House Democrats "inundated" with calls telling them not to elect Jeffries speaker

House Democrats are being inundated with calls and emails urging them not to elect Hakeem Jeffries as speaker, with one incoming member receiving about 150 calls and a senior Democrat over 500. Despite grassroots pressure, Jeffries is in pole position after Democrats' landslide victory, which is set to give them a majority of more than 250 seats.