Me, too. Thought she was different. Guess I was wrong.
Another conservative who’s starting to really disappoint me is Marco Rubio. Do they forget why they were elected or do their handlers drive the conservatism out of them?
I suspect it’s in part that they aren’t as conservative as they pretend to be, in part that their handlers/leadership pounds it out of them, and in part that Washington corrupts them. Too soon for that last one in these cases, however.
I think they’re both strikingly ambitious and from ‘purple’ states. Rubio has always struck me as posturing to get ahead: he only really looked conservative compared to Crist and through some of his rhetoric. E.g., he’s severely pro-amnesty. Ayotte doesn’t seem affected by her handlers on this, but rather probably not that conservative and playing to her home state.
Sigh.