It saddens me to see solidly conservative states send moderate squishes to represent them. It saddens me even more to see solid conservatives morph into moderate squishes the longer they stay in office.
Orin Hatch is a text book example; solid conservative for his first couple of terms, drifting into squish territory ever since.
I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of legislators who actually got better the longer they stayed in office. Twelve years should be about the limit. If they want to run again, they need to do something else for twelve years before being eligible to do so.
Legislation will get better only after they understand they are going to have to spend some time in the world they legislate.
Amen bros…and yes, you are correct - Hatch from Utah is a wasted seat too.
Good point. They become part of the institution and get a pension and get perks and forget who they represent and why they won.