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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries faced questions Monday about whether doubts among progressives are threatening his leadership ahead of next Wednesday’s caucus vote. He stopped short of claiming that he has secured the support needed to win. “We have a vote next Wednesday. I’m going to work hard to talk to every single member,” Jeffries said. When a reporter noted that his answer suggested the outcome was not certain, Jeffries responded, “You think I don’t have the vote nailed down?” He then added, “I guess we’ll find out next Wednesday.” Asked whether Democrats should retain Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader despite growing “consternation” within the caucus, Jeffries answered yes. He described Schumer as “the quarterback of a team effort” and argued that the party’s “decisive victory speaks for itself.”