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Most Senators (and Representatives) are self-preservationists. By and large they vote how their voters want them to vote. Sure they may get hefty contributions from donors supporting x cause, but their voters also support the same causes. Republican voters with deregulation, and lower taxes for example. Or Democrats with wind/solar power/LBGT+ rights.

Not surprisingly, these industries in turn tend to give more to the party that aligns with them -- but again their voters also support those same policies.

(Although there is occasionally some differences, corporate America by and large is largely out of step with the GOP on cultural issues, regardless of the industry, and outside of oil, coal, and gas companies, a large swath of corporate America is generally pretty friendly to green energy policies and regulation of coal/oil/gas companies.)

Or say gun manufacturers/sellers supporting Republicans who's voters in turn tend to be very supportive of policies that are good for gun manufacturers/sellers bottom line.

It's one of the major reasons sitting legelsators don't get kicked out in a primary, and usually don't lose re-election absent a giant wave / different make-up of the electorate.

Because most sitting elected officials vote how their voters WANT them to vote on most (or at the very least most major) issues. Buisnesses will support policies that are good for their bottom line-- even if in the short run it might cost money them if their shoppers also support those issues.

(Example: 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 all either saw waves or a significant change of voter-makeup. With 2008 and 2012 being the first times Millennials collectively flexed their voting strength and 2018/2020 being the first times Millennials/GenZ together flexed their voting strength relative to boomers/GenXers).

The general makeup of the voting population shifted significantly in those elections from the one before it.

In 2008/2012 the electorate was FAR younger, far more female and far less white than the electorate in 2010/2014 for example..

Likewise Republicans, older, whiter voters, generally voted by a far larger amount in 2010(+6.9%)/2014(+5.7) compared to 2016(+1.1)/2018(-8.6)/ 2020(+2.9) overall. (Using the swing % of seats in the US House as a measure). Although 2020 has a lot of variables, massive campaigns for mail in ballots for example -- it was also the first time since 2004 that Republicans won the popular vote in the House during a presidential election..

2022/2024 will be hugely significant in terms of flexing generational power as well. In part due to COVID -- a significant amount of boomers/gen-xers who voted in 2020 won't be around to vote in 2022/2024.

We don't exactly know how that will effect things just yet as Covid hasn't stopped killing Americans yet. However even if covid had never happend, Millennials and Gen-z still would have largely outnumbered Boomers/GenXers just by regular generational turnover, and we don't know if that will change the dynamics of midterms yet.

Statistically speaking, the older you get the more likely you are to vote, and contrary to popular belief, no one actually gets "more conservative" as they get older generally speaking -- we just have changes in what it means to be "conservative" or "liberal" or "moderate" in society.

2020s Democratic Party is far more liberal than 2016s and 2012s.

Likewise the Party platform of the GOP in 2012 and 2008 is quite liberal compared to the GOPs 2016/2020s platforms.