Jeffries fighting to keep Democratic Socialists of America on the sidelines in his backyard

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is weathering a rebellion from his left flank in his home district as a conflict with the Democratic Socialists of America escalates.

The long-simmering conflict between Jeffries and the DSA has grown in prominence amid an election between incumbent Democratic state Rep. Stefani Zinerman, backed by Jeffries, and socialist Eon Huntley, backed by the DSA. The Assembly seat falls within Jeffries’s district. Though both Zinerman and Huntley are black, each camp accuses the other of being backed by and representing white gentrifiers.