The point is LEADERSHIP means making one's VIEWPOINT known.
I remember how the Rep minority leader under TOM FOLLEY was seldom seen or heard. Yet we see Pelosi all the time and now they tout her as the 1st WOMAN SPEAKER!
Hell, that is more important that Hillary being a candidate or the wife of an "ex"-rapist!
We used to laugh at the MSM reporters because of the voice inflection change when interviewing Dems as opposed to Republicans. To the Dems they were usually respectful to the point of deference - addressing them by their titles to establish their authority as experts, etc. Not so for the Republicans.
Half the time when a Republican was interviewed we'd only see the video of it on the nightly news with the reporter telling the audience what was said...or their version of what was said to leave a negative impression.
When they do that with Dems it's to put a better spin on it for them. lol.