{"id":"n_lxp6iotwx6zpbssu4gyq","seq":9578686,"kind":"article","title":"Incoming House Democrat says party is threatening him","url":"https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/11/10/incoming-house-democrat-says-party-is-threatening-him","summary":"Rep.-elect Don Leonard (D-OH) is claiming that his party’s senior representatives are threatening him to drop his stated preconditions for backing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) in the upcoming speaker elections or face intraparty repercussions. Leonard ousted incumbent Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH) in last week’s midterm elections, flipping a district President Donald Trump won […]","published":"2026-11-10T19:35:17Z","seen":"2026-11-10T19:59:07Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-coloradopolitics-com-49589c","name":"coloradopolitics.com","domain":"coloradopolitics.com"},"via":"kite-coloradopolitics-com-49589c","topics":["colorado","u.s. & world"],"authors":["Wire Service"],"image":"https://www.coloradopolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/AP-Election_2_26_Congress_13271.jpg","story":"st_lxp6iotwx6zpbssu4gyq","category":"politics","category_p":0.91,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.87,"political":0.96}