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State Office Name Party Rating
Ed Whitfield 38%
Neil Abercrombie 37%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 37%
Richard Hugh Baker 37%
Dan Boren 37%
Rick Boucher 37%
Ginny Brown-Waite 37%
Sam Brownback 37%
Michael Burgess 37%
Steve Buyer 37%
Dave Camp 37%
Mike Capuano 37%
Chris Chocola 37%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 37%
Jerry Costello 37%
John Culberson 37%
Geoff Davis 37%
Byron Dorgan 37%
Thelma Drake 37%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 37%
William Frist 37%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 37%
Raul Grijalva 37%
Melissa Hart 37%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 37%
Dennis Kucinich 37%
John Kuhl, Jr. 37%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 37%
Jim Matheson 37%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul Republican 37%
Jack Murtha 37%
Sue Myrick 37%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 37%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 37%
Bill Shuster 37%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 37%
Bart Stupak 37%
Mac Thornberry 37%
John Tierney 37%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 37%
David Weldon 37%
Lynn Woolsey 37%
Sherrod Brown 36%
John Peterson 36%
Anthony Weiner 36%
Robert Wexler 36%
Patrick Kennedy 35%
Michael Bilirakis 34%
Earl Blumenauer 34%
John Boehner 34%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 34%
Henry Brown, Jr. 34%
Thad Cochran 34%
Robert Cramer 34%
Bob Filner 34%
Gene Green 34%
Charles Hagel 34%
William Jefferson 34%
Trent Lott, Sr. 34%
Carolyn Maloney 34%
Mike McIntyre 34%
John Mica 34%
Loretta Sanchez 34%
Rick Santorum 34%
Todd Tiahrt 34%
Ed Towns 34%
Spencer Bachus 33%
Bob Bennett 33%
Henry Bonilla 33%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 33%
Kevin Brady 33%
Bob Brady 33%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter Republican 33%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 33%
Bill Delahunt 33%
State Office Name Party Rating
Ed Whitfield 38%
Neil Abercrombie 37%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 37%
Richard Hugh Baker 37%
Dan Boren 37%
Rick Boucher 37%
Ginny Brown-Waite 37%
Sam Brownback 37%
Michael Burgess 37%
Steve Buyer 37%
Dave Camp 37%
Mike Capuano 37%
Chris Chocola 37%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 37%
Jerry Costello 37%
John Culberson 37%
Geoff Davis 37%
Byron Dorgan 37%
Thelma Drake 37%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 37%
William Frist 37%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 37%
Raul Grijalva 37%
Melissa Hart 37%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 37%
Dennis Kucinich 37%
John Kuhl, Jr. 37%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 37%
Jim Matheson 37%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul R 37%
Jack Murtha 37%
Sue Myrick 37%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 37%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 37%
Bill Shuster 37%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 37%
Bart Stupak 37%
Mac Thornberry 37%
John Tierney 37%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 37%
David Weldon 37%
Lynn Woolsey 37%
Sherrod Brown 36%
John Peterson 36%
Anthony Weiner 36%
Robert Wexler 36%
Patrick Kennedy 35%
Michael Bilirakis 34%
Earl Blumenauer 34%
John Boehner 34%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 34%
Henry Brown, Jr. 34%
Thad Cochran 34%
Robert Cramer 34%
Bob Filner 34%
Gene Green 34%
Charles Hagel 34%
William Jefferson 34%
Trent Lott, Sr. 34%
Carolyn Maloney 34%
Mike McIntyre 34%
John Mica 34%
Loretta Sanchez 34%
Rick Santorum 34%
Todd Tiahrt 34%
Ed Towns 34%
Spencer Bachus 33%
Bob Bennett 33%
Henry Bonilla 33%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 33%
Kevin Brady 33%
Bob Brady 33%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter R 33%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 33%
Bill Delahunt 33%
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