Most partisan people in the Senate

[Andy823]

According to the 2015 Bipartisan Index

Two 2016 presidential hopefuls are also the top two most partisan people in the Senate, according to new data.

The Lugar Center and Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy published their 2015 Bipartisan Index on Monday, which measures how often each member of Congress co-sponsored a bill introduced by someone from their opposing party or attracted co-sponsors for their own bills from the opposite party. By this standard, in 2015, Bernie Sanders ranked as the most partisan person on the Senate side, and Ted Cruz ranked as the second-most partisan. Though Sanders is an Independent in the Senate, he was counted as a Democrat.

http://time.com/4250238/bernie-sanders-ted-cruz-partisan-senators/

I just posted this over on the GDP board. This is interesting since Bernie, and his supporters, claim he can cross the isle and work with republicans to get all the things he has on his wish list accomplished. I don't think out doing Ted Cruz when it comes to being partisan, is going to help get things accomplished.

[Stand and Fight]

1. You should correct your thread title. It's "p-a-r-t-i-s-a-n". You wrote "parisan". n/t

[Andy823]

2. Sorry about that

Sometimes the fingers work faster than the brain.

[Stand and Fight]

3. I know the feeling!

Let's face it, there's nothing more tedious than editing one's own writing. I well understand that. Thank you for posting such an excellent article, Andy!

[kjones]

6. Wine for everyone!!! nt

[Lucinda]

4. Yep. Zero % of the stuff he introduced last year had a Rep co-sponsor

And the two years prior were under 10% Rep co-sponsored.

[72DejaVu]

5. I don't think it shows they are the most partisan

It shows they are the two who can't get along with anybody.

[NurseJackie]

7. So the comparisons we've seen here are ACCURATE ...

... even though many were promptly hidden. Hiding the truth doesn't change the truth it seems.