Jonathan Bernstein: “House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries went on one of the Sunday shows over the weekend and gave some lame answers to some campaign and policy questions, leading to half of Bluesky getting all upset with him. I noted one person, who I respect, calling him ‘mealy-mouthed.'”“Here’s the thing: Jeffries as minority leader is in fact mealy-mouthed, as are the Senate minority leader, the Speaker of the House, and the Senate majority leader. Indeed, pretty much every congressional leader that I can recall with the possible exception of Newt Gingrich has been mealy-mouthed.”“It’s not them. It’s the job.”“Being a congressional leader doesn’t prevent anyone from deploying the occasional zinger, or even an occasional eloquent speech. Jeffries has done both. But mostly? Nope. It’s not just that it’s not their job; it’s that their job constrains them from saying a lot of things that others in the party can say.”