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Question: Well?
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Paul Douglas (1949-1967)		  
#2
Everett Dirksen (1951-1969)		  
#3
Charles Percy (1967-1985)		  
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Ralph Tyler Smith (1969-1970)		  
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Adlai Stevenson, III (1970-1981)		  
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Alan Dixon (1981-1993)		  
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Paul M. Simon (1985-1997)		  
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Carol Moseley Braun (1993-1999)		  
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Dick Durbin (1997-Present)		  
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Peter Fitzgerald (1999-2005)		  
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Barack H. Obama (2005-2008)		  
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Roland Burris (2009-2010)		  
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Mark Kirk (2010-Present)		  
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Paul Douglas (worst)		  
#15
Everett Dirksen (worst)		  
#16
Charles Percy (worst)		  
#17
Ralph Tyler Smith (worst)		  
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Adlai Stevenson, III (worst)		  
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Alan Dixon (worst)		  
#20
Paul M. Simon (worst)		  
#21
Carol Moseley Braun (worst)		  
#22
Dick Durbin (worst)		  
#23
Peter Fitzgerald (worst)		  
#24
Barack H. Obama (worst)		  
#25
Roland Burris (worst)		  
#26
Mark Kirk (worst)		  
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Mr. Smith
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« on: June 15, 2016, 03:28:17 PM »
« edited: June 15, 2016, 03:34:01 PM by L.D. Smith »
And here's Illinois.

Last Year: Paul M. Simon (1985-1997) [26.8%]
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« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2016, 03:41:11 PM »
Percy/Braun

Best:
Percy
Durbin
Fitzgerald
Stevenson

Braun is the only one with a corruption scandal I can find on Wikipedia.
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« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2016, 03:48:49 PM »
I originally voted for Simon, I have switched to Douglas (despite the 'Nam support) because of the Balanced Budget shenanigans Simon endorsed.

And Kirk's the worst right now, though Braun and Dixon are not far behind at all.
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« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2016, 04:01:55 PM »
Fitzgerald gets my respect for voting against the airline bailout.

As for the worst, his predecessor and successors are all good contenders for the role.
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« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2016, 04:03:22 PM »
« Edited: June 15, 2016, 04:24:47 PM by RINO Tom »
Best: Dirksen
Worst: Braun
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« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2016, 04:11:36 PM »
Quote from: mencken on June 15, 2016, 04:01:55 PM
Fitzgerald gets my respect for voting against the airline bailout.

As for the worst, his predecessor and successors are all good contenders for the role.
Stevenson was an economic centrist, IIRC.
By Brown, do you mean Braun?
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« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2016, 04:21:38 PM »
Best: Obama, closely followed by Percy
Worst: Braun
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« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2016, 04:25:08 PM »
Quote from: Northeast Assemblyman Kingpoleon on June 15, 2016, 04:11:36 PM
Quote from: mencken on June 15, 2016, 04:01:55 PM
Fitzgerald gets my respect for voting against the airline bailout.

As for the worst, his predecessor and successors are all good contenders for the role.
Stevenson was an economic centrist, IIRC.
By Brown, do you mean Braun?

LOL, yes, thanks.
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« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2016, 04:35:36 PM »
Best: Obama
Worst: Kirk (luckily this mistake will be erased this year)
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« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2016, 04:43:30 PM »
Illinois has a long list of good and bad senators.

I'll rank 'em:

BEST:
1. Everett Dirksen, R-IL
2. Mark Kirk, R-IL
3. Paul Simon, D-IL
4. Peter Fitzgerald, R-IL

WORST:
1. Carol Moseley-Braun
2. Charles Percy
3. Roland Burris
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« Reply #10 on: June 15, 2016, 05:06:18 PM »
Quote from: Northeast Assemblyman Kingpoleon on June 15, 2016, 04:11:36 PM
Quote from: mencken on June 15, 2016, 04:01:55 PM
Fitzgerald gets my respect for voting against the airline bailout.

As for the worst, his predecessor and successors are all good contenders for the role.
Stevenson was an economic centrist, IIRC.

I used the singular predecessor and the plural successors.
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« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2016, 05:32:49 PM »
Best: Surprisingly enough, Percy (with quite a few strong seconds)
Worst: Burris (lol duh, Braun in second)
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« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2016, 07:04:09 PM »
Quote from: Maxwell on June 15, 2016, 05:32:49 PM
Best: Surprisingly enough, Percy (with quite a few strong seconds)
Worst: Burris (lol duh, Braun in second)
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« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2016, 07:37:52 PM »
Quote from: Miles on June 15, 2016, 07:04:09 PM
Quote from: Maxwell on June 15, 2016, 05:32:49 PM
Best: Surprisingly enough, Percy (with quite a few strong seconds)
Worst: Burris (lol duh, Braun in second)
Quote from: Maxwell on June 15, 2016, 05:32:49 PM
Best: Surprisingly enough, Percy (with quite a few strong seconds)
Worst: Burris (lol duh, Braun in second)

Well. The three of us are surprisingly similar for this. I think Burris and Braun are about equally bad, but Braun literally accussed someone for being a member of the KKK for bringing up her corruption.
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« Reply #14 on: June 16, 2016, 01:13:38 AM »
Why does the author of the Civil Rights Acts have such few votes?
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« Reply #15 on: June 16, 2016, 03:48:55 AM »
Best: Douglas
Worst: Braun
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Mr. Illini
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« Reply #16 on: June 16, 2016, 10:33:01 AM »
Paul Simon was our best.

Burris was our worst. Can't stand the guy.
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« Reply #17 on: June 16, 2016, 01:06:52 PM »
Dirksen/Braun
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« Reply #18 on: June 16, 2016, 01:47:43 PM »
Surprised Obama doesn't have that many votes either way.
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« Reply #19 on: June 16, 2016, 10:08:58 PM »
I have quite a bit of respect for Fitzgerald.

Braun just SCREAMS "give me attention!"
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« Reply #20 on: June 17, 2016, 08:10:47 AM »
Quote from: Senator Smith (Labor-MA) on June 16, 2016, 01:47:43 PM
Surprised Obama doesn't have that many votes either way.

He wasn't a great Senator tbh. I mean he's a good president, but he accomplished little in his four years representing IL.
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« Reply #21 on: June 17, 2016, 12:35:32 PM »
« Edited: June 17, 2016, 12:37:22 PM by L.D. Smith »
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Best: Barack Obama (2005-2008) [26.08%]
Worst: Carol Moseley Braun (1993-1999) [34.8%]
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