Which Newly ELECTED Democratic (or Democratic caucusing) Senator are you most excited about?

[MarianJack]

Last edited Sat Dec 29, 2012, 12:08 PM - Edit history (4)

I share the excitement over Elizabeth Warren. As a Mainer, I should be excited about Angus King, but I do believe that he'll vex us occasionally. I'm certainly proud of Heidi heitkamp and Joe Donelly because NOBODY thought they'd win and I'm proud of Tim Kaine because I just like the guy and he sent Mr. Macaca home AGAIN. My vote, however, is for our first openly gay and very forward thinking liberal US Senator Tammy Baldwin.

Yes. larry craig was gay, but he was a self-loathing and deeply closeted rightist nut, so I don't really count him. He'd not only avoid the log cabin republicans like the plague, he'd probably be one of the first in line to set fire TO that cabin.

Your choice and why?

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20 votes, 2 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	Angus King, ME
	0 (0%)
	Elizabeth Warren, MA
	17 (85%)
	Chris Murphy, CT
	0 (0%)
	Tim Kaine, VA
	1 (5%)
	Joe Donnelly, IN
	0 (0%)
	Tammy Baldwin, WI
	2 (10%)
	Heidi Heitkamp, ND
	0 (0%)
	Martin Heinrich, NM
	0 (0%)
	Mazie Hirono, HI
	0 (0%)
	2 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[TDale313]

1. Elizabeth Warren,

Although I also adore Tammy Baldwin. There are a lot of wonderful Democratic Senators, new and not-so-new.

On the House side, thrilled to see Alan Grayson back in Congress.

[MarianJack]

6. Thanx!

All good qualitied.

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[BlueCaliDem]

29. Me, too. I adore her spunk and determination.

A tough cookie I can admire without guilt.

[RKP5637]

2. Elizabeth Warren: Smart, knows the issues, focuses, relates to "we the people" and is

not a liar.

[MarianJack]

7. All true and ...

...all good.

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[Laura PourMeADrink]

17. I want to like her..but for some reason, she doesn't do it for me. She seems like

a country bumpkin and neophyte. I really do not think she has the savvy to sway anyone in the Senate.

Flame away, tell me how great she is, it doesn't matter, she just doesn't seem great to me, sorry.

[RKP5637]

30. Well, time will tell. n/t

[Laura PourMeADrink]

32. Yes, you are right. There is really nothing to base a a glowing review of her nor a pan like I did

[northoftheborder]

3. I voted for Warren. The newly appointed senator from Hawaii sounds interestingly progressive.

[MarianJack]

8. Yes, he does, but...

...I limited this to newly elected senators from 2012.

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[RomneyLies]

4. Bernie Sanders is and always will be my favorite Senator. n/t

[MarianJack]

10. Yes, but...

...he wasn't a newly elected Senator in 2012, which is what I was asking about.

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[HERVEPA]

5. Tim Kaine????

[MarianJack]

11. Wasn't he just elected to his first Senate term in 2012?

Also, isn't he better than george "macaca" allen?

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[HERVEPA]

13. Of course better than Allen

But the senator to be most excited about? He's vaguely pro-choice, and somewhat conservative on other things.
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[MarianJack]

22. If you'd read my OP, I didn't vote for him either,...

...but if I'm asking about new Senators it would make sense to ask about ALL of the new Senators.

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[kaiserhog]

9. Ed Markey

in June!!!

[MarianJack]

12. Yes, but he...

...wasn't first elected to the Senate in 2012.

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[msongs]

14. brian schatz, the new progressive senator from hawaii nt

[MarianJack]

18. He wasn't ELECTED this year,...

...which is why I didn't include him.

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[Laura PourMeADrink]

15. -Elizabeth Warren

[MarianJack]

19. A good choice,...

...and the one I expected to get the most votes.

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[Kath1]

16. Elizabeth Warren, for sure!

Knows the issues, really relates to people. I think she can go far.

[MarianJack]

20. Yes, I believe she can go far, and...

...she's not a bullshitter.

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[PeaceNikki]

21. Tammy!!! On Wisconsin!!

[Kath1]

23. I really admire her.

Great advocate for LGBT rights, opposed the Iraq war right from the start, great record on women's rights. Supports a sane economic policy.

[MarianJack]

41. A great representative will be...

...a great senator!

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[MarianJack]

33. Yeppers!

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[HappyMe]

40. I agree.

[MarianJack]

42. Me, too!

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[liberal_at_heart]

24. Elizabeth Warren. She was one of the only ones who truly wanted and fought for bank reform

[MarianJack]

34. She'll be...

...a great Senator. I imagine that Ted Kennedy is smiling in Heaven now to see her in his seat.

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[DCKit]

25. There are (at least) seven on that list who are going to do U.S. proud. nt

[MarianJack]

35. We have a welth of good/great new Senators...

...who'll drive the teabaggers CRAZY (not that it's a very long journey).

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[Rowdyboy]

26. I'll be the first to vote "Hirono" mainly because her name is wrong....Its Mazie, not Marie.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazie_Hirono

Mazie Keiko Hirono (メイジー・ヒロノ Meijī Hirono?, Japanese name: 広野 慶子 Hirono Keiko, born November 3, 1947) is the United States Senator-elect for Hawaii, filling the seat being vacated by retiring Senator Daniel Akaka. A member of the Democratic Party, she is currently the U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district, serving since 2007. Hirono will be the first elected female Senator from Hawaii, the first Asian-American woman elected to the Senate, the first U.S. Senator born in Japan, and the nation's first Buddhist Senator.

She was the second Asian immigrant elected lieutenant governor of a state of the United States. She ran against Linda Lingle for governor of Hawaii in 2002, one of the few gubernatorial races in United States history where two major parties nominated women to challenge each other. She considers herself a non-practicing Buddhist,[1][2] and is often cited with Hank Johnson, as the first Buddhist to serve in the United States Congress.[3] She is the third woman to be elected to Congress from the state of Hawaii (after Patsy Mink and Pat Saiki). Hirono was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the upcoming retirement of Daniel Akaka.

[MarianJack]

36. OOOPS! fixed with a...

...BIG to me!

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[MADem]

27. I am from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, so it's obvious where my enthusiasm lies. nt

[MarianJack]

37. As well it should be.

Looking from Maine, I was very proud of Mass!

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[MADem]

48. Peace, indeed!

I have a glorified shack up in Aroostook County ME where I go for sanity breaks--very peaceful up that way. No cable, no computer (unless I go to the library or find a hotspot) and no one bugging me!

I try to not be one of those "Massholes" that sow misery in their wake!

[MarianJack]

50. My family and I are determined...

...to drive up to the county this coming Summer. We've been here for 10 yeas and haven't yet gotten up there.

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[MADem]

52. Don't wait--go up to Mars Hill and go tubing or skiing or snowboarding!

Great place for winter fun--and cheap, too! There are places where you can do organized snowmobiling, if you'd like.

Bring your passports and pop over the line to New Brunswick!


I love The County--great people, clean air, peace and quiet! Some really good places to eat as well...

[MarianJack]

57. Thanx!

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[MrSlayer]

28. Warren.

Let's hope she doesn't disappoint, she has very high expectations.

[MarianJack]

43. I don't think that Elizabeth is...

...a type to disappoint.

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[MADem]

49. She's on BANKING--I think it'd be hard for her to disappoint with that seat, given her resume. nt

[MrSlayer]

55. On the contrary, it makes it much easier.

When there are certain expectations, and with EW they are very high, the slightest hint of sellout brings the whole thing crashing down from on high.

[MADem]

56. I don't think she'll "sell out" ever--not at her age and stage of life.

She may compromise with the understanding that the perfect is not the enemy of the good, and some people may call that selling out, but that's on them--not her. She will get the best possible outcome available. Of that, I am certain.

[lonestarnot]

31. And Krysten Sinema in the House from my new district!

Real liberals both!

[MarianJack]

44. Good for her!

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[Zorra]

61. Yes!!! Kyrsten rocks! nt

[Renew Deal]

38. I gave Heinrich some love

But really it's Warren, Baldwin, and King

[MarianJack]

45. Living in Maine,...

...I voted for King to avoid a repeat of paul lepage. I'll be watching him. I don't have as high expectations for him as I do for some of the others.

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[LWolf]

39. I'm not really excited about any of them.

Hopeful, maybe. Waiting to see what they actually do in office to decide if it's worth excitement.

[MarianJack]

46. Sometimes,...

...believing is seeing. I re-learn that every Christmas Eve when I watch "The Polar Express" !

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[LWolf]

47. I love the Polar Express.

Politicians don't have Santa's special magic, though.

With politicians, actions are all that counts. I remain hopeful.

[MarianJack]

51. If only...

...they DID have Santa's magic!

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[mythology]

53. I vote for Warren

but then again I already voted for her as I'm in Massachusetts. For me it matters that she's one of my senators and so I can vote for her in the future. It's hard for me to have a feeling of pride or excitement about a senator that I can't do anything about.

[MarianJack]

58. I didn't vote for angus King in this poll,...

...even though I'm in Maine. I voted for him to avoid geting a paul lepage in the Senate in the person of teabagger charlie summers. I think he'll be good but Iexpect much more from many ofu our new Dem Senators.

Of course, I'm vey excited about Warren but I knew she'd get the vast majority in this poll, so I voted for Tammy Baldwin to spread the love a little.

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[Odin2005]

54. A tie between Warren and Heitkamp

I am still pumped that Heidi defeated that scumbag slumlord Rick Berg.

[MarianJack]

59. I get the feeling that Heidi's victory...

...was a product of just plain old hard work of knocking doors, shaking hands, visiting diners and asking people for their votes. Good for her!

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[Zorra]

60. ELIZABETH!!!

[MarianJack]

62. A Good choice, as they all are!

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