Tuesday night in New York City was no routine Democratic primary. Instead, it turned into a referendum on the Democratic Party itself, and the party lost.Three socialist-backed candidates, backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, won their races. The Democratic establishment got slaughtered, and the man left holding the wreckage is House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).Every candidate Jeffries backed went down. That alone would be a bad night. What made it worse was the scene at the victory party for socialist-backed winner Claire Valdez, where the crowd erupted in boos when Jeffries's image appeared on screen, then broke into a chant: "You're next," a clear sign that his leadership position won't protect him from being a target of the Democratic Socialists of America Party.The reaction from the crowd to @RepJeffries pic.twitter.com/hxqaFQCLdT
— katie honan (@katie_honan) June 24, 2026The Republican National Congressional Committee read the room and sent Jeffries flowers and a condolence card. "Three losses in one night is tough," NRCC spokesman Mike Marinella said. "We wanted so-called 'Leader' Jeffries to know our thoughts are with him, his candidates, and whatever remains of his influence in the Democrat Party." When the opposition party is sending you sympathy arrangements, you've had a historically bad evening.NEW: The @NRCC has delivered flowers and a condolences card to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) DC office after the House candidates he endorsed lost to Mamdani-backed socialists in NY last night. NRCC statement to @FoxNews: "Three losses in one night is tough. We… pic.twitter.com/tBhVrRZYzH
