Congressional approval ratings are at historic lows, and the President's aren't so hot either, although they are improving. Americans are fed up with how little is getting done in DC. Although people who follow these matters closely know who is responsible for this, the media and general public spread the blame around to everyone. When votes on cloture for popular ideas like the Buffet Rule fail, the media report that the Senate rejected them, as if both parties got together to vote it down, when in reality a minority prevented the Senate from even HAVING a vote. This information deficit can and should be addressed.
Dean Heller, Sarah Steelman, Scott Brown, Connie Mack, Tommie Thompson, Jeff Flake, Linda Lingle, Denny Rehberg, Heather Wilson, Rick Berg, George Allen, and anyone else running for a Senate seat this year should all have to answer the question of whether or not they will use the filibuster to prevent the Senate from holding actual votes. Even people who are opposed to some of the things the Senate is trying to do are sick of DC doing NOTHING. Republicans should have to take responsibility for the gridlock they have deliberately caused, and their candidates should have to make their position in favor of that gridlock known.