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Hakeem Jeffries: “Republicans may have netted, when it's all said and done in…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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Leader Jeffries at the 2026 CAP IDEAS Conference

Published | Video Starts at 10:52

Now, notwithstanding, you know, the Calais decision and what happened in Virginia, you know, our assessment is that the Republicans may have netted, when it's all said and done in terms of what's happening in the south right now, maybe three or four seats. in this environment, which means that they will go perhaps from plus three, which is where we started, narrowest majority that any party has had in the Congress since 1930, the Great Depression, to maybe plus six or plus seven. (10:52–11:01)

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Asserts that Republicans may have gained three or four seats due to gerrymandering.

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