# The Left Wants a Different Speaker: 1.2 Million Sign Petition Against Jeffries

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2 outlets covering · First listed: Daily Signal, Nov 13, 2026, 3:52 PM · Read it: <https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/11/13/left-wants-different-speaker-jeffries/>

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was a shoo-in for speaker of the House after Democrats claimed the majority for the 120th Congress. While he doesn’t face competition yet, the newly elected progressive candidates may try to tap their pick instead. An online petition has accumulated nearly 1.2 million signatures urging House Democrats to pick a...

## Who's covering it

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- Nov 13, 2026, 12:15 PM: [Nobody wants to run against Hakeem Jeffries for speaker](<https://www.axios.com/2026/11/13/jeffries-speaker-house-democrats-pressley-raskin>) — Axios (Digital news, United States, rated Center)
- Nov 13, 2026, 3:52 PM: [The Left Wants a Different Speaker: 1.2 Million Sign Petition Against Jeffries](<https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/11/13/left-wants-different-speaker-jeffries/>) — Daily Signal (Digital news, United States, rated Right)
  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was a shoo-in for speaker of the House after Democrats claimed the majority for the 120th Congress. While he doesn’t face competition yet, the newly elected progressive candidates may try to tap their pick instead. An online petition has accumulated nearly 1.2 million signatures urging House Democrats to pick a...