You show up to vote so that the people who voted for you know where you stand. You show up to vote because that is your job ... the one you were elected to do.
I show up to vote because that’s my job as a citizen ... to vote for the person or initiative I believe in. I may not have had a presidential candidate I believed in ... but I did have down ticket candidates I believed in .. and I voted for them.
I am not at the point where I’m going to stay home and admit defeat. It’s disheartening that here in WA state we have little say in the candidates who get the nomination for POTUS ... but I still due my duty ... my job and get my vote turned in.
If Ted Cruz or any other politician doesn’t like the group he finds himself in ... then find a way to change it or resign and let someone else get in there and do something. Ted’s from Texas ... there must be other Republicans/Conservatives who actually want to be in the Senate?
Don’t get me wrong... I totally get the frustration with the current crop of jack rabbits running the Congress. I’m not a fan of how things are going. I just don’t personally believe giving up is a great option.
I don’t see where he given up. I see him running for an office in which he could make a difference.
What I did see is him not participating in confirming an admittedly lawless AG for our lawless president by our lawless senate.
Frankly I have a problem with the senators that voted to confirm this woman.
You can hold his absence against him if you want. it doesn’t seem like a big deal to me.
I’m not sure what anyone can do to stop a rogue senate intent on destroying us while enriching themselves.