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Joe Lieberman's Ratings and Endorsements

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Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.

With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

8%
2009-2010
0%
2007-2008
0%
2007-2008
0%
2005-2006
0%
2005-2006
0%
2004
0%
2004
0%
2003
0%
2003
11%
2009-2010
14%
2009
14%
2009
17%
2007-2008
17%
2007-2008
8%
2005-2006
8%
2005-2006
6%
2003-2004
6%
2003-2004
7%
2003
7%
2003
20%
2001-2002
20%
2001-2002
5%
1999-2000
5%
1999-2000
0%
2011
10%
2009-2010
10%
2009-2010
10%
2007-2008
10%
2007-2008
0%
2004
0%
2004
0%
2003
0%
2003
20%
2001
20%
2001
15%
1999-2000
15%
1999-2000
9%
1997-1998
9%
1997-1998
14%
1997
14%
1997
7%
1995-1996
7%
1995-1996
21%
1991-1992
21%
1991-1992
0%
2008
0%
2008
10%
2007
10%
2007
10%
2007
10%
2007
18%
2009
0%
2005-2006
40%
2009
45%
2009
40%
2009
39%
2007
39%
2007
17%
2007
17%
2007
25%
2005
44%
2005
6%
2005
44%
2005
6%
2005
25%
2005
26%
2004
26%
2004
7
2003
7
2003
7
2003
7
2003
7
2003
7
2003
19
2002
19
2002
19
2002
19
2002
19
2002
19
2002
23%
2001
23%
2001
30%
2000
30%
2000
10%
2011-2012
10%
2011-2012
11%
2011
22%
2011
11%
2011
22%
2011
0%
2010
0%
2010
0%
2009-2010
0%
2009-2010
3%
2009-2010
3%
2009-2010
3%
2009-2010
3%
2009-2010
3%
2009-2010
3%
2009-2010
0%
2009-2010
0%
2009-2010
3%
2009-2010
3%
2009-2010
5%
2009
0%
2009
10%
2009
5%
2009
0%
2009
10%
2009
3%
2007-2008
3%
2007-2008
3%
2007-2008
3%
2007-2008
10%
2007
10%
2007
7%
2006
7%
2006
40%
2004
40%
2004
5%
2002
5%
2002
10%
2001
10%
2001
14%
2000
14%
2000
10%
1999
10%
1999
5%
1998
5%
1998
26%
1997
26%
1997
20%
1995-1996
20%
1995-1996
20%
1995-1996
20%
1995-1996
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