Please provide a link that confirms the fact that cloture votes are counted.
Even if you’re right, my basic point stands. If a cloture vote is the ONLY way a truly and totally devastating bill can pass, then why would such a vote have equal weight with 96 meaningless votes?
To make the point, let’s say the cloture vote is the ONLY anti-2A vote against a senator. So his rating is 99% pro-2A.
Take a non-politician. Put him in a situation where, 99 times, he can, if he chooses, steal minor office products. I.e.: a few pencils or a pen or two. He passes on all opportunities.
Now give him one chance to successfully steal a Ferrari. He nabs the car.
The analysis would be that the guy is as honest as the day is long...by Congressional standards. Ninety-nine percent honest is about as good as it gets!
Still not buying. It’s all a scam.
I do not believe that GOA works on a strict arithmetic formula. They look at the big picture. They consider crucial votes. They rate politicians on how effectively they protect the Second Amendment.