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Originally Posted by shakran
Or Voinovich could do what a certain other member of his party did and defect to the democratic side. Frankly I would hope not - I didn't like it when it happened before, even if the republicans were being total asses to him. I felt people elected him as a republican and his job is to represent them as such.
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Perhaps. On the other hand Nebraska has Senator Ben Nelson, an elected Democrat that cozies up the Republicans every chance that he gets. In no way can it be said that he represents Nebraska Democrats. He is the quintessential Republican in Democrats clothing. However, finding a true Democrat in Nebraska is akin to finding a 30 year old virgin. You know that they're out there, but they're damn quiet about it. But, to balance things out the Republicans have Chuck Hagel, who consistantly pisses off the more conservative of Nebraka Republicans, by moving further and further away from President Bush. I guess to be a "
good" Republican, in this state, it is a requirement to march lockstep with the party, no matter your personal convictions.
In the end, I think that it boils down to same old trend of extremism. For some reason, it seems that we expect our elected officials to be either so far to the right, or so far to the left, that middle ground cannot even be
seen, much less reached.