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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDemocrats Serve, Republicans like to be served.
That's the difference in a nutshell.
If you look at the democrats, they are representing the people they serve. Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, AOC, Al Franken (such a loss), etc.
Sure there might be a few outliers who are self serving to an extent, but the whole concept behind the democratic platform is to serve the people, to try and do things that affect the common good of ALL citizens, be they democrat, republican or independent.
For a brief time in college, I knew a young lady republican who was looking to make a career in politics. She was not that bright, but she was ruthless and cunning. What she told me will never be forgotten. She said that the quickest way to become a powerful millionaire is to go into politics. She said that was the only reason she was going into politics, to get rich and powerful. She only saw herself, everyone else was a mark, a vote to be had at any cost.
Ted Cruz had no idea his actions would be so condemned by the public because he does not SEE the public. - Ted Cruz is in it for the money. Cruz and others like him are not in politics to SERVE the people they represent, they are in it for themselves, for political and monetary gain.
I will add this, the people the republicans represent are selfish idiots as well so they don't notice anything is wrong with their leaders.
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