Obama's reference to 57 states ---

[shain from kane]

I saw a reference to net worth rankings by Senators, and as I was looking at it, I realized that there were 108 Senators listed. What is the explanation?

This was from opensecrets.org


108 Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del) $-302,980 $-12,491 $277,997
99 Paul S. Sarbanes (D-Md) $0 $0 $0
99 Rick Santorum (R-Pa) $0 $0 $0
99 James M. Jeffords (I-Vt) $0 $0 $0
99 Bill Frist (R) $0 $0 $0
99 Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) $0 $0 $0
99 James M. Talent (R-Mo) $0 $0 $0
99 Lincoln D. Chafee (R-RI) $0 $0 $0
99 George Allen (R-Va) $0 $0 $0
99 Mark Dayton (D) $0 $0 $0
98 Jim DeMint (R-SC) $16,002 $40,501 $65,000
97 Max Baucus (D-Mont) $-71,986 $66,506 $204,999
96 Deborah Ann Stabenow (D-Mich) $66,003 $115,501 $165,000
95 Patrick Leahy (D-Vt) $49,007 $129,503 $210,000
94 John E. Sununu (R-NH) $50,008 $137,504 $225,000
93 Russ Feingold (D-Wis) $101,003 $225,501 $349,999
92 Robert C. Byrd (D-WVa) $130,003 $240,001 $350,000
91 Susan Collins (R-Maine) $145,005 $247,502 $350,000
90 John Cornyn (R-Texas) $108,010 $251,505 $395,000
87 Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga) $152,006 $283,502 $414,999
86 Robert Menendez (D-NJ) $52,004 $291,501 $530,999
85 Conrad Burns (R-Mont) $172,010 $338,505 $505,000
84 Bob Casey (D-Pa) $167,013 $338,506 $510,000
83 Jim Bunning (R-Ky) $252,004 $411,002 $570,000

[NWHarkness]

1. Probably covered more than one session n/t