Reply #14: Rating of what, by whom? [View All]

[HereSince1628]

"Ideological rankings
Americans For Democratic Action, a liberal advocacy group which rates members of Congress on a scale of 0 to 100, with zero being totally conservative and 100 being completely progressive, gave Senator Feingold a lifetime average rating of 96. With the death of Minnesota's Senator Paul Wellstone in 2002, this leaves Feingold tied with California's Senator Barbara Boxer for the title of the "most progressive person" in the Senate, according to ADA. At the same time, the Concord Coalition, a nonpartisan advocacy group that pushes for fiscal responsibility, has placed him on its "Senate Honor Roll" every year since 1997, and he has ranked in the top two every year since 1998, making their suggestion that Senator Feingold is also one of the top budget hawks in Congress. The Democratic Freedom Caucus, a group of libertarian-leaning Democrats, has endorsed him during his last two senate campaigns.

In 2004, the National Rifle Association gave him a grade of D (with F being the lowest grade and A the highest). <12> On environmental issues, he was given scores of 100% from the League of Conservation Voters <13>, and 73% from CUSP <14>. The American Civil Liberties Union gave him a score of 89%. <15>"


He has also voted on committee to advance the nominations of conservative judges.