[EL] Donors' demands to Sen. Sinema

[Volokh, Eugene]

>From the donors' letter<https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000017e-7431-dbc8-a1ff-75310e2a0000> to Sen. Sinema:

We must draw a line. We cannot in good conscience support you if you refuse to use your office to protect our fundamental rights to vote, and we will be obliged to back alternatives for your seat who will do the right thing for our country. Further, we are in agreement that, should your ultimate decision be to prioritize the veneer of bipartisanship, in the form of an arcane senate rule, over the voting rights that John Lewis put his life on the line to defend, your campaign should return each of our 2018 Senate campaign donations.

Any thoughts on whether this crosses the line from permissible demand (and a permissible threat of political retaliation) into an impermissible implicit quid pro quo?  Not a rhetorical question:  I'd love to know the answer, if there is a clear answer.  Many thanks,

Eugene


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