Sparhawk

Sigh. The data you are referencing comes from 2003, the year before a national election. And what do politicians do the year before an election? That's right, they tend to their base. If you look back at the available data for the last 20 years, then you can label him a liberal Senator, but certainly not "the most liberal member" - unless of course you follow it up with "in just one year, out of the 20 in which he served". I mean, this is a man who voted FOR NAFTA, FOR balancing the budget, etc. It's even more disengenuous in Edwards' case - his 6 year record shows him to be much lower on the liberal totem pole even than Kerry.

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