There was one fellow way back in the day. Senator Joe Lieberman. He would vote for what was best for his constituents, didn't matter who proposed it. The Dems kicked him out of the party, of course, but he ran as a "third party candidate" & still won. He didn't make the jump to the Repubs though. :/
He ran as VP with Gore.
He backed some really stupid bills, but also was the nail in the coffin that killed Obama's "public health insurance option" which would have created a Government-run "health insurance company" which would have made Obamacare at least TWICE as bad as it turned out to be.
He died in 2024 :/
So... one! Lolz! I cannot think of another, except the chick who switched teams recently.
You heard the label thrown at Joe Manchin now and then. For the crime of for voting with Trump on policy 50.4% of the time. And sticking up for his state's coal industry.
I'd forgotten about Manchin, good catch!
He was generally deplorable, but wasn't fake about it. And he did keep his constituents as his focus, a lost art it seems.
I (vaguely) remember the "controversy" of his voting record. I was like, "Huh? What? Dems be crazy."
He'd also support what was good for America, yes.
Not that he was perfect or anything, he still held some hard-left views :/ But at least he was open and honest about them. Unlike 2/3 of current politicians. Maybe 3/4 :<
There was one fellow way back in the day. Senator Joe Lieberman. He would vote for what was best for his constituents, didn't matter who proposed it. The Dems kicked him out of the party, of course, but he ran as a "third party candidate" & still won. He didn't make the jump to the Repubs though. :/
He ran as VP with Gore.
He backed some really stupid bills, but also was the nail in the coffin that killed Obama's "public health insurance option" which would have created a Government-run "health insurance company" which would have made Obamacare at least TWICE as bad as it turned out to be.
He died in 2024 :/
So... one! Lolz! I cannot think of another, except the chick who switched teams recently.
You heard the label thrown at Joe Manchin now and then. For the crime of for voting with Trump on policy 50.4% of the time. And sticking up for his state's coal industry.
I'd forgotten about Manchin, good catch! He was generally deplorable, but wasn't fake about it. And he did keep his constituents as his focus, a lost art it seems.
I (vaguely) remember the "controversy" of his voting record. I was like, "Huh? What? Dems be crazy."
Like the Iraq War?
He spearheaded the attack against video games and music along with Hillary Clinton and Tipper Gore too. Quite a hero.
He'd also support what was good for America, yes.
Not that he was perfect or anything, he still held some hard-left views :/ But at least he was open and honest about them. Unlike 2/3 of current politicians. Maybe 3/4 :<
Clearly not, as he supported the Iraq War.