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State Office Name Party Rating
Bill Delahunt 53%
Tim Holden 53%
Darlene Hooley 53%
Sheila Jackson Lee 53%
Ron Kind 53%
Jim Moran, Jr. 53%
Gene Taylor 53%
Ed Towns 53%
Mark Udall 53%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
Dianne Feinstein 50%
Gene Green 50%
Daniel Inouye 50%
Steve Israel 50%
Timothy Johnson 50%
Walter Jones, Jr. 50%
Herb Kohl 50%
Carl Levin 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 50%
Jack Murtha 50%
Earl Pomeroy 50%
Harry Reid 50%
John Spratt, Jr. 50%
Debbie Stabenow 50%
Gary Ackerman 47%
Thomas Allen 47%
Joe Baca, Sr. 47%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 47%
Peter DeFazio 47%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 47%
Rahm Emanuel 47%
Jay Inslee 47%
Dan Lipinski 47%
Carolyn McCarthy 47%
Brad Miller 47%
David Price 47%
Nick Rahall II 47%
Tim Ryan 47%
Loretta Sanchez 47%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 47%
Allyson Schwartz 47%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 47%
Mel Watt 47%
Bobby Rush 46%
Evan Bayh 45%
Joe Biden, Jr. 45%
Kent Conrad 45%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 45%
Joe Lieberman 44%
Howard Berman 43%
Julia Carson 43%
Brian Higgins 43%
Paul Kanjorski 43%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 43%
Carolyn Maloney 43%
Vic Snyder 43%
Chris Dodd 42%
Frank Lautenberg 42%
Barbara Mikulski 42%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 42%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 42%
Neil Abercrombie 40%
Rob Andrews 40%
Tim Bishop 40%
Corrine Brown 40%
Sherrod Brown 40%
Mike Capuano 40%
Ben Cardin 40%
Jerry Costello 40%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 40%
Anna Eshoo 40%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 40%
Jane Harman 40%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 40%
Sandy Levin 40%
Nita Lowey 40%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 40%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 40%
John Olver 40%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 40%
Charlie Rangel 40%
Ellen Tauscher 40%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 40%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 40%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 40%
Anthony Weiner 40%
Jeff Bingaman 36%
Eliot Engel 36%
Tom Harkin 36%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 36%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 36%
Elijah Cummings 33%
Susan Davis 33%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 33%
John Dingell 33%
Byron Dorgan 33%
Bob Filner 33%
State Office Name Party Rating
Bill Delahunt 53%
Tim Holden 53%
Darlene Hooley 53%
Sheila Jackson Lee 53%
Ron Kind 53%
Jim Moran, Jr. 53%
Gene Taylor 53%
Ed Towns 53%
Mark Udall 53%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
Dianne Feinstein 50%
Gene Green 50%
Daniel Inouye 50%
Steve Israel 50%
Timothy Johnson 50%
Walter Jones, Jr. 50%
Herb Kohl 50%
Carl Levin 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 50%
Jack Murtha 50%
Earl Pomeroy 50%
Harry Reid 50%
John Spratt, Jr. 50%
Debbie Stabenow 50%
Gary Ackerman 47%
Thomas Allen 47%
Joe Baca, Sr. 47%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 47%
Peter DeFazio 47%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 47%
Rahm Emanuel 47%
Jay Inslee 47%
Dan Lipinski 47%
Carolyn McCarthy 47%
Brad Miller 47%
David Price 47%
Nick Rahall II 47%
Tim Ryan 47%
Loretta Sanchez 47%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 47%
Allyson Schwartz 47%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 47%
Mel Watt 47%
Bobby Rush 46%
Evan Bayh 45%
Joe Biden, Jr. 45%
Kent Conrad 45%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 45%
Joe Lieberman 44%
Howard Berman 43%
Julia Carson 43%
Brian Higgins 43%
Paul Kanjorski 43%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 43%
Carolyn Maloney 43%
Vic Snyder 43%
Chris Dodd 42%
Frank Lautenberg 42%
Barbara Mikulski 42%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 42%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 42%
Neil Abercrombie 40%
Rob Andrews 40%
Tim Bishop 40%
Corrine Brown 40%
Sherrod Brown 40%
Mike Capuano 40%
Ben Cardin 40%
Jerry Costello 40%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 40%
Anna Eshoo 40%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 40%
Jane Harman 40%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 40%
Sandy Levin 40%
Nita Lowey 40%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 40%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 40%
John Olver 40%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 40%
Charlie Rangel 40%
Ellen Tauscher 40%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 40%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 40%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 40%
Anthony Weiner 40%
Jeff Bingaman 36%
Eliot Engel 36%
Tom Harkin 36%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 36%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 36%
Elijah Cummings 33%
Susan Davis 33%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 33%
John Dingell 33%
Byron Dorgan 33%
Bob Filner 33%
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