Hakeem Jeffries on Rachel Maddow - Swing and Miss .

[markpkessinger]

33. I was just about to post this clip with a nearly identical comment!

As I watched it last night, I found myself shaking my head and thinking, "He's just not getting it." And Rachel did everything she possibly could to try to draw him out, but he just droned on dispassionately about lawsuits and improving messaging. Voters in the present moment want -- and I believe very much need -- to see some real fight, some real passion, as well as a concrete plan of action to confront this mess from Democratic leaders, and Jeffries simply wasn't bringing it.

And look, I get that displaying that sort of thing outwardly doesn't come easily to everyone. For someone like Jeffries, it would probably feel somewhat performative. But when you are in a leadership role in politics, sometimes being a little performative is necessary in order to meet the moment!

And I agree 100% that Jeffries is a good and honest man. But he is not meeting the moment.