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It's still better, when elected, to be true to one's constituents and the people who elected one. That's their JOB, you know.
------------------ The government that seems the most unwise, oft goodness to the people best supplies. That which is meddling, touching everything, will work but ill, and disappointment bring. - The Tao Te Ching
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It does in a two-party system, where you often don't simply vote FOR someone, but AGAINST the other guy. I suppose if we were more parliamentary, that would be different. Except that things get watered down just as much or more when you're forming coalitions between disparate parties.
Also, since most of the people who voted you in are of your party...
Also, since (despite what people say above) people DO tend to vote along their party lines (which is why so many Senate votes have been so close)...
Essentially, it's the same as breaking a major campaign promise.
------------------ The government that seems the most unwise, oft goodness to the people best supplies. That which is meddling, touching everything, will work but ill, and disappointment bring. - The Tao Te Ching
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Even if you have the mindset of voting along for a party, it is ultimately the person being elected that will make decisions and vote on legislation etc., and he/she is not compelled to go with any party platform in doing this. If you happen to vote for someone because of their affiliation, but they go and do things entirely differently than what you wanted, it's probably just your fault for not taking a closer look at the individual.
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