a Blow as Newly Elected Democrats Bring Sensational language“Chaos”The word describes the first day of new members in heated terms the description does not support, which reports only skepticism about Jeffries.More neutral: Newly Elected Democrats Express Skepticism on First Day in D.C.Disagree with this highlight? on Their First Day in D.C.
Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York faced pushback against his bid to become Speaker of the House after several newly elected members expressed skepticism about his leadership. Politico’s Playbook
- New York PostRight
Loaded modifier“Lefty activist”The label “lefty” attaches a political identity to the organizer that the article’s reporting does not require.More neutral: Petition organizerDisagree with this highlight? could pocket more than $500K from petition to stop Hakeem Jeffries from becoming House speaker
A woman who organized a petition to stop House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries from becoming speaker could stand to pocket over half a million dollars from the effort.
Now There’s a Sensational language“Coup Brewing”A coup means an illegitimate seizure of power, which overstates a dispute over a caucus vote for speaker.More neutral: Pressure building againstDisagree with this highlight? Against Hakeem Jeffries
Just as the Delegitimizing label“Democrat Party”Deliberate misnaming used as a slight; the party's name is the Democratic Party.More neutral: Democratic PartyDisagree with this highlight? started celebrating its new majorities, trouble began brewing for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and his dream of becoming speaker.
First, It Was Schumer in the Senate. Now There's a Move to Stop Jeffries From Becoming Speaker.
Democrats may have won the House and the Senate in the midterms.
Hakeem Jeffries Was Asked If He Has the Votes to Keep His Job. His Answer Says It All.
Hot Air published a report that is shown in full at Townhall.
Hakeem Jeffries Was Asked If He Has the Votes to Keep His Job. His Answer Says It All.
PJ Media published a report that is shown in full at Townhall.
Hakeem Jeffries Was Asked If He Has the Votes to Keep His Job. His Answer Says It All.
RedState published a report that is shown in full at Townhall.
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New York Post, Nov 9, 2:07 PM EST
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- New York PostRightNov 9, 2:07 PM EST
- The Western JournalFar RightNov 9, 2:24 PM EST
- TownhallFar RightNov 9, 4:07 PM EST
- PJ MediaFar RightNov 9, 4:07 PM EST
- RedStateFar RightNov 9, 4:07 PM EST
- Hot AirFar RightNov 9, 4:07 PM EST
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