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Obama and Biden, #1 and #3 most liberal senators
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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.
Senator... ...is more liberal than __% of the Senate on these issues: Composite
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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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1 posted on 08/23/2008 10:36:15 PM PDT by Delacon
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To: Delacon

Sheldon Whitehouse was too busy to take Obambi’s call.


2 posted on 08/23/2008 10:40:33 PM PDT by hsalaw
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To: Delacon

Wow. Larry Craig is more conservative than Sam Brownback.


3 posted on 08/23/2008 10:44:33 PM PDT by stormer
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To: Delacon

Wow. Larry Craig is more conservative than Sam Brownback.


4 posted on 08/23/2008 10:44:33 PM PDT by stormer
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To: Delacon

Well, Obama sure wanted to shore up his liberal base didn’t he? He wants a strong liberal ticket.

In 2004, both Kerry and Edwards were very liberal as well in these ratings.

So which groups of voters will Biden pick up for the ticket? Which states can he help with?

This does nothing to help Obama with “middle America”. This ticket will do very well in the northeastern states, the upper midwest, and the Pacific coast states. Mc Cain may carry every state from Virginia/West Virginia all the way down to Florida, and across to Texas, and up the great plains and Rocky Mountains up to Idaho.

Biden sure doesn’t seem like a “game changer” veep candidate.


5 posted on 08/23/2008 10:44:44 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Delacon

Yep.

Two pompous lefty blowhards — a bad combination for America that makes a RINO like McCain look like Captain America.


6 posted on 08/23/2008 10:45:43 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: Delacon

I am surprised that Norm Coleman wasn’t #2.........


7 posted on 08/23/2008 10:47:47 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Fight Crime. Shoot Back.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

he will really turn off the gun voters. Even obama didn’t want to rock this issue too much knowing that dems were clobbered in 94 over this issue.


8 posted on 08/23/2008 10:56:48 PM PDT by ari-freedom (Obamuh uh uh uh uh uh uh ummmmmm)
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To: All
OMG!! He is even more liberal than Bernie Sanders.
9 posted on 08/23/2008 10:57:46 PM PDT by pepperhead (Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
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To: Delacon

Obama-Biden ‘08 . . . because Bernie Sanders (or Barbara Boxer or Tom Harkin or whoever) was just too far to the right!


10 posted on 08/23/2008 10:59:53 PM PDT by Burma Jones
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To: BenLurkin

This ticket is going to take off like a lead ballon in the south.
Obama a corrupt Chicago racemonger and Biden a north-east limousine lib.
Whoo-hoo!!!!


11 posted on 08/23/2008 11:01:38 PM PDT by Proud_USA_Republican (We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
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To: Delacon
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12 posted on 08/23/2008 11:02:40 PM PDT by Pistolshot (NObama/Biden - The Bloviators.)
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To: Delacon

balloon*


13 posted on 08/23/2008 11:02:45 PM PDT by Proud_USA_Republican (We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
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To: Delacon

Fat Ted at 76.2.

Biden at 94.2 -— Say it ain’t so Joe!

LOL


14 posted on 08/23/2008 11:26:58 PM PDT by Reagan Man ( McCain Wants My Vote --- this conservative is ambivalent to the "odious" Johnny Mac)
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To: Delacon

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?


15 posted on 08/23/2008 11:36:38 PM PDT by Tempest (I'm a Christian. Before I am a conservative.)
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To: BenLurkin
The “RINO” is amongst the most conservative members of the senate according to that least you're citing...
16 posted on 08/23/2008 11:37:50 PM PDT by Tempest (I'm a Christian. Before I am a conservative.)
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To: Delacon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1j0FS0Z6ho

Biden lies, then has to admit it, lol!

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE4D91F3CF931A1575AC0A961948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print

17 posted on 08/23/2008 11:40:39 PM PDT by roses of sharon ((Who sent Barack Hussein Obama?))
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To: All
If you don't believe the National Journal try the Americans for Democratic Action which is the oldest liberal lobby pac in DC. Obama and Biden are both ranked favorably at 75% and are beatin out in their liberalness by 10 other senators out of ya know a hundred.
PDF Alert
http://www.adaction.org/media/votingrecords/2007.pdf

18 posted on 08/23/2008 11:44:56 PM 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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To: Delacon

Damn Skull and Bones up to their usual dirty work. Obama being from Harvard and all didn’t have a chance. Oh Well


19 posted on 08/23/2008 11:47:55 PM PDT by eyedigress
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To: neverdem; steelyourfaith

ping


20 posted on 08/23/2008 11:55:23 PM 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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