Bloomberg aims money to defeat Pryor (D, AR) over gun control

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14. So it's okay to not go along with your own party or constituents

as long as you think it was the right thing to do...

Barbara lee's stand was certainly brave, yet she bucked her own party and constituents to do it. See, this is the problem with making blanket statements like "why would anyone ever ..." because when someone gives you a reason you think is a good one, you now have to start making a bunch of exceptions.

IF you think politicians should always try to do what they think is the RIGHT thing, that's fine. If you think politicians should always try to follow the party or the constituents, that's fine too. If you're wondering why anyone would ever support someone who doesn't follow the party or their constituents, I just gave you a reason. I'm not defending repuke positions, just giving you an example of supporting someone who bucked public opinion and party leadership (which is what you initially asked for).