Governors have much more power, but also more responsibility. Democratic leaders in Congress have little power, but could more clear about Trump’s tyrannical goals—but many of them aren’t even rhetorically forceful. They also don’t use the procedural tools at their disposal. It’s weird.
Civil rights protestors had even less power, less clout than the average democratic congressmen. But yet they were not silent.
@schumer.senate.gov tweeted 1x in the last 5 days - it was exactly the cunsultant speak we've all chime to expect. The FUCKING LEADER of the SEN. Dems. HAS. NOTHING. TO SAY. TODAY. Or yesterday. Or the day before that. Or the day before that. Or the day before .. #FAILEDLEADERSCHUMER MUST GO.
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In other words, no one retweets them into your feed
Governors run for Governor to be Governor. The vast majority of Democrats run for Congress because they're good at raising money.
Say what you will about how he does it, Newsom fucking LOVES the job. Can't say the same for Jeffries.
Yep. People like Schumer and Jeffries have bigger megaphones than governors because the national press corps follows them. Yet they are ceding the bully pulpit. When is the last time you see Schumer do a national interview? Jeffries is visible but recites useless focus grouped language.