Good point. I have thought from time to time that the absence of an official Opposition Leader between presidential elections in the USA is a weak point in the system.
"What is missing for the Democrats is a critical tool that makes the Westminster system work in Australia: the existence of an opposition leader.
"While there are strong Democratic leaders – Hakeem Jeffries in the House and Chuck Schumer in the Senate – the absence of the role of opposition leader is an infirmity in the American system. Neither of these men will cede to the other the power to serve as an opposition leader to speak to what the Democrats will do in both the House and Senate. They will not appoint an outsider to do the job either."
#USpol https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/the-democrats-can-t-lay-a-glove-on-trump-because-they-lack-what-australia-has-20250313-p5lj7v.html
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