The Most Liberal U.S. Senator?
This is interesting:
From the Los Angeles Times:
On three occasions during the debate, Bush cited National Journal magazine as having named Kerry as the most liberal U.S. senator, once calling the designation an "award." However, using the authoritative magazine's analysis to reach such a conclusion is "misleading — or just plain wrong," editor Charles Green said.
The magazine's annual rating of senators — which are not "awards" — listed Kerry the most liberal based on votes cast in 2003, but also said the Massachusetts senator missed nearly half of the votes used to compile the rating.
Green said that by examining votes over a lifetime, Kerry is the 11th most liberal, behind such senators as Paul S. Sarbanes of Maryland, Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Barbara Boxer of California.
The magazine also said Kerry's running mate, Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, was ranked the fourth most liberal senator in 2003 after missing many votes, but he is the 27th most liberal senator based on votes over his career.
Of course, I don't see the word "liberal" as a pejorative, so I wasn't all that worried about it. But this is the first fact-check I've read on this assertion. I've never heard it challenged before. And, you know, I tend to pay attention.
Except in class. :)
From the Los Angeles Times:
On three occasions during the debate, Bush cited National Journal magazine as having named Kerry as the most liberal U.S. senator, once calling the designation an "award." However, using the authoritative magazine's analysis to reach such a conclusion is "misleading — or just plain wrong," editor Charles Green said.
The magazine's annual rating of senators — which are not "awards" — listed Kerry the most liberal based on votes cast in 2003, but also said the Massachusetts senator missed nearly half of the votes used to compile the rating.
Green said that by examining votes over a lifetime, Kerry is the 11th most liberal, behind such senators as Paul S. Sarbanes of Maryland, Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Barbara Boxer of California.
The magazine also said Kerry's running mate, Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, was ranked the fourth most liberal senator in 2003 after missing many votes, but he is the 27th most liberal senator based on votes over his career.
Of course, I don't see the word "liberal" as a pejorative, so I wasn't all that worried about it. But this is the first fact-check I've read on this assertion. I've never heard it challenged before. And, you know, I tend to pay attention.
Except in class. :)
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