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Obama and Biden, #1 and #3 most liberal senators
National Journal ^
Posted on 08/23/2008 10:36:14 PM PDT by Delacon
Isn't the VP pick supposed to balance out the ticket? Biden just loses out to Sheldon Whitehouse by one tenth of a point for the #2 spot to Obama. And Biden is supposed to bring foreign policy experience to the ticket when he is actually more liberal than obama. Way to win the middle Dems.
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...is more liberal than __% of the Senate on these issues: |
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Obama, Barack, D-Ill. |
94 |
94 |
92 |
95.5 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon, D-R.I. |
94 |
88 |
94 |
94.3 |
Biden, Joseph, D-Del. |
94 |
86 |
98 |
94.2 |
Sanders, Bernie, I-Vt. |
90 |
88 |
98 |
93.7 |
Menendez, Robert, D-N.J. |
94 |
92 |
85 |
92.8 |
Lautenberg, Frank, D-N.J. |
94 |
94 |
79 |
91.7 |
Leahy, Patrick, D-Vt. |
90 |
88 |
85 |
90.2 |
Boxer, Barbara, D-Calif. |
88 |
87 |
93 |
89.8 |
Reid, Harry, D-Nev. |
72 |
94 |
94 |
89.2 |
Feingold, Russell, D-Wis. |
79 |
94 |
76 |
85.5 |
Harkin, Tom, D-Iowa |
79 |
76 |
94 |
85.2 |
Murray, Patty, D-Wash. |
66 |
94 |
85 |
84.5 |
Durbin, Richard, D-Ill. |
79 |
88 |
78 |
83.8 |
Reed, Jack, D-R.I. |
94 |
84 |
68 |
83.5 |
Schumer, Charles, D-N.Y. |
89 |
78 |
79 |
83 |
Stabenow, Debbie, D-Mich. |
72 |
85 |
85 |
82.8 |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham, D-N.Y. |
87 |
77 |
83 |
82.8 |
Cantwell, Maria, D-Wash. |
63 |
92 |
84 |
80.5 |
Cardin, Ben, D-Md. |
79 |
81 |
74 |
80.2 |
Kerry, John, D-Mass. |
72 |
75 |
85 |
79.5 |
Klobuchar, Amy, D-Minn. |
79 |
66 |
79 |
77.3 |
Kohl, Herb, D-Wis. |
72 |
81 |
74 |
77.3 |
Dodd, Christopher, D-Conn. |
62 |
94 |
71 |
77 |
Mikulski, Barbara, D-Md. |
90 |
72 |
65 |
77 |
Wyden, Ron, D-Ore. |
59 |
81 |
85 |
76.8 |
Levin, Carl, D-Mich. |
79 |
79 |
65 |
76.5 |
Brown, Sherrod, D-Ohio |
71 |
79 |
77 |
76.3 |
Kennedy, Edward, D-Mass. |
66 |
64 |
94 |
76.2 |
Akaka, Daniel, D-Hawaii |
66 |
70 |
79 |
73.3 |
Bingaman, Jeff, D-N.M. |
77 |
70 |
68 |
72.7 |
Inouye, Daniel, D-Hawaii |
70 |
73 |
70 |
71.7 |
Casey, Bob, D-Pa. |
90 |
63 |
57 |
71.2 |
Feinstein, Dianne, D-Calif. |
77 |
61 |
73 |
71 |
Nelson, Bill, D-Fla. |
79 |
73 |
52 |
69.8 |
Rockefeller, Jay, D-W.Va. |
65 |
66 |
72 |
68.7 |
Byrd, Robert, D-W.Va. |
51 |
52 |
85 |
64.3 |
Lincoln, Blanche, D-Ark. |
66 |
62 |
56 |
62.3 |
Bayh, Evan, D-Ind. |
56 |
66 |
59 |
62.2 |
Tester, Jon, D-Mont. |
60 |
57 |
65 |
61.7 |
Carper, Thomas, D-Del. |
58 |
60 |
59 |
60.2 |
Webb, Jim, D-Va. |
53 |
66 |
57 |
60.2 |
Salazar, Ken, D-Colo. |
56 |
65 |
54 |
59.2 |
Dorgan, Byron, D-N.D. |
60 |
51 |
64 |
59 |
Lieberman, Joe, ID-Conn. |
72 |
59 |
38 |
57.5 |
McCaskill, Claire, D-Mo. |
51 |
58 |
59 |
57.3 |
Baucus, Max, D-Mont. |
53 |
55 |
59 |
57.3 |
Conrad, Kent, D-N.D. |
53 |
55 |
59 |
57.3 |
Pryor, Mark, D-Ark. |
63 |
53 |
47 |
55 |
Landrieu, Mary, D-La. |
49 |
54 |
54 |
53.2 |
Snowe, Olympia, R-Maine |
46 |
49 |
46 |
47.8 |
Collins, Susan, R-Maine |
48 |
47 |
45 |
47.2 |
Smith, Gordon, R-Ore. |
44 |
43 |
53 |
47.2 |
Nelson, Ben, D-Neb. |
46 |
44 |
48 |
46.7 |
Specter, Arlen, R-Pa. |
45 |
48 |
42 |
45.5 |
Coleman, Norm, R-Minn. |
43 |
39 |
44 |
42.5 |
Lugar, Richard, R-Ind. |
39 |
46 |
39 |
41.8 |
Voinovich, George, R-Ohio |
41 |
42 |
41 |
41.8 |
Warner, John, R-Va. |
37 |
38 |
40 |
38.8 |
Hagel, Chuck, R-Neb. |
18 |
45 |
51 |
38.7 |
Stevens, Ted, R-Alaska |
38 |
37 |
30 |
36 |
Murkowski, Lisa, R-Alaska |
40 |
41 |
21 |
35.3 |
Sununu, John, R-N.H. |
32 |
25 |
43 |
34 |
Hatch, Orrin, R-Utah |
34 |
30 |
34 |
33.5 |
Martinez, Mel, R-Fla. |
28 |
34 |
30 |
31.8 |
Gregg, Judd, R-N.H. |
26 |
31 |
30 |
30.2 |
Domenici, Pete, R-N.M. |
34 |
29 |
21 |
29.5 |
Bennett, Robert, R-Utah |
16 |
33 |
27 |
26 |
Alexander, Lamar, R-Tenn. |
30 |
16 |
28 |
25.5 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey, R-Texas |
28 |
26 |
16 |
24.8 |
Corker, Bob, R-Tenn. |
32 |
0 |
34 |
24.2 |
Brownback, Sam, R-Kan. |
0 |
32 |
36 |
23.5 |
Cochran, Thad, R-Miss. |
21 |
24 |
21 |
23.3 |
Grassley, Charles, R-Iowa |
42 |
17 |
7 |
22.8 |
Graham, Lindsey, R-S.C. |
18 |
35 |
13 |
22.7 |
Shelby, Richard, R-Ala. |
24 |
22 |
16 |
22 |
Dole, Elizabeth, R-N.C. |
22 |
0 |
37 |
21.5 |
Craig, Larry, R-Idaho |
23 |
36 |
0 |
21.2 |
Roberts, Pat, R-Kan. |
25 |
14 |
16 |
19.7 |
Bond, Christopher (Kit), R-Mo. |
30 |
17 |
0 |
17.7 |
Kyl, Jon, R-Ariz. |
0 |
26 |
21 |
17.5 |
Lott, Trent, R-Miss. |
15 |
28 |
8 |
17.5 |
Thune, John, R-S.D. |
36 |
0 |
9 |
17.3 |
Chambliss, Saxby, R-Ga. |
14 |
9 |
21 |
16.5 |
Crapo, Mike, R-Idaho |
12 |
22 |
9 |
15.5 |
Vitter, David, R-La. |
20 |
9 |
14 |
15.5 |
Ensign, John, R-Nev. |
11 |
9 |
21 |
15.5 |
Coburn, Tom, R-Okla. |
13 |
20 |
9 |
15 |
Sessions, Jeff, R-Ala. |
26 |
0 |
9 |
14.2 |
McConnell, Mitch, R-Ky. |
3 |
0 |
30 |
13.5 |
Inhofe, James, R-Okla. |
6 |
0 |
28 |
13.3 |
Isakson, Johnny, R-Ga. |
7 |
9 |
16 |
12.5 |
Bunning, Jim, R-Ky. |
5 |
21 |
0 |
10.2 |
Enzi, Michael, R-Wyo. |
7 |
0 |
14 |
9.2 |
Cornyn, John, R-Texas |
9 |
13 |
0 |
8.8 |
Burr, Richard, R-N.C. |
0 |
17 |
0 |
7.8 |
Allard, Wayne, R-Colo. |
3 |
14 |
0 |
7.5 |
DeMint, Jim, R-S.C. |
10 |
0 |
0 |
6.2 |
McCain, John, R-Ariz. |
* |
40 |
* |
* |
Johnson, Tim, D-S.D. |
* |
* |
49 |
* |
Barrasso, John, R-Wyo. |
* |
0 |
16 |
* |
Thomas, Craig, R-Wyo. |
* |
* |
* |
* |
^Three senators do not have scores for 2007 because they missed more than half of the rated votes in an issue area: John McCain, R-Ariz., who was running for president; Tim Johnson, D-S.D., who was recuperating from a brain hemorrhage and returned to work on September 5, 2007; Craig Thomas, R-Wyo., who died on June 4, 2007; and John Barrasso, R-Wyo., who was appointed to succeed Thomas on June 22, 2007.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Delaware
KEYWORDS: 110th; arrogance; biden; bidenrecord; congress; election; electionpresident; liberals; obama; obamabinbiden; obamarecord; ussenate
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To: Delacon
Very Important info. Thanks it needs to be disseminated
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posted on
08/24/2008 12:36:54 AM PDT
by
TomasUSMC
( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
To: Delacon
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posted on
08/24/2008 2:33:24 AM PDT
by
rfp1234
(Phodopus campbelli: household ruler since July 2007.)
To: Tempest
Wow. according to this report John McCain is one of the LEAST libieral out of in the entire senate. What are all the whack jobs around here going to say now? I would refer any whack jobs and other Freepers to the note at the bottom of the list:
^Three senators do not have scores for 2007 because they missed more than half of the rated votes in an issue area: John McCain, R-Ariz., who was running for president; Tim Johnson, D-S.D., who was recuperating from a brain hemorrhage and returned to work on September 5, 2007; Craig Thomas, R-Wyo., who died on June 4, 2007; and John Barrasso, R-Wyo., who was appointed to succeed Thomas on June 22, 2007.
McCain is unrated because he's been on the campaign trail most of the year. My guess at his rating is that he's one of the most conservative on foreign policy, slightly more conservative than average on economic policy, and dead center on social policy. With McCain running against #1 and #3, I'm willing to tolerate his record.
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posted on
08/24/2008 2:43:19 AM PDT
by
RogerD
(Educaiton Profesionul)
To: RogerD
McCain is unrated because he's been on the campaign trail most of the year. My guess at his rating is that he's one of the most conservative on foreign policy, slightly more conservative than average on economic policy, and dead center on social policy. With McCain running against #1 and #3, I'm willing to tolerate his record.
^Three senators do not have scores for 2007 because they missed more than half of the rated votes in an issue area: John McCain, R-Ariz., who was running for president; Tim Johnson, D-S.D., who was recuperating from a brain hemorrhage and returned to work on September 5, 2007; Craig Thomas, R-Wyo., who died on June 4, 2007; and John Barrasso, R-Wyo., who was appointed to succeed Thomas on June 22, 2007.
I noticed that too, but my reaction was more along the lines of how Obama managed to be rated, seeing as how he too was running for his party's nomination for POTUS in 2007 . . . The issue being, of course, that if you subtract the part of the time that Obama has been running for POTUS from his Senate experience, he has very little actual Senate experience. And, of course, no executive experience. At all. McCain at least reached the rank of admiral (tho he declined the appointment in order to enter politics), so he has some executive experience. Obama's "private sector" experience is as a professional complainer - "community organizer."
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posted on
08/24/2008 4:14:31 AM PDT
by
conservatism_IS_compassion
(The conceit of journalistic objectivity is profoundly subversive of democratic principle.)
To: Delacon
The rats needed to balance the ticket with a more conservative senator so they can win the South and Mid West. This is why they went down to Abortion Joe Biden-Biden.
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posted on
08/24/2008 4:41:28 AM PDT
by
jmaroneps37
(Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
To: Delacon
Well, that settles it. I guess we can expect Washington DC to vote for the (d) ticket this fall.
< /sarc>
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posted on
08/24/2008 5:39:08 AM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(A vote for any Democrat from BO on down the ticket is a vote for $10 a gallon gas.)
To: Delacon
and the prize for first (R)’s to show on that list....
The Rino Twins from Maine......Dumb and Dumber
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posted on
08/24/2008 6:31:52 AM PDT
by
M-cubed
(Why is "Greshams Law" a law?)
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posted on
08/24/2008 8:00:13 AM PDT
by
Museum Twenty
(Proudly supporting President Bush - STILL Proudly shouting "Rumsfeld '08!")
To: Delacon
![](http://fracturedrepublic.com/Biden-Change25pc.jpg)
It's Biden: So much for 'Hope and Change'
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Double the Arrogance -- Double the Fun! It's Obama-BinBiden 2008
The rat's dream team of hate America and capitalism, the Islamofascist Narcissistic Liar and an Old White Honky Narcissistic Plagiarist/Liar $inator, the #1 and #3 Liberal voters in the $inate, or Karl Rove strikes again:
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posted on
08/24/2008 8:16:35 AM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(Snowbami, the Oreo Bozo, wants special-ed treatment as an untouchable affirmative action candidate)
To: Delacon
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posted on
08/24/2008 8:17:26 AM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(Snowbami, the Oreo Bozo, wants special-ed treatment as an untouchable affirmative action candidate)
To: conservatism_IS_compassion
I am sure Bama went out his way to vote in the senate while he should have been campaigning for the very reason that he has so little a voting record. McCain didn’t have that problem.
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posted on
08/24/2008 9:33:14 AM PDT
by
Delacon
("The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." H. L. Mencken)
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