Conventional wisdom tells us that Jeffries and Schumer are doing a poor job of mobilizing public opinion against the Trump agenda. Is the allegation fair?
Jeffries and Schumer, like Pelosi before them, are neither prominent ideologues nor dynamic public figures. They were elected to their respective positions because they are good at maintaining party unity and rounding up votes. Those skills have great value when the Democrats are in the majority–less so when the Republicans run the place.
The Democrats’ agenda will be expressed purely as a reaction to Trump until after the midterms. Once the primaries start, that will change; in the end, the Democrats will have a positive program and a duly elected leader again.