Party or country?

[Millhouse]

(07-15-2017, 04:24 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: We should have elected officials that stand up for the country and stick to their principles, not kowtow to someone because of party loyalty.

But this is why I handle the behind the scenes stuff and am not a politician.

A lot of the reason this doesnt happen on both sides of the aisle is like almost everything it goes back to $$$$$. A generic saying is that the moment a congressman/woman is elected, they need to raise roughly $10,000 a week for re-election in two years. If that politician decides to go against the potus of their party &/or the RNC/DNC, then they can risk getting funds & support cut going towards their re-election , which is a dealbreaker for many.