Good work by the author. These people have been sabotaging godd governance since Reagan.
There are reasons they’ve been so successful despite voters turning to conservatism.
One is that since they represent ‘purple’ districts they could likely be defeated by a Democrat: so the Leadership gives them more than those in ‘safe’ districts. More money, more power, more legislative victories.
Another is that they are generally from ‘rich’ districts and can steer donations to other Members (that’s the greatest power a Member can have in congress).
They affect media coverage of issues and Members. 90% of what the media ‘reports’ is input from them and the Dems. Both of whom have views that profit the media.
Politico has a story about what a damging sign it is that Fred Upton doesn’t support the new repeal/replace- since Fred supported every attempt to repeal it when Obama was president... (and the vote was meaningless). fake News, indeed.
And they’ve got outsized influence now in Leadership- despite being opposed to everything Republicn voters want.
Fred Upton of Michigan who votes 66% liberal
As I recall, it was Upton who is responsible for making normal incandescent light bulbs virtually illegal in these United States. It occurs to me now he must have gotten massive contributions from the manufacturers of the non-working, hideous, "green" light bulbs that are all you can buy in a store, which cost $15 or $20 each, are supposed to last 100 years, and pop soon after you get them home. In effect, to get those contributions, Upton is picking the pocket of every household in the U.S.
Someone should research his contributions and mount a series of "shine the light on Upton" attack ads for the 2018 campaign. That whole group needs to be targeted, "frozen" (à la Alinsky), and picked off by detailing the particular suffering and loss each one's policies are causing. Trump is in office, but the the revolution must continue until all the liberals are gone.