She is considered a reliable vote for capital punishment.
She has "evolved over the years into a reliable Democratic vote.
Mr. Gore was a reliable vote against that funding.
A reliable vote, he focused instead on raising funds and cultivating party heavies for the time his chance would come.
My guess is that she will be a reliable liberal vote, much as Stevens was by the end of his tenure.
Like most Republican freshmen, he has also been a reliable vote for his party's leadership.
Unions, in particular, have a record of rolling out reliable votes for their favored candidates.
He proved a reliable conservative vote, advocating tax cuts and opposing abortion.
Very few people beyond those reliable votes are moving toward Coleman and Humphrey.
For meaningful climate legislation, there are about forty reliable votes.