So what does it matter where he lives or how arrogant he is if everyone is going to vote for him anyway? Yeah, he's a reliable vote on a lot of issues, at least in election years. But he's also someone who doesn't give a hoot about his constituents and thinks that the office is not something he needs to earn every election. He's a conservative, usually. But he's also the personification of everything that people hate about the GOP establishment and professional politicians.
He’s a conservative, usually.
So was Orrin Hatch at one point. Yet in this Congress he never missed a chance to back stab conservatives.
This is Robert’s last rodeo. If reelected he will vote whichever way pays him the most. Careerist beltway types like Roberts just do not care about the folks on main street.