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State Office Name Party Rating
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 62%
Ben Nelson 62%
Arlen Specter 62%
Jim Webb, Jr. 62%
Mark Begich 60%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 60%
Max Baucus 56%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet Democratic 56%
Kit Bond 56%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 56%
Tom Carper 56%
Bob Casey, Jr. 56%
Al Franken 56%
Blanche Lincoln 56%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley Democratic 56%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 56%
Mark Pryor 56%
Richard Shelby 56%
Jon Tester 56%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner Democratic 56%
Bob Bennett 50%
Bob Brady 50%
Mike Capuano 50%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 50%
John Dingell 50%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 50%
Vern Ehlers 50%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Barney Frank 50%
Phil Hare 50%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes Democratic 50%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 50%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 50%
Dennis Kucinich 50%
Mike Ross 50%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 50%
Betty Sutton 50%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50%
Mel Watt 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch Democratic 50%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 34%
Herb Kohl 34%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 34%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 34%
Brian Baird 33%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 33%
Tim Bishop 33%
Leonard Boswell 33%
Rick Boucher 33%
Mike Castle 33%
Ben Chandler III 33%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 33%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 33%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 33%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 33%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 33%
Eliot Engel 33%
Marcia Fudge 33%
Jim Gerlach 33%
Charlie Gonzalez 33%
Gene Green 33%
Luis Gutiérrez 33%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich Democratic 33%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 33%
Maurice Hinchey 33%
Eddie Johnson 33%
Patrick Kennedy 33%
Leonard Lance 33%
John Lewis 33%
Frank LoBiondo 33%
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Ben Luján, Jr. Democratic 33%
Jim Matheson 33%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 33%
Thaddeus McCotter 33%
State Office Name Party Rating
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 62%
Ben Nelson 62%
Arlen Specter 62%
Jim Webb, Jr. 62%
Mark Begich 60%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 60%
Max Baucus 56%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet D 56%
Kit Bond 56%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 56%
Tom Carper 56%
Bob Casey, Jr. 56%
Al Franken 56%
Blanche Lincoln 56%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley D 56%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 56%
Mark Pryor 56%
Richard Shelby 56%
Jon Tester 56%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner D 56%
Bob Bennett 50%
Bob Brady 50%
Mike Capuano 50%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 50%
John Dingell 50%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 50%
Vern Ehlers 50%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Barney Frank 50%
Phil Hare 50%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes D 50%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 50%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 50%
Dennis Kucinich 50%
Mike Ross 50%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 50%
Betty Sutton 50%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 50%
Mel Watt 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch D 50%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 34%
Herb Kohl 34%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 34%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 34%
Brian Baird 33%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 33%
Tim Bishop 33%
Leonard Boswell 33%
Rick Boucher 33%
Mike Castle 33%
Ben Chandler III 33%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 33%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 33%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 33%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 33%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 33%
Eliot Engel 33%
Marcia Fudge 33%
Jim Gerlach 33%
Charlie Gonzalez 33%
Gene Green 33%
Luis Gutiérrez 33%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich D 33%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 33%
Maurice Hinchey 33%
Eddie Johnson 33%
Patrick Kennedy 33%
Leonard Lance 33%
John Lewis 33%
Frank LoBiondo 33%
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Ben Luján, Jr. D 33%
Jim Matheson 33%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 33%
Thaddeus McCotter 33%
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