Vox: House Democrats don’t need a leader, they need someone to represent them on TV

I’d even push this further: a shadow cabinet or speakers’ bureau of House members as critics of portfolios based on the presidential cabinet and cabinet-level positions. They don’t have to be House Dem leadership or committee chairs, just as long as they are the go-to spokespersons for the House Dems.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, for example, could be the caucus critic for either Labor or the EPA. Seth Moulton could be the caucus critic for Transportation. Adam Schiff could be the critic on either Finance or Intelligence. Ro Khanna could be the critic on Commerce and the FCC. 

And why not include Democratic senators? Bernie Sanders could be the caucus critic on Health and Human Services. 

I think it’s time that Democrats introduced a tradition of shadow cabinets to American politics.