Arwa Mahdawi's Guardian column argues that corporate Democrats from Haley Stevens to Hakeem Jeffries cynically weaponize identity politics to ward off reasonable criticism, pointing to Stevens' 11th-hour endorsement of Mike Rogers, the Republican opponent of Abdul El-Sayed, and Jeffries' months-long refusal to endorse Zohran Mamdani. Noting Jeffries' private meeting with Jared Kushner and her expectation he will be the next speaker, she urges him to heed progressive concerns rather than repeat the 'Bernie bros' playbook.