How progressive is your Senator?

[marmar]

Rankings, according to the National Journal:

Senator... ...is more liberal than __% of the Senate on these issues: Composite
Score
Name
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Durbin, Richard, D-Ill. 87 95 95 95.2
Boxer, Barbara, D-Calif. 87 92 98 95
Kennedy, Edward, D-Mass. 87 88 98 93.7
Leahy, Patrick, D-Vt. 83 96 94 92.5
Harkin, Tom, D-Iowa 83 96 92 92
Reed, Jack, D-R.I. 87 89 88 91.3
Sarbanes, Paul, D-Md. * 87 93 79 89.7
Murray, Patty, D-Wash. 87 96 76 89.3
Mikulski, Barbara, D-Md. 87 80 88 88.8
Obama, Barack, D-Ill. 87 77 85 86
Wyden, Ron, D-Ore. 87 80 79 86
Kerry, John, D-Mass. 87 89 72 85.7
Bingaman, Jeff, D-N.M. 87 76 85 85.5
Levin, Carl, D-Mich. 75 96 79 85.3
Feingold, Russell, D-Wis. 75 86 88 84.5
Lautenberg, Frank, D-N.J. 87 89 67 84.3
Dodd, Christopher, D-Conn. 83 93 72 84
Akaka, Daniel, D-Hawaii 74 79 95 83.5
Menendez, Robert, D-N.J. 79 80 84 82.7
Jeffords, James, I-Vt. * 82 86 77 82.5
Dayton, Mark, D-Minn. * 78 77 85 81
Cantwell, Maria, D-Wash. 79 80 75 79.7
Reid, Harry, D-Nev. 79 72 79 78.2
Biden, Joseph, D-Del. 87 73 65 77.5
Feinstein, Dianne, D-Calif. 67 70 88 76.5
Schumer, Charles, D-N.Y. 71 80 67 74.5
Dorgan, Byron, D-N.D. 67 57 95 74.3
Bayh, Evan, D-Ind. 83 71 62 73.3
Inouye, Daniel, D-Hawaii 65 75 74 71.8
Kohl, Herb, D-Wis. 75 67 67 71
Byrd, Robert, D-W.Va. 66 51 92 70.5
Clinton, Hillary Rodham, D-N.Y. 63 80 62 70.2
Johnson, Tim, D-S.D. 63 61 79 69.2
Stabenow, Debbie, D-Mich. 67 68 66 68
Salazar, Ken, D-Colo. 72 69 61 67.8
Lieberman, Joe, ID-Conn. 73 74 54 67.5
Carper, Thomas, D-Del. 67 63 67 67.2
Baucus, Max, D-Mont. 60 66 71 66.2
Conrad, Kent, D-N.D. 59 58 77 65.3
Lincoln, Blanche, D-Ark. 58 64 62 62.3
Nelson, Bill, D-Fla. 57 64 58 60.3
Pryor, Mark, D-Ark. 61 59 57 59.5
Chafee, Lincoln, R-R.I. * 55 61 59 59
Landrieu, Mary, D-La. 56 60 55 57.5
Snowe, Olympia, R-Maine 54 55 56 55.5
Collins, Susan, R-Maine 51 54 51 52.8
Specter, Arlen, R-Pa. 50 56 50 52.5
DeWine, Mike, R-Ohio * 52 51 47 51
Coleman, Norm, R-Minn. 49 40 47 46.2
Smith, Gordon, R-Ore. 45 39 51 46
Lugar, Richard, R-Ind. 44 48 42 45.7 ......

The complete list is at: http://nationaljournal.com/voteratings/sen/lib.htm

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Lincoln and Pryor both lower than Lieberman

which says a lot. Only reason I vote for them is that I know if the Dems are in the majority, some progressives can have chairmanships.

[Mass]

2. Kennedy, Kerry - not bad.

The scale by itself has not a lot of value, as they decide what is progressive or conservative and what is important or not.

[TwilightGardener]

3. Ben Nelson, Chuck Hagel--not very!

[whistle]

4. Is is so warm and fuzzy in Florida, thank God for our sun, sandy beaches

...and balmy evenings because our Senators suck based on Economic, Social and Foreign liberal index measurements:


Nelson, Bill, D-Fla. 57 64 58 60.3

Martinez, Mel, R-Fla. 25 42 8 26.8

[nealmhughes]

5. Note Dick Durbin, the workhorse of the US Senate coming out on top by these rankiings.

Durbin is the most underappreciated senator in the Congress! I wish he were the Majority Leader.

[LiberalFighter]

6. He could if there were more Democratic Senators

otherwise you get whoever is more or less in the middle of the pack.

Or holds the cards.