But they could tell their more conservative constituents that the bill had not actually become law.

And many black officials in his district have accused him of playing to his conservative white constituents, to whom the death penalty is a vital political issue.

Felder gained popularity among his conservative Jewish constituents for advocating strongly on their behalf, including in matters relating to Israel.

But he is confident that even his most conservative constituents support the stance he is taking against many of the Governor's policies this year.

"I think I could convince my liberal and conservative constituents that it's worth $3,000 more a year," he said.

"Sometimes they end up yelling at me," he said of his conservative constituents.

Now there's a thing that could really cause him image problems with those conservative constituents.

On several occasions, however, he found himself having to explain his votes to his somewhat conservative constituents.

Helms was particularly popular among older, conservative constituents, and was considered one of the last "Old South" politicians to have served in the Senate.

Mr. Netanyahu is setting his own pace and looking first to his own conservative domestic constituents.