Reply #23: He may have been more liberal on social issues, but economic issues put food on the table.

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And even in the 1970s, the politicians in the Senate needed money for their re-election campaigns, so obviously there is a temptation to cater to the wealthy 1% who can donate the most money. A favor they could pay back would at least be to give consent to an economic right-winger to the Supreme Court whenever the president does pick one.