Democratic Primaries

Of course he does... I gave you two examples right in that post!

He had big criticisms of the 1994 crime bill and tried to get amendments passed (e.g. he wanted to get the death penalty out of it), but ultimately he voted for it, in order to get the violence against women act.

He had big criticisms of Obamacare and thought it should at least have included a public option, but in the end, he voted for it.

So when you say "Unspoken: until I get MY WAY because I'm never going to compromise" -- the reason it's unspoken is because it's not the truth. Your post is well written, but fiction.

As I said, each complicated bill is a balance to be weighed. Sometimes the scales fall toward "vote for it despite the stuff you hate," sometimes the scales fall toward "vote against it despite the stuff you like." This is what the job entails. If he weren't willing to compromise the way others do, you'd find plenty of votes where every Dem voted one way, and he voted the other. But that's not what happens.