Except your dealing with Democrats, there is no pressure on them to do the right thing, only pressure to follow in lock-step. How many D’s EVER go against their leaderships wishes? Compare that to the republicans who do have open minded, uncontrolled members(some).
We must be doing something right here, ya know, with all the attacks this board gets, paid shills, trolls, shitposters, hackers and whackers and others.