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Originally Posted by monir
A lot of time these representatives are echoing the belief of those voters who are likely to elect him/her. Michelle Bachman, for example, says a lot of things that makes a lot of people scratch their head and yet, her district keeps electing her. So even if some of these congressman sounds out-of-touch or controversial, they are just saying what will get them elected. That's good politics.  |
however as shown by Akins and Bachman, when they run for higher office. These soundbites do come back to bite them.