I think most of the Republicans have been targeted and are being blackmailed by one government agency or another. The ‘RATS are finding being the minority no big deal. They still get what they want without any opposition.
Remember the Clinton’s 900 FBI files back in the nineties?
I've heard from people who study this stuff like Nick Bryant (The Franklin Scandal author) that over 30% are blackmailed and another good percentage are bribed (like Dianne Feinstein, whose husband Richard Blum has recieved billions in commissions for selling military bases and post office buildings.) If they can't bribe or blackmail them then they don't get re-elected. Career politicians are owned.