Dems In Array! Hakeem Jeffries Vote Is Unanimous, Meanwhile

If there is one thing we all learned from Nancy Pelosi’s incredible career as Speaker, it is that math counts.

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Editor's Note (Frances Langum): Democrats know how to count to 100%, which is how many Hakeem Jeffries got for the Democratic Leadership position. Dems in array! Congrats to Hakeem!

House Democrats elected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to serve as minority leader becoming the first new Democratic leader in 2 decades & the first Black lawmaker to lead a major political party in either chamber of Congress

Jefferies ran unopposed for minority leader

— Mona Salama (@MonaSalama_) November 30, 2022

MEANWHILE...

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K-Mac is terrible at math.

McCarthy's math problem

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)... is at risk of a humiliating and potentially career-ending defeat with just five weeks until the Jan. 3 speaker election, as several members of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus are still publicly vowing to deny him crucial votes.

So how bad is it? Bad (Emphasis mine):

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