> It's weird how many votes on something I care about fail to survive committee or amendment by just one vote. And the politicians who voted "against" the thing

> It's weird how many votes on something I care about fail to survive committee or amendment by just one vote. And the politicians who voted "against" the thing in the 'losing' party, all happen to be in very 'safe' districts or not facing reelection soon and those facing reelection in 'unsafe' districts happen to be the ones who voted "for" it. This concept has been identified before, and popularized by Glenn Greenwald, dubbing it the “rotating villain,” which is a delightfully apt turn of phrase. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rotating%20villain https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rotating%20v... https://www.salon.com/2010/02/23/democrats_34/ https://www.salon.com/2010/02/23/democrats_34/