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OBAMA: #1 LIBERAL SENATOR
Non-Partisan National Journal Ranks Barack Obama “The Most Liberal
Senator” Of 2007; Indicating The Type Of Change He’d Bring To Washington
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Today, The National Journal Rated Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) “The Most Liberal Senator In 2007”:
“Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Was The Most Liberal Senator In 2007, According To National Journal’s 27th Annual Vote
Ratings.” (Brian Friel, Richard E. Cohen and Kirk Victor, “Obama: Most Liberal Senator In 2007,” National Journal, 1/31/07)
• “The Insurgent Presidential Candidate Shifted Further To The Left Last Year In The Run-Up To The Primaries,
After Ranking As The 16th- And 10th-Most-Liberal During His First Two Years In The Senate.” (Brian Friel, Richard E.
Cohen and Kirk Victor, “Obama: Most Liberal Senator In 2007,” National Journal, 1/31/07)
Sen. Obama’s Record Shows That He Is A “Doctrinaire Liberal Democrat”:
“The Record Shows Obama To Be A Fairly Doctrinaire Liberal Democrat…” (Editorial, “Obama’s Rhetoric Soars, But What Does His
Record Suggest?” USA Today, 1/28/08)
In 2006, Sen. Obama Voted With The Democrat Party 96 Percent Of The Time. (Congressional Quarterly Website, www.cq.com,
Accessed 1/27/08)
In 2005, Sen. Obama Voted With The Democrat Party 97 Percent Of The Time. (Congressional Quarterly Website, www.cq.com,
Accessed 1/27/08)
Sen. Obama Has A Consistently Liberal Record On Economic Issues:
“In 2006, [Sen. Obama] Was One Of 13 Senate Democrats With A Perfect Liberal Score On Economic Issues.” (Richard E.
Cohen, “Left To Right,” National Journal, 3/2/07)
Sen. Obama Received Poor Rating From Tax And Spending Interest Groups. Americans For Tax Reform Gave Obama A
Lifetime Rating Of 7.5 Out Of 100. (Americans For Tax Reform Website, www.atr.org, Accessed 9/25/07)
• Citizens Against Government Waste Gave Sen. Obama A Rating Of 30 Percent For His Voting Record In The 109th
Congress. (Citizens Against Government Waste Website, www.cagw.org, Accessed 4/5/07)
• The National Taxpayers Union Gave Sen. Obama An Average Rating Of 11 Percent For His Voting Record From
2005-2006. (National Taxpayers Union Website, www.ntu.org, Accessed 9/17/07)
• Sen. Obama Received A 47 Percent Rating From The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce For His Senate Career (2005-
2006). (U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Website, www.uschamber.com, Accessed 9/17/07)
Sen. Obama Is A Top Rated Liberal:
Americans For Democratic Action (ADA), America’s Oldest Liberal Organization, Rated Sen. Obama (95) As Liberal As
California Democrat Senator Barbara Boxer (95) And Massachusetts Democrat Senator John Kerry (95) In 2006. (Americans
For Democratic Action Website, www.adaction.org, Accessed 2/5/07)
According To The Non-Partisan National Journal, Sen. Obama (82.5) Rates More Liberal Than New York Senators Hillary
Clinton (79.8) And Chuck Schumer (77.8). (National Journal Website, nationaljournal.com, Accessed 2/15/07)
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The Washington Times: “As With His Illinois State Senate Days, The Impression One Gets From Mr. Obama’s Brief
Tenure As A U.S. Senator Is That He Is An Unabashed Liberal. And One Would Be Right.” (Editorial, “Barack Obama, U.S.
Senator,” The Washington Times, 12/19/06)
Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter: “Obama’s A Blue State Democrat, All Right, And By Most Standards A Liberal One.”
(Jonathan Alter, Op-Ed, “The Audacity Of Hope,” Newsweek, 12/27/04)
The Examiner’s Bill Sammon: “Obama Almost Always Ends Up Voting Liberal.” “Although he frequently makes a point of
finding something charitable to say about his opponents’ arguments, Sen. Barack Obama almost always ends up voting liberal.”
(Bill Sammon, “Perception Vs. Reality,” The [Washington] Examiner, 1/31/07)