The Early Word: Reaction to Greater-Than-Expected Jeffries Win

1. "He's a serious and meaningful guy and I always thought he was ready for leadership." —City Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio.

2. "The 50-year-old Democratic/Republican argument about who to tax and how much to regulate business cannot address itself to today’s vast world crises. The old-fashioned political ideas amount to no more than trying to shake the crumbs out of an empty potato chip bag. They can’t work in the long term and voters know this. That’s why they turned out for the Democratic primary in such abysmal numbers." —.

3. "You can't be anything but delighted at the prospect of a real progressive like Hakeem Jeffries representing Brooklyn in Congress." —Working Family Party co-chair Bob Master.

4. "He'll be a welcome addition to Washington, D.C. It'll give him the chance to get people to work together—we're all tired of partisan gridlock." —Former city Comptroller and mayoral candidate Bill Thompson.

5. "God Bless the 8th Congressional District." —Assemblyman and NY-8 Congressional Democratic nominee Hakeem Jeffries.

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