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Lack of political intelligence
is pretty pervasive.
"If he had voted "no" on the bills in question, rather than "present," would he have taken heat or suffered any political price for for it at the time? The answer to that question would be NO. He held an extremely safe seat in a liberal district. A "yes" vote would have been the wrong answer for him politically, not a "no" vote. Indeed, "No" would have been better for him politically than "present" in his district."
It wasn't his vote, you dummy. It was moderate Republicans. they couldn't vote against the leadership. They could vote "present"
God save us from clueless NC people who do NOT understant Illinois. As a grad from UNC who lives in Illinois, I see the problem. IL is more complex.