Clarification: senators Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) have cultured an image of being the “sensible centrist” that will go against the party when they disagree on something, in order to ensure reelection in purple states.
In reality, they only do so when the Republicans already have enough votes for their preferred outcome or when said outcome is impossible to achieve with or without them, making their “principled stand” purely symbolic if not outright fraudulent.
i wish i could quarantine all American politics. can they go to their own, specific comm? can they be tagged? anything, please. i beg of you.
edit never mind, this comm is too american. i’m just going to block it.
This is like me going to europe.pub’s politicalmemes community and complaining that it’s all about EU politics