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Democrats punish members who put working Americans ahead of party loyalty

Pew Research finds 60% of adults now identify as working class, making party leadership's response risky

By Mehek Cooke Fox News

Published September 13, 2026 8:00am EDT

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Hakeem Jeffries threatens ‘serious response’ after Democrats help GOP advance anti-socialism vote

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., threatened to pursue a "serious response" against two Democratic lawmakers during an appearance on "The Don Lemon Show" after they broke ranks with their party.

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Democrats in Washington have committed the party’s newest unforgivable offense: representing the American people. Democratic Reps. Jared Golden, of Maine, and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, of Washington, broke with their party Sept. 1 to advance a procedural rule allowing the House to consider Golden’s Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act and a resolution condemning socialism. The rule passed 210–208, with five Republicans opposed, making their votes decisive.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other Democratic leaders accused them of blindsiding the caucus, called their decision a "significant breach of trust" requiring a "serious response," and asked the Committee on Caucus Rules to review the matter. Think about the political message Democrats sent: Helping Maine lobstermen fight burdensome regulations and allowing Congress to vote on a resolution condemning socialism are now acts of political blasphemy inside the Democratic Party.

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