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what about Rockefeller?Is he vulnerable?
I wish. If I had to pick one person most responsible for all of this, it's him.
But he's running unopposed this year and in November, will win another six year term. It's also harder - and more expensive - to defeat Senators because you have to target them statewide. It's especially hard when the target is someone with the last name (and resources typical of) "Rockefeller."
And since Dems have a nice majority in Congress, likely to grow in Nov, doesn't it make sense to sacrifice a few House seats and vote Republican when it means removing corruption from office?
I personally wouldn't vote for the particular Republicans in question or encourage anyone to do so (i.e. those running against the targets here, who are all awful), but the premise of our question -- that "Dems have a nice majority in Congress, likely to grow in Nov" and therefore the benefit of sending these messages vastly outweighs keeping any one of them in Congress -- is the premise for the whole campaign here.
