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In reply to the discussion: According to voting record, the top 10 most progressive members of the Senate. [View all]ciaobaby
(1,000 posts)79. Thanks for sharing.....
I found it interesting that so many go straight to Bernie Sanders "A" rating and somehow find that a bad thing.
What I found most disturbing was Diane Feinstein scored and "F" as did Tim Kaine! Debbie Wasserman Schultz also scored only a "D".
And these are the ones supposedly leading the party.
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According to voting record, the top 10 most progressive members of the Senate. [View all]
pnwmom
Aug 2017
OP
That is certainly interesting. I wonder how the fringe left will explain away this ranking.
LonePirate
Aug 2017
#5
Whatever they do, they won't blame it on Russian bots & planted social media. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2017
#59
The fringe left (those who voted Stein and the JPR types) are not friends of the Democratic Party.
LonePirate
Aug 2017
#77
Harris has a 98% and Sanders has a 95%. The differences among the top 20 in that list are trivial.
phleshdef
Aug 2017
#29
the claim is deceptive. This is only determining how often you voted party line when most
JCanete
Aug 2017
#91
Right. And look at the difference between the lowest scoring Dems and the highest scoring R.
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#9
Giving proof to the statement that any Democrat is better than any republican.
Salviati
Aug 2017
#21
Kind of. It's really a measure of cohort voting where the cohort is defined by a webapage
aikoaiko
Aug 2017
#13
You can look at the votes that they used in the ranking. They're being transparent. nt
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#18
I'm reminded of another list that had Schumer listed as the most progressive. LOL
Garrett78
Aug 2017
#17
Apples and oranges. There is no way to compare a record as state prosecutor and US Senator. n/t
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#23
Gillibrand was one of 5 senators, along with Markey and Warren of Massachusetts and
StevieM
Aug 2017
#84
Interesting to note the imperfect record on abortion for a number of A-, and B-rated progressives,
Ms. Toad
Aug 2017
#25
Durbin's, Feinstein's long term rating is 96.88 yet someone like Warren, OR Ted Cruz is N/A.
lunasun
Aug 2017
#55
I didn't check those two - but if they are N/A, they didn't vote on the bills being tracked.
Ms. Toad
Aug 2017
#57
So... tell me again... why do the haters hate her so much? (What's to hate?)
NurseJackie
Aug 2017
#37
What helps is that the person running against him is disliked even by Ohio's Repubs.
HughBeaumont
Aug 2017
#95
True but someone posted from that site last year and it had Booker near the top
Quixote1818
Aug 2017
#88
Progressive Punch lists all the votes that they used to come up with their numbers,
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#90
I have difficulty believing the divisivness regarding so-called liberal fringe, etc. is...
TryLogic
Aug 2017
#69
I knew My Sen, -Tammy Baldwing would be on that list. My other one is a vile Tea bagger-Ron Johnson
riversedge
Aug 2017
#73
Take note all the people here who hate on Corey Booker as being too much of a sellout
MrPurple
Aug 2017
#82
it's a bullshit claim based on metrics that don't prove this at all. They show how often somebody
JCanete
Aug 2017
#93
Of the major parties, Democratic party IS the progressive party. I hesitate to even use the word
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#103
Not again. The problem with this, as I mentioned before when this was posted, is the way
JCanete
Aug 2017
#87
The problem with your point of view is that terms like "progressive" are always relative.
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#102
none of what you said justifies the methodology for determining a "progressive" record. I have
JCanete
Aug 2017
#106