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Democratic lawmakers are finding a new source of frustration: having to answer for their leaders’ hometown politics.

Tensions over Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries’ refusal to endorse Zohran Mamdani spilled out into the open over the weekend, when Sen. Chris Van Hollen called out the leaders on stage in Iowa for not backing New York City’s Democratic nominee for mayor — and when Jeffries’ office clapped back with a “Chris Van who?”

For some Democrats, the feeling

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