On the contrary, especially for Republicans from districts with a strong, ideologically motivated base, voting for such deals could trigger a primary electoral challenge from within their own party. It was such self-interested Republican members who rebuffed Speaker of the House John Boehner’s proposal to maintain current tax rates for all but those earning more than $1 million per year.
在这样的地区，国会成员没有动力为解决国家财政挑战的两党协议妥协，因为不这么做也不会影响到他们的连任。相反，尤其是对来自有强大意识形态基础地区的共和党人，投票支持此类协议可能会引起来自党内的初选挑战。正是这些自私的共和党成员拒绝了众议院院长约翰·博纳（John Boehner）提出的维持目前税率（除了年收入超过一百万美元的人群）的建议。