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alansmithee · 04-22-2005, 05:14 PM

Very interesting site. Kudos to host for posting it. I was a bit suprised that my state's senators ranked so high (MI). I personally never seen them as that far out of center (if I had guessed before I would have assumed they'd be around 75-80 on the scale).

And I really feel sorry for poor Ben Nelson (D). With Jeffords' retirement, Nelson might be the last true moderate in the Senate. He will have a difference of around 20 points on one side and 10 on the other after Jeffords retires. I personally think that host was a bit generous saying that those who score in the 30's are moderate.

And also a kudos to raveneye for the graph. Very sharp, and gives a good snapshot.

04-22-2005, 05:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
alansmithee Junkie	Very interesting site. Kudos to host for posting it. I was a bit suprised that my state's senators ranked so high (MI). I personally never seen them as that far out of center (if I had guessed before I would have assumed they'd be around 75-80 on the scale). And I really feel sorry for poor Ben Nelson (D). With Jeffords' retirement, Nelson might be the last true moderate in the Senate. He will have a difference of around 20 points on one side and 10 on the other after Jeffords retires. I personally think that host was a bit generous saying that those who score in the 30's are moderate. And also a kudos to raveneye for the graph. Very sharp, and gives a good snapshot. Last edited by alansmithee; 04-22-2005 at 05:16 PM..