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State Office Name Party Rating
Paul Gillmor 80%
Louie Gohmert 80%
Kay Granger 80%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 80%
Ralph Hall 80%
J. Dennis Hastert 80%
Sam Johnson 80%
Walter Jones, Jr. 80%
Richard Keller 80%
Steve LaTourette 80%
John Linder 80%
Connie Mack IV 80%
Don Manzullo 80%
John McHugh 80%
Joe Pitts 80%
Deborah Pryce 80%
Dave Reichert 80%
OH State House - 62 Jean Schmidt Republican 80%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 80%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 80%
Lee Terry 80%
Todd Tiahrt 80%
Greg Walden 80%
Norm Coleman 75%
John Ensign 75%
Jim Inhofe 75%
Jeff Sessions III 75%
John Sununu 75%
David Vitter 75%
Richard Hugh Baker 70%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 70%
Pete King 70%
Frank LoBiondo 70%
Jeff Miller 70%
Ron Paul 70%
Jim Saxton 70%
John Shadegg 70%
Christopher Shays 70%
John Campbell III 67%
Richard Shelby 62%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 60%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 60%
John Doolittle 60%
Bart Gordon 60%
Jim Marshall 60%
Sue Myrick 60%
Collin Peterson 60%
David Scott 60%
Gene Taylor 60%
Albert Wynn 60%
Brian Baird 50%
Melissa Bean 50%
Dennis Cardoza 50%
Jim Cooper 50%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 50%
Mary Landrieu 50%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
Ben Nelson 50%
Nick Rahall II 50%
Dutch Ruppersberger 50%
Arlen Specter 50%
John Tanner 50%
John Barrow 40%
Marion Berry 40%
Rick Boucher 40%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 40%
Jerry Costello 40%
Artur Davis 40%
Charlie Gonzalez 40%
Jane Harman 40%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 40%
Mike McIntyre 40%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 40%
Jim Moran, Jr. 40%
Tim Ryan 40%
John Salazar 40%
Loretta Sanchez 40%
Ike Skelton 40%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 40%
Max Baucus 38%
Evan Bayh 38%
Jeff Bingaman 38%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 38%
Tom Carper 38%
Kent Conrad 38%
Chris Dodd 38%
Dianne Feinstein 38%
Timothy Johnson 38%
Herb Kohl 38%
Joe Lieberman 38%
Barack Obama II 38%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 38%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 38%
Neil Abercrombie 30%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 30%
Ben Chandler III 30%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 30%
Rahm Emanuel 30%
Bob Filner 30%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 30%
State Office Name Party Rating
Paul Gillmor 80%
Louie Gohmert 80%
Kay Granger 80%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 80%
Ralph Hall 80%
J. Dennis Hastert 80%
Sam Johnson 80%
Walter Jones, Jr. 80%
Richard Keller 80%
Steve LaTourette 80%
John Linder 80%
Connie Mack IV 80%
Don Manzullo 80%
John McHugh 80%
Joe Pitts 80%
Deborah Pryce 80%
Dave Reichert 80%
OH State House - 62 Jean Schmidt R 80%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 80%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 80%
Lee Terry 80%
Todd Tiahrt 80%
Greg Walden 80%
Norm Coleman 75%
John Ensign 75%
Jim Inhofe 75%
Jeff Sessions III 75%
John Sununu 75%
David Vitter 75%
Richard Hugh Baker 70%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 70%
Pete King 70%
Frank LoBiondo 70%
Jeff Miller 70%
Ron Paul 70%
Jim Saxton 70%
John Shadegg 70%
Christopher Shays 70%
John Campbell III 67%
Richard Shelby 62%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 60%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 60%
John Doolittle 60%
Bart Gordon 60%
Jim Marshall 60%
Sue Myrick 60%
Collin Peterson 60%
David Scott 60%
Gene Taylor 60%
Albert Wynn 60%
Brian Baird 50%
Melissa Bean 50%
Dennis Cardoza 50%
Jim Cooper 50%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 50%
Mary Landrieu 50%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
Ben Nelson 50%
Nick Rahall II 50%
Dutch Ruppersberger 50%
Arlen Specter 50%
John Tanner 50%
John Barrow 40%
Marion Berry 40%
Rick Boucher 40%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 40%
Jerry Costello 40%
Artur Davis 40%
Charlie Gonzalez 40%
Jane Harman 40%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 40%
Mike McIntyre 40%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 40%
Jim Moran, Jr. 40%
Tim Ryan 40%
John Salazar 40%
Loretta Sanchez 40%
Ike Skelton 40%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 40%
Max Baucus 38%
Evan Bayh 38%
Jeff Bingaman 38%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 38%
Tom Carper 38%
Kent Conrad 38%
Chris Dodd 38%
Dianne Feinstein 38%
Timothy Johnson 38%
Herb Kohl 38%
Joe Lieberman 38%
Barack Obama II 38%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 38%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 38%
Neil Abercrombie 30%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 30%
Ben Chandler III 30%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 30%
Rahm Emanuel 30%
Bob Filner 30%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 30%
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