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[ShazzieB]

54. I really don't think a lot of them do.

Or at least they care more about their ability to get reelected than anything else. They're all individuals, and I think some of them do care about about what their voters think to some degree (or at least started out that way), but too many seem to have forgotten that their job is actually supposed to be representing the needs of their constituents. (Example: voting for Medicaid cuts when they know that X% of their constituents rely on Medicaid to survive.)

Right now, their priorities are completely messed up. They're not just failing to take a stand for some very important things; they're actively doing the reverse by voting to pass things like the above-mentioned Medicaid cuts that are bound to harm some of their voters. I think most of them are in survival mode and are doing what Schlump wants, even in cases where they disagree with him, because they're so deathly afraid that he'll get them primaried and cause them to lose their seats to whatever challenger he endorses. It's pretty pathetic.

I also don't think we should discount the possibility of threats on their lives and the safety of their families. But either way, it's a sad situation.