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[–] 9 points 8 months ago (1 child)

You could ask Dianne Feinstein the same question. God only knows what keeps Chuck Grassley ticking.

These people are fucking pathological.

Elderly people are stubborn as old nails. They don't just move out of the way on their own.

The better question is what's keeping them affixed to their positions. Enormous amounts of money go to defending incumbents with full on dementia. And party loyalists consider their aging leadership sacrosanct.

On top of all that, Senators get the best health care benefits in the world. Keeping your job is - in some ways - a predicate for your very survival.

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