Strong Progressives: The following Senators have earned a Net Congressional Score of between 70 and 100:
Senator Russell D. Feingold (D-WI). Progressive Action Score: 86/100. Regressive Action Score: 5/100. Net Congressional Score: 81
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR). Progressive Action Score: 83/100. Regressive Action Score: 5/100. Net Congressional Score: 78
Somewhat Progressive: The following Senators have earned a Net Congressional Score of between 50 and 69:
Senator Carl Levin (D-MI). Progressive Action Score: 69/100. Regressive Action Score: 0/100. Net Congressional Score: 69
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ). Progressive Action Score: 76/100. Regressive Action Score: 9/100. Net Congressional Score: 67
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Progressive Action Score: 72/100. Regressive Action Score: 5/100. Net Congressional Score: 67
Senator Patrick J. Leahy (D-VT). Progressive Action Score: 72/100. Regressive Action Score: 5/100. Net Congressional Score: 67
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA). Progressive Action Score: 69/100. Regressive Action Score: 5/100. Net Congressional Score: 64
Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-IL). Progressive Action Score: 72/100. Regressive Action Score: 9/100. Net Congressional Score: 63
Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA). Progressive Action Score: 72/100. Regressive Action Score: 9/100. Net Congressional Score: 63
Senator Mark Udall (D-CO). Progressive Action Score: 66/100. Regressive Action Score: 5/100. Net Congressional Score: 61
Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD). Progressive Action Score: 69/100. Regressive Action Score: 9/100. Net Congressional Score: 60
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR). Progressive Action Score: 69/100. Regressive Action Score: 9/100. Net Congressional Score: 60
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). Progressive Action Score: 69/100. Regressive Action Score: 9/100. Net Congressional Score: 60
Senator John F. Kerry (D-MA). Progressive Action Score: 72/100. Regressive Action Score: 14/100. Net Congressional Score: 58
Senator Jack Reed (D-RI). Progressive Action Score: 66/100. Regressive Action Score: 9/100. Net Congressional Score: 57
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH). Progressive Action Score: 69/100. Regressive Action Score: 14/100. Net Congressional Score: 55
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA). Progressive Action Score: 72/100. Regressive Action Score: 18/100. Net Congressional Score: 54
Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI). Progressive Action Score: 72/100. Regressive Action Score: 18/100. Net Congressional Score: 54
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). Progressive Action Score: 62/100. Regressive Action Score: 9/100. Net Congressional Score: 53
Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY). Progressive Action Score: 62/100. Regressive Action Score: 9/100. Net Congressional Score: 53
Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ). Progressive Action Score: 66/100. Regressive Action Score: 14/100. Net Congressional Score: 52
Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY). Progressive Action Score: 66/100. Regressive Action Score: 14/100. Net Congressional Score: 52
Senator Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT). Progressive Action Score: 69/100. Regressive Action Score: 18/100. Net Congressional Score: 51
Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC). Progressive Action Score: 59/100. Regressive Action Score: 9/100. Net Congressional Score: 50
Senator James Webb (D-VA). Progressive Action Score: 59/100. Regressive Action Score: 9/100. Net Congressional Score: 50
Weak Progressives: The following Senators have earned a Net Congressional Score of between 30 and 49.
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA). Progressive Action Score: 66/100. Regressive Action Score: 18/100. Net Congressional Score: 48
Senator Roland Burris (D-IL). Progressive Action Score: 55/100. Regressive Action Score: 9/100. Net Congressional Score: 46
Senator Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND). Progressive Action Score: 55/100. Regressive Action Score: 9/100. Net Congressional Score: 46
Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI). Progressive Action Score: 55/100. Regressive Action Score: 9/100. Net Congressional Score: 46
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). Progressive Action Score: 62/100. Regressive Action Score: 18/100. Net Congressional Score: 44
Senator Robert P. Casey (D-PA). Progressive Action Score: 62/100. Regressive Action Score: 18/100. Net Congressional Score: 44
Senator Michael F. Bennet (D-CO). Progressive Action Score: 52/100. Regressive Action Score: 9/100. Net Congressional Score: 43
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL). Progressive Action Score: 52/100. Regressive Action Score: 9/100. Net Congressional Score: 43
Senator Tom Udall (D-NM). Progressive Action Score: 55/100. Regressive Action Score: 14/100. Net Congressional Score: 41
Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM). Progressive Action Score: 59/100. Regressive Action Score: 18/100. Net Congressional Score: 41
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA). Progressive Action Score: 59/100. Regressive Action Score: 18/100. Net Congressional Score: 41
Senator Al Franken (D-MN). Progressive Action Score: 45/100. Regressive Action Score: 5/100. Net Congressional Score: 40
Senator Ted Kaufman (D-DE). Progressive Action Score: 48/100. Regressive Action Score: 9/100. Net Congressional Score: 39
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA). Progressive Action Score: 52/100. Regressive Action Score: 14/100. Net Congressional Score: 38
Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD). Progressive Action Score: 52/100. Regressive Action Score: 14/100. Net Congressional Score: 38
Senator Harry Reid (D-NV). Progressive Action Score: 52/100. Regressive Action Score: 14/100. Net Congressional Score: 38
Senator Mark Warner (D-VA). Progressive Action Score: 52/100. Regressive Action Score: 14/100. Net Congressional Score: 38
Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI). Progressive Action Score: 55/100. Regressive Action Score: 18/100. Net Congressional Score: 37
Senator Thomas R. Carper (D-DE). Progressive Action Score: 48/100. Regressive Action Score: 14/100. Net Congressional Score: 34
Senator Debbie A. Stabenow (D-MI). Progressive Action Score: 52/100. Regressive Action Score: 18/100. Net Congressional Score: 34
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). Progressive Action Score: 52/100. Regressive Action Score: 18/100. Net Congressional Score: 34
Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD). Progressive Action Score: 45/100. Regressive Action Score: 14/100. Net Congressional Score: 31
Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO). Progressive Action Score: 48/100. Regressive Action Score: 18/100. Net Congressional Score: 30
Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller, IV (D-WV). Progressive Action Score: 48/100. Regressive Action Score: 18/100. Net Congressional Score: 30
The Mushy Middle: The following Senators are not to be found among the strongest conservative flank of the Senate, but have too low a Net Congressional Score (between 0 and 29) to be termed even the weakest of progressives.
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman (ID-CT). Progressive Action Score: 59/100. Regressive Action Score: 32/100. Net Congressional Score: 27
Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND). Progressive Action Score: 45/100. Regressive Action Score: 18/100. Net Congressional Score: 27
Senator Mark Begich (D-AK). Progressive Action Score: 48/100. Regressive Action Score: 23/100. Net Congressional Score: 25
Senator Jon Tester (D-MT). Progressive Action Score: 48/100. Regressive Action Score: 23/100. Net Congressional Score: 25
Senator Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D-AR). Progressive Action Score: 41/100. Regressive Action Score: 18/100. Net Congressional Score: 23
Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR). Progressive Action Score: 41/100. Regressive Action Score: 23/100. Net Congressional Score: 18
Senator Max Baucus (D-MT). Progressive Action Score: 41/100. Regressive Action Score: 23/100. Net Congressional Score: 18
Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN). Progressive Action Score: 41/100. Regressive Action Score: 27/100. Net Congressional Score: 14
Senator Carte Goodwin (D-WV). Progressive Action Score: 7/100. Regressive Action Score: 0/100. Net Congressional Score: 7
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME). Progressive Action Score: 41/100. Regressive Action Score: 41/100. Net Congressional Score: 0
Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME). Progressive Action Score: 41/100. Regressive Action Score: 41/100. Net Congressional Score: 0




Do you, by chance, have a similar breakdown for the House? Would love to see it. TARP voters are clearly progressive, regardless of the balance of their other votes.
Mike Conaway (R-TX-11), for example. “Conservative” in other votes, but still supported TARP and is against term limits.
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