His election to Congress had been virtually guaranteed more than four months earlier when he trounced City Councilman Charles Barron in the Democratic primary, but Hakeem Jeffries was still savoring the moment when he stepped onto the small stage in a Fort Greene club at just about 10 p.m. Nov. 6 while Aretha Franklin’s “Think” blared from the sound system.
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