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Bettie
(18,927 posts)5. Before he entered leadership he was effective
now, he seems to be afraid of his shadow, like Schumer.
So, ineffective, but he could choose to be more effective.
I think the biggest problem is that a lot of elected Democrats spend too much time trying to be polite and "nice". They are stuck in an older social contract, where both sides would work together to get things done. It is not that way anymore, Republicans do not compromise nor do they cooperate.
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Democrat as in have Jeffries primaried by another DEMOCRAT rather than a DEMOCRATIC candidate
AStern
19 hrs ago
#12
Don't quibble when caught bashing a Democratic office-holder. Stick to your guns.
Hekate
19 hrs ago
#17
It's Democratic not Democrat and why is he an ineffective Representative for his district?
betsuni
20 hrs ago
#4
Were you around when Newt Gingrich was Speaker of the House? He started the deliberately ungrammatical use of...
Hekate
18 hrs ago
#34
Yes, and reasons why leaders are supposedly ineffective are vague: not standing up to things or meeting the moment
betsuni
18 hrs ago
#35
Just saw that, thanks for posting it here. The job is keeping Democrats united, Jeffries and Schumer are effective!
betsuni
17 hrs ago
#45
Seems to be about endorsements. Oh well, sometimes matchmaking is ineffective.
betsuni
18 hrs ago
#28
The dictionary says democrat is a noun not an adjective, so democrat primary would be incorrect.
CrispyQ
1 hr ago
#81
You're misreading the OP's sentence. They correctly used Democrat as a noun. This is basic English syntax. I fail to see
Celerity
40 min ago
#82
It's clickbait... it's meant to divide and create friction and arguments. A drive-by.
QueerDuck
18 hrs ago
#42
I think it's engaging. It makes me want to listen closely. He's not quite as animated or expressive as a preacher...
QueerDuck
18 hrs ago
#41
There is currently insufficient information to properly and completely answer that question.
SSJVegeta
18 hrs ago
#36
"AOC: 'Republicans have been getting walloped by Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer'"
Cha
18 hrs ago
#43
Tell us *specifically* what you think an """effective""" Minority Leader would be doing...
W_HAMILTON
17 hrs ago
#49
My thoughts are that Rep. Jeffries was unanimously reelected House Minority Leader in November, 2024 by his peers.
LudwigPastorius
11 hrs ago
#69