• Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    All politicians overwhelmingly do what their constituents want them to do - moreso now than at any time before the modern era, because most politicians are extremely nervous about being primaried

    Henry Cuellar didn’t need to worry. He is anti-labor, anti-abortion, and pro-nra, but his opponent was progressive, so the party protected him.