一份在线请愿书已获得超过100万人签名，敦促众议院民主党人在新一届国会于2027年1月召开时，投票反对哈基姆·杰弗里斯出任美国众议院议长。
More than 1 million people have signed an online petition urging House Democrats to vote against Hakeem Jeffries for speaker of the US House of Representatives when the new Congress convenes in January 2027.
该请愿书于9月3日由妮科尔·惠蒂德在Change.org网站发起，截至周六已收集到1,012,125个签名，较周五记录的60万多个签名大幅增加。
The petition, launched on Change.org on Sept. 3 by Nicole Whitted, had gathered 1,012,125 signatures as of Saturday, marking a significant increase from the over 600,000 recorded on Friday.
该活动呼吁即将召开的第120届国会的每一位成员拒绝现任众议院民主党领袖杰弗里斯，并考虑其他议长候选人。
The campaign called on every member of the incoming 120th Congress to reject Jeffries, the current House Democratic leader, and consider a different candidate for the speakership.
请愿书称：“民主党人应有选择权”，敦促议员们举行竞争性选举，而不是让党领导层在没有实质性竞争的情况下决定结果。
"Democrats deserve a choice," the petition said, urging lawmakers to hold a competitive election rather than allowing the party leadership to determine the outcome without a meaningful contest.
请愿书主张，议长应代表民主党选民，而不仅仅是党内建制派，并呼吁议员在投票前仔细考量杰弗里斯的公开履历、政策立场、竞选捐赠者及领导力。
It argued that the speaker should represent Democratic voters, not simply the party establishment, and calls on lawmakers to carefully consider Jeffries' public record, policy positions, campaign donors and leadership before casting their votes.
请愿书还鼓励其他众议院民主党成员站出来寻求提名，强调这一决定应对替代方案保持开放。
The petition also encouraged other Democratic members of the House to step forward and seek the nomination, stressing that the decision should remain open to alternatives.
此外，《Axios》周六报道称，自中期选举以来，众议院民主党现任议员和当选议员已收到数百个电话，敦促他们不要选举杰弗里斯。报道指出，杰弗里斯面临来自新当选议员的“持续怀疑和犹豫”。一名新当选的众议院民主党人据称表示收到了“约150个”电话，另一名资深众议院民主党人据称告诉该媒体，他们在过去两天收到了“超过500个”电话。
Seperately, Axios reported Saturday that Democratic House members and members-elect are receiving hundreds of calls since the midterms urging them not to elect Jeffries, noting that he faces “persistent skepticism and hesitance” from incoming members An incoming House Democrat reportedly said they were receiving “about 150” calls, while another senior House Democrat reportedly told the outlet that they got "over 500" calls in the last two days.