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In reply to the discussion: Kamala Harris ranked as Most Progressive Senator... [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)91. I've watched her grill republicans testifying before the Judiciary Committee....
She's slyly unassuming but tough as nails, and relentless, too.
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i do too and he has a calming effect and good positiions on our issues. I can see him running
CTyankee
Jan 2019
#162
This cracks me up. This is a lifetime Senate voting scorecard. Kamala Harris only has 5
Snotcicles
Jan 2019
#165
You have zero evidence that Bernie would have done any better in the electoral college
pnwmom
Jan 2019
#133
She only lost the Electoral college because of 70,000 votes in 3 states that were subject to
pnwmom
Jan 2019
#132
Bernie has some purity votes against some legislation that is generally considered progressive.
honest.abe
Jan 2019
#14
not really.. and his vote was in line with Kerry's opinion on the Iran details in those sanctions.
JCanete
Jan 2019
#50
In fact what I read was he first voted to COMBINE the Iran and Russian sanctions in committee
Eliot Rosewater
Jan 2019
#52
Yea, they would rather have Trump than vote for someone who doesn't make them feel all goosebumpy
leftofcool
Jan 2019
#130
Those first five or six, or even seven or eight, are quite an impressive group.
George II
Jan 2019
#19
Ohio is a strange state politically. I've traveled to or through it dozens of times....
George II
Jan 2019
#29
why does this same skewed narrative from this same(albeit good) resource keep getting
JCanete
Jan 2019
#49
I wonder how this will be received. I am not at all surprised, she is AMAZING!
Eliot Rosewater
Jan 2019
#51
received as a bullshit metric. The actual resource is good, but their method of calculating this
JCanete
Jan 2019
#56
Wasn't the vote on the war in Iraq about 17 years ago? Six of those in the top ten...
George II
Jan 2019
#95
Didn't miss it at all. Read the post to which I responded again. You spoke about....
George II
Jan 2019
#140
holy fuck. Because my point wasn't that vote specifically. My point was that a vote like that,
JCanete
Jan 2019
#144
Well then, why not use a current example? I'm satisfied with the way they do their ratings.
George II
Jan 2019
#146
of course you are, because you know its biased but its biased in a way that gives you the
JCanete
Jan 2019
#149
That's curious, about six months ago (just guessing the timeframe) when Sanders was higher....
George II
Jan 2019
#152
he was not higher in the rankings at progressive punch, I assure you. I've seen this same study
JCanete
Jan 2019
#154
And i promise you the ANALYSIS certain folks will NOW do of the metrics used to
Eliot Rosewater
Jan 2019
#143
sure...it would have confirmed my sense of things and I may not have been as suspicious. Somebody
JCanete
Jan 2019
#161
yeah figured I didn't need to wait. Why not make up your own study and say according to your metric
JCanete
Jan 2019
#125
thanks ehrnst, really insightful. Not a single bit of evidence in your post, just a rant about me.
JCanete
Jan 2019
#145
sigh...do you have an argument to do with the study or not? I'm thinking not, but will
JCanete
Jan 2019
#150
Here's the methodology, tho I can't imagine that it's anywhere near as thorough as your research:
ehrnst
Jan 2019
#92
um...again...this isn't about my own research. This is about the methodology which has what
JCanete
Jan 2019
#148
I've watched her grill republicans testifying before the Judiciary Committee....
George II
Jan 2019
#91
but but but now I have this study that is actually entirely broken to PROVE PROVE PROVE
JCanete
Jan 2019
#159