Push for new Democratic leadership overshadows celebrations at Denver confab

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DENVER — Division over who should lead the Democratic Party in Congress in January 2027 has been put on stark display at a celebration of the party’s historic election gains.

At the two-day What’s Next conference in Denver, where strategists and lawmakers are debating the path forward for the Democratic Party, disagreements over the incoming leadership of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) have come to the forefront.

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