If Hakeem Jeffries Is Right, A Blue Wave Will Hammer Trump In 2026

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries discussed the overperformance of Democrats in the Florida House races and suggested that as many as 60 Republican held seats could be in play.

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Democrats Overperformed In Florida US House Races

House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries made two points before the US House special elections in Florida. First, Jeffries said that these districts were ruby red, so there was no way that they should be in the conversation as competitive. Secondly, Jeffries predicted that Democrats would overperform in Florida, and that would be the topic of conversation.

Jeffries turned out to be right.

Leader Jeffries told Lawrence O’Donnell:

 It was an incredible over-performance by the two Democratic candidates in two Ruby red districts in Florida. One was Donald Trump won by 37 points and Florida Six where Josh Weil ran a great campaign in a district that Donald Trump had just won by 30 points.

And what we're seeing, of course, is something that we've seen all across the country since the early special elections that began in late January, and that is Democratic energy and over performance, coupled with Independent swing voters and even moderate Republicans breaking for the Democratic candidates, and rejecting the extremism, the outrageous behavior of this administration and their effort. To harm everyday Americans.

Video of Jeffries:

Jeffries also talked about what the Democratic overperformance means for the House in 2026: