[itsahoot]

A legislator who can't be counted on to support key legislation is absolutely useless to a political party.

You mean like Ryan and Mitch postponing any talk of border security until after the Mid-Term?

[Alberta's Child]

You mean like Ryan and Mitch postponing any talk of border security until after the Mid-Term?

That's exactly right. But it's a bad example because it's an issue where the Republican Party as a political party is at odds with a huge contingent of its own voters.