I’ve always mistakenly considered Randy Forbes to be a reliable conservative vote. I had no idea until this primary that he’s voted liberal on several key issues important to me, including outlawing incandescent lightbulbs and socialized medicine.
It seems, he too, caught Potomac Fever.
15 years is long enough .”Forbes was first elected to Virginia’s 4th Congressional District on June 19, 2001, to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Norman Sisisky. “ https://ballotpedia.org/Randy_Forbes
Scott Taylor defeats veteran Randy Forbes in 2nd Congressional primary thanks to feisty grassroots campaign
That is what the club does. They trade and hide votes from their constituents. I read papers from around the country rarely do you see a local paper interview a local congressman on a controversial bill, and certainly do not follow up that story with their vote. Its a mutual preservation racket.