The Dynamic Duo......Which state has the best pair of Senators?

[marmar]

The poll on the worst pair resulted in a landslide for Oklahoma. Which state is most blessed? ..... I'm tempted to root for the home team of Levin/Stabenow, but I've got to give it up for Vermont.

[Stinky The Clown]

1. Add Maryland: Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin

[WillieW]

43. Yes, I second that.

[elleng]

2. Rhode Island AND Vermont!

:fistbump:

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

4. That's exactly what I think!

I'll go with RI because Whitehouse is a GREAT addition!

[elleng]

12. Yes he is!

And Reed is, imo, a neglected (by us) treasure!

[Wickerman]

3. It might be early in the game for both, but Minnesota

has Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken. Quite proud of both.

[marmar]

5. I initially had Minnesota in the poll, but Al Franken just got there.....

..... he's got to prove himself.

[Frosty1]

6. Minnesota

Klobucher and Franken
:woohoo:

[marmar]

8. Franken doesn't have a track record yet......

[Frosty1]

22. He will

Soon
:hi:

[myrna minx]

35. If this was 2002 I would say Wellstone and Dayton, but

it's not 2002. :-(

I'm looking forward to how Franken is going to represent us. :-)

[rurallib]

7. Let me plug Iowa for the oddest couple - Harkin and Grassley

One of the most progressive and one of the most regressive
BTW - I go with Whitehouse and Reed.

[ColbertWatcher]

9. I so wanted to vote for Boxer, but DiFi drags her and CA down. n/t

[marmar]

11. I know....I only included California because Boxer is so awesome.....

..... I couldn't even write out DiFi's whole name without getting a queasy feeling.

[ColbertWatcher]

20. LOL! n/t

[lamp_shade]

10. Rhode Island

[wtbymark]

13. I wish I could have brought my senators with me

from Vermont to Nevada (its like falling off the represented cliff)

[Bonn1997]

25. HA! I wish I could have brought mine with me from Maine to Alabama...

And we didn't even have Democrats in Maine! We just had less insane Republicans!

[hfojvt]

34. really, Nevada would be a step up from Kansas

and so would Maine. Probably a lateral move to Alabama.

[Captain Hilts]

14. The Rhode Island Boyz have more clout and bigger futures. nt

[cali]

33. Nope. Pat Leahy has more clout by quite a bit than either Reed or Whitehouse

and Bernie is the progressive voice in the Senate. And it doesn't end there as far as politicians go. We have a good crop we're growing in the Statehouse and Howard Dean. There's a reason for this: Vermont has the most stringent finance laws in the country and we're tiny- both geographically speaking and population. You can't run away from your constituents here. Hell, even Pat has a listed phone number, and all members of the statehouse have their home phones listed in the legislative directory.

[nevergiveup]

15. A year ago I would have said Illinois

but now I would have to go with Vermont.

[bob4460]

16. Hey my state has the worst (KY)

McConnell and Bunning

[BlooInBloo]

23. I thnk OK beats them, but it's really just hairsplitting.

[Ten Bears]

30. I had this conversation last week....

...about the worst pair and Oklahoma won in the discussion by acclimation. Hadn't thought of Kentucky at the moment but I agree that Oklahoma beats them. Could my state of Tennessee be third?

[BlooInBloo]

31. It really doesn't matter imo. If you're mentioned in the conversation at all, you've already lost.

:rofl:

[Jennicut]

17. Vermont rocks...I apologize that in CT we have Joementum

[bigwillq]

36. And Dodd isn't much better.

I will NOT be voting for him in 2012.

[Blue Belle]

18. Had to vote for Oregon...

(its my home state and I've worked very hard to get these guys elected) but I also like the Senators from Vermont, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

[depakid]

32. Merkley's great- but Wyden's can be something of a putz

as he's been thus far with his insurance plan....

[Forkboy]

19. I'm biased for Mass, but Vermont has quite a duo.

To bad they have as many rednecks as Alabama.

:hide:

[cali]

39. yeah,but our rednecks vote for Bernie, Pat and Peter Welch.

[Forkboy]

44. Whatever works.

[AnOhioan]

21. Ohio

Current Senator Sherrod Brown and future Senator Jennifer Brunner

[Terry in Austin]

24. Texas - Crony and Hutch

Not!

[Control-Z]

26. Had you made the poll about just one

Senator, it would have been Barbara Boxer for me, easily. But DiFi can't hold a candle to her. Too bad there aren't two of Barbara.

[bigwillq]

27. Vermont (nt)

[rucky]

28. A year ago I would've said Illinois.

But have to go w/ Massachusetts on this one.

[Chisox08]

Illinois

Durbin and whoever replaces Burris

[Chisox08]

29. Illinois

Durbin and whoever replaces Burris

[StevieM]

37. For 8 years New Yok had the best IMO with Clinton and Schumer. I respect them both so much!!! (eom)

[PassingFair]

38. My vote has to go to VT...

I love me some Levin, but Stabenow
lets Americans down when the DLC
calls in their chips.

[amandabeech]

40. She's doing some good work on the Ag Committee in support of Michigan's specialty farmers.

You know, the blueberry, fruit, vegetable, potato and sugar beet people.

Outstate really depends on a lot of these farmers to keep things going and provide some balance to the state's economy.

I'm originally from the asparagus capital of the country, which is in Michigan, and I know from what I speak. Unfortunately, I missed asparagus season this year. There's nothing like fresh-picked asparagus straight from a good friend's field!

With some luck, I'll be back there next week to get me some really *fresh* cherries! To he!! with that stale crap from the west coast that's sold at my area's supermarkets! I want some REAL cherries!!!

[PassingFair]

41. She didn't care or understand a great deal when she was chosen to

*uck us over with the 05 Bankruptcy Bill, just
because she is in a "safe" state and wasn't up
for re-election in that cycle.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3560207&mesg_id=3560207

She does good on the whole, but she
dances to the corporate tune when
it strikes up.

[amandabeech]

45. I didn't like that bankruptcy bill vote, either.

I hope that the thing is revised to be more civilized, and that she then votes for it.

[etherealtruth]

42. I really want to be able to vote for Levin and Stabenow

Levin is great and Stabenaw (overall) has a pretty good record, but I have to push the button for Kennedy and Kerry ... and then Leahy and Sanders.