No, you’re clearly not understanding the system. It’s far more than a “leader.” It’s the whole organization being willing to implement sanctions. We’re talking about shunning those who are pariahs. The Congressional Black Caucus, for ex., wouldn’t even admit J.C. Watts.
Actually I do understand the system and have been part of it (sausage making). I spent several years at the TNRCC, a left-leaning environmental commission in Texas during the Clinton years.
Yes it was a painful assignment, being a consevative...but I certainly got an education in the field of political power and regulation development.....
I was shocked with the ease one could write regulations and simply implement them at will. It was both enlightening and frightening.