I think too many Democrat Senators and Representatives are run by their staff, and not the other way around. Democrats try to find someone who can win, as their only criteria, and then let their staffs form their opinions and positions. These guys just keep saying things that make no sense or are opposite from what they were saying before. They keep trying to be on both sides of each issue, and stand for nothing other than reelection.
I think too many Democrat Senators and Representatives are run by their staff, and not the other way around. Democrats try to find someone who can win, as their only criteria, and then let their staffs form their opinions and positions.
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When the Republican majorities increased in both houses there were a lot of superfluous Dem staff members in DC. I bet Very few of them actually had to seek new employment. I bet a whole lot of new positions suddenly became "necessary" in Dem offices. The same amount of staff (read: permanent) power just divided up in fewer offices.