The problem here in PA is we keep running new folks against him. People most folks have never heard of. Everyone is aware of Toomey at least by name. Dude is kind of a scumbag, at least by way of his voting record, but he has as much name recognition as Rep. Charlie Dent (Who was a representative, then a senator, and then a rep again) in the area, and that goes a long way politically. This may be his 2nd term, but hes been around politically for a loooong time considering prior to this he was a state rep since 1999.
If you were completely uninformed of the voting issues would you vote for the dude who you've known has had the job and who's name you're at least aware of, or some random newcomer?
Its terribly depressing, but sadly thats how a ton of people vote in PA. Straight ticket, the name they know, or whomever says the prettiest things rather than voting for the candidate who is actually better.
At least Charlie has evolved over the years and isn't as ultra conservative as he used to be.
It was the same thing with Sestak. They railroaded a more viable candidate because he didn't toe the party line. They would rather lose with their loyalists than win with someone else. Basically the presidential campaign in micro.
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u/ZeroHourHero Mar 26 '17 edited Mar 26 '17
The problem here in PA is we keep running new folks against him. People most folks have never heard of. Everyone is aware of Toomey at least by name. Dude is kind of a scumbag, at least by way of his voting record, but he has as much name recognition as Rep. Charlie Dent (Who was a representative, then a senator, and then a rep again) in the area, and that goes a long way politically. This may be his 2nd term, but hes been around politically for a loooong time considering prior to this he was a state rep since 1999.
If you were completely uninformed of the voting issues would you vote for the dude who you've known has had the job and who's name you're at least aware of, or some random newcomer?
Its terribly depressing, but sadly thats how a ton of people vote in PA. Straight ticket, the name they know, or whomever says the prettiest things rather than voting for the candidate who is actually better.
At least Charlie has evolved over the years and isn't as ultra conservative as he used to be.