It oft said by, particularly seasoned individuals, that "I vote for the man" and it is usually worn as a badge indicating they are smart and independent. Horse Hockey!
There was a time, and our elders were right when they said it for their time, but that time has passed. In Federal elections today the vote is for the team, not the individual. There are some variations on the team accounting for regional differences but in the end the team members vote with the team an astounding percentage of the time, there is no independence in DC today.
Yesterday Pelosi and AOC made clear that it is team voting not individuals making independent decisions and it works the same accross the isle.
the Democrats conducted a closed-door session during which House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned over 20 supposed moderate members of her party, “We are either a team or we’re not, and we have to make that decision.”
Ocasio-Cortez’s spokesman Corbin Trent added that she fumed that any Democrats voting with Republicans “are putting themselves on a list.”
This is how the elected see it, the old school naïveté does not fly today. Vote for the "man" in the primary but in the election the only thing being voted on is the team.
MM
There was a time, and our elders were right when they said it for their time, but that time has passed. In Federal elections today the vote is for the team, not the individual. There are some variations on the team accounting for regional differences but in the end the team members vote with the team an astounding percentage of the time, there is no independence in DC today.
Yesterday Pelosi and AOC made clear that it is team voting not individuals making independent decisions and it works the same accross the isle.
the Democrats conducted a closed-door session during which House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned over 20 supposed moderate members of her party, “We are either a team or we’re not, and we have to make that decision.”
Ocasio-Cortez’s spokesman Corbin Trent added that she fumed that any Democrats voting with Republicans “are putting themselves on a list.”
This is how the elected see it, the old school naïveté does not fly today. Vote for the "man" in the primary but in the election the only thing being voted on is the team.
MM
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