There was no greater "loose cannon" than Ronald Reagan when he was president of SAG---yet he got all sorts of people to follow him. He gave one speech in which the members voted seven to one with him. That's leadership.
But as long as people keep making the excuse that the reason he gets no followers is because "he's right," then there will never be a victory. Because it IS possible to be both right and a leader.
“Because it IS possible to be both right and a leader.”
You forgot to add several words: Because it IS NOT possible to be both right and a leader in Congress today.
There, fixed it.