[generalpass]

I assumed you were referring to the politicians voting against the bill.

[triceratops]

Politicians vote in a way that they think will get them re-elected. They aren't the true opponents of this bill.

[generalpass]

Campaigns cost millions of dollars. Where do you think that money comes from? Principles and integrity?

[triceratops]

A well-funded campaign is useless against pissed off voters.

[generalpass]

> A well-funded campaign is useless against pissed off voters.

The re-election rate of incumbents in California state senate districts approaches 100%. Getting into office in a district of a million people is about money, nothing else.

[triceratops]

> nothing else.

So the politician is getting re-elected even if they vote entirely contrary to their constituents' wishes? That's a bold claim.

[generalpass]

Nothing bold about it. Nothing correlates as strongly as campaign contribution, especially in enormous districts.

The voters matter less than you think, largely because in these huge districts there will be an incredibly diverse range of opinions. Short of ordering troops to come in and murder people in broad daylight, getting such a huge number of people to coalesce around any single anything almost never happens.