I know that if the citizens of Florida (or any of the other 49 states) fail to make their feelings known they have no one to blame but themselves for how things turn out for them.
I've written to our state rep on two separate occasions regarding two separate issues. The response?
Neither issue was a partisan one, or shouldn't be at any rate. But since he's an (R), guess he felt no obligation to reply. He did send out a campaign card though.