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Jeffries says House Democrats reaching to flip Trump districts

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correspondent, L. M. A. c. (2026, October 5). Jeffries says House Democrats reaching to flip Trump districts. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/jeffries-house-democrats-reaching-flip-trump-districts-attempt-136993177

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ABC News (US) · collected 2026-10-05 · by LISA MASCARO AP congressional correspondent

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House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries asserts that his party is on track to regain control of the House by flipping Republican-held districts, including those won by President Trump in 2016. In a conference call with reporters, Jeffries expressed confidence despite Republicans' fundraising advantage and emphasized Democrats’ efforts to expand their reach into conservative areas. He highlighted potential challenges for Republicans due to high gas prices and criticized recent redistricting attempts as backfiring on them.
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House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday that his party is on track to win back control of the House by flipping congressional districts won by President Donald Trump just two years ago. In a conference call with reporters, Jeffries expressed confidence that Democrats can overcome their fundraising disadvantage and reach into conservative areas to secure these victories. He compared this year's midterm election efforts to 2018 when Democrats swept power during Trump’s first term in the White House. If Democrats succeed in taking back the majority, Jeffries is poised to become the next House speaker.

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🔮 Jeffries also slapped back at President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to waive sanctions on Russia and said there will be a bipartisan effort in the House to pursue a new sanctions package that the president would not have the ability to waive.
🔮 Trump is promising voters $5,000 cash dividends if the Republicans win, though it's not at all certain that Congress would unleash the estimated $1 trillion-plus for such an outlay.
🔮 Jeffries will almost certainly be under pressure from the far left to move more swiftly to articles of impeachment against Trump, who during his first became the first president to be twice impeached by the House.
Also by LISA MASCARO AP congressional correspondent
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House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday his party is on track to win back control of the House, confident Democrats can overcome a fundraising disadvantage and reach deep into conservative areas to flip congressional districts won by President Donald Trump just two years ago.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-05
🔮 Trump is promising voters $5,000 cash dividends if the Republicans win, though it's not at all certain that Congress would unleash the estimated $1 trillion-plus for such an outlay.
2026-10-05 · ABC News (US)
Jeffries says House Democrats reaching to flip Trump districts · assertive framing

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Jeffries says House Democrats reaching to flip Trump districts House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries says his party is on track to win back control of the House WASHINGTON -- asserted
party → say → House
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday his party is on track to win back control of the House, confident Democrats can overcome a fundraising disadvantage and reach deep into conservative areas to flip congressional districts won by President Donald Trump just two years ago. asserted
Democrats → say → Trump
In a conference call with reporters, Jeffries, who is in line to become House speaker if Democrats seize the majority, compared this midterm election to 2018, when Democrats swept to power during Trump's first term in the White House. asserted
Democrats → become → House
“House Democrats are poised to take back the majority,” he said. asserted
he → poise → majority
Jeffries, who is from New York, said that when Democrats took control of the House in 2018, most of the seats they flipped were in districts where Trump won in 2016. “In 2026, we're poised to do the same thing,” he said. asserted
he → say → thing
His comments were the latest display of confidence from Democrats with a month to go until the midterm elections on Nov. 3. asserted
comments → go → Nov.
The party is working to expand the map by going on offense in Republican-held districts, while Trump hits the trail in a red-state sprint to boost voter enthusiasm and shore up support from his base. asserted
Trump → work → base
Republicans have a sizable cash advantage as House Speaker Mike Johnson steers the party closer to Trump to try to keep the majority. asserted
Johnson → have → majority
Trump is promising voters $5,000 cash dividends if the Republicans win, though it's not at all certain that Congress would unleash the estimated $1 trillion-plus for such an outlay. asserted
Congress → promise → outlay
Over the weekend, Trump announced $90 payments to seniors to help pay Medicare premiums. asserted
Trump → announce → premiums
Jeffries said Republicans are “failing and flailing." “The American people are not buying what MAGA Republicans are trying to sell,” he said. asserted
he → say → what
With the House narrowly split, just a few seats could determine which party holds the gavel. uncertain
party → split → gavel
Republicans are under pressure because of high gas prices stemming from the war with Iran. asserted
Republicans → stem → Iran
Jeffries said a Trump-led redistricting effort to draw more favorable Republican districts in Texas, Florida and other states backfired in some places. asserted
effort → say → places
At the same time, the House Democrats’ campaign arm announced late last week it was adding eight districts to its map of districts in play, including those in Kansas, Oklahoma, Virginia and Washington state. asserted
it → announce → Kansas
“The Republican gerrymandering scheme has failed,” Jeffries said. asserted
Jeffries → fail → ?
Jeffries cautioned, however, that “anything and everything” is possible, and urged Democrats to remain focused. asserted
anything → caution → Democrats
“We can’t afford to take anything for granted,” he said. asserted
he → afford → anything
Johnson, the Republican speaker, has been crisscrossing the country and insisted Republicans will be able to protect their majority. asserted
Republicans → crisscross → majority
He stumped for Republicans in California last week and he is scheduled to be in more than 40 districts across some 20 states in the final weeks before November. asserted
he → stump → November
Jeffries, who was also in Western states over the weekend, said he too will be traveling in the weeks ahead. asserted
he → say → weeks
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