[mschuster91]

> My guess is that senators that have been burned have been done so secretly and are being blackmailed.

The whole bunch has been blackmailed for decades. Just not "ordinary" blackmailing, but threatening by big funders to cut said funding unless, for example, the politician keeps supporting NRA/BigAg/BigFinance-favorable policies...

[komali2]

Hmm, I like this point, but is that blackmail or more just "the system?"