{"id":4507,"date":"2026-08-16T23:35:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T23:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4507"},"modified":"2026-08-16T23:35:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T23:35:39","slug":"hakeem-jeffries-punts-on-adopting-socialist-agenda-as-new-polling-shows-dems-embracing-it-over-capitalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4507","title":{"rendered":"Hakeem Jeffries Punts On Adopting Socialist Agenda As New Polling Shows Dems Embracing It Over Capitalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told Kristen Welker during a Sunday \u201cMeet the Press\u201d interview that he doesn\u2019t support the Democratic Socialists of America\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4505\">Newly Minted Attorney General Todd Blanche Refuses NBC Host\u2019s Pledge To \u2018Always Act Independently\u2019 Of White House<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Democratic New York Rep. Jeffries told the NBC News host he doesn\u2019t support the Democratic Socialists of America\u2019s (DSA) current agenda, despite leaving the door open for more DSA-aligned candidates to join his caucus in January 2027. <strong>(RELATED: Watch Hakeem Jeffries Pivot When Confronted Over Illegal Voting Dems Swore Was Not Happening)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Neither the House minority leader\u2019s office nor the DSA not immediately responded to the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"rumble\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v7c3296\/?pub=3rtroj\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo democratic socialists belong in the Democratic Party?\u201d Welker asked the House minority leader in light of the convention the DSA held in Chicago from July 31 to Aug. 2, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, what I can say is that I do not support defunding the police. I do not support open borders. I do support abolishing the Senate,\u201d Jeffries replied. \u201cWe\u2019re focused on actually solving problems that hardworking American taxpayers want us to solve, which is to lower the high cost of living in a situation where life is far too expensive in this country. That\u2019s the Democratic agenda. That\u2019s what House Democrats are fighting to achieve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Welker then asked Jeffries if he thinks there is \u201croom\u201d in the Democratic Party for democratic socialists.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4503\">Conservative Inc Reportedly Donates Tens Of Millions For Mike Pence To Conjure Illusion Of America\u2019s \u2018Free-Market Capitalism\u2019 For Youth<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, listen, I don\u2019t support the DSA agenda as has been articulated by the DSA itself. Now, you\u2019re going to have individual members who have been elected in Democratic primaries and, if they are elected in the general in November, will be part of the House Democratic Caucus,\u201d Jeffries said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a broad caucus. There will be progressives. There will be New Dems. There will be Blue Dogs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I\u2019m excited about are the candidates who are running to flip seats in November, to deliver us a majority that pushes back against Donald Trump\u2019s extremism and moves the country in the right direction,\u201d Jeffries continued, before pivoting to affordability and \u201cholding the crooks accountable beginning on day one in January of next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 58% of Democrats have a \u201cpositive\u201d view of socialism, according to a CBS News poll published Sunday. Of those with a college degree, that share jumps up to 71%.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Of the 171 races the DSA is tracking, 62 of its candidates won, while 54 others lost. An additional 55 are still running at the time of publication.<\/p>\n<p>Only 8% of Democrats surveyed in the CBS News poll said the Democratic Party was more progressive than they preferred.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4501\">Wall Street Banks Duking It Out With Crypto Bros Over Key Bill<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hakeem Jeffries told Kristen Welker during a Sunday \u201cMeet the Press\u201d interview that he doesn\u2019t support the Democratic Socialists of America\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[724,1333,547,859,899,900,169],"class_list":["post-4507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-democratic-party","tag-democratic-socialists","tag-democratic-socialists-of-america","tag-hakeem-jeffries","tag-kristen-welker","tag-meet-the-press","tag-nbc-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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