National Journal's 2011 Vote Ratings: Senate Spotlight
National Journal's 2011 vote ratings are out this morning, and there are a few interesting findings when it comes to senators facing reelection this year:
-- Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., is the third most liberal Republican, placing 56th overall and just behind Maine Republican Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, who rank as a slightly more liberal.
-- Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., ranks as more conservative as than Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. McCaskill is the 51st most conservative member of the Senate, while Manchin is two spots behind at 53.
-- Last year, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., finished in a ten-way tie for the title of most liberal senator. In 2011, Stabenow is number 22. That's in line with where she was in the 2009 vote rankings, when she was the 21st most liberal member of the Senate.
-- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is no longer the most liberal member of the Senate, a title Republicans in Ohio love to remind voters about. But he didn't move too far in the other direction, finishing in a tie for fifth.
-- Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, was the 15th most conservative member of the Senate in 2011. He was 17 last year.
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