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« on: March 12, 2014, 01:34:14 AM »
« edited: March 12, 2014, 04:09:06 PM by angryGreatness »

I saw a discussion similar to this on DKE, and I figured I'd ask it here:


Imagine a theoretical Senate where every state elected one Republican and one Democrat. Who would you want from each state?  The only qualifier is that it be someone politically active, and someone who could theoretically be elected statewide (I love Daylin Leach, but he can't win a statewide race in Pennsylvania, for example).

My list:

Alabama:
Richard Shelby - R
Terri Sewell - D

Alaska:
Lisa Murkowski - R
Mark Begich - D

Arizona:
Jeff Flake - R
Raul Grijalva - D

Arkansas:
John Boozman - R
Mike Beebe - D

California:
Xavier Becerra - D
Jeff Denham - R

Colorado:
Jared Polis - D
Cory Gardner - R

Delaware:
Beau Biden - D
Mike Castle - R

Florida:
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen - R
Patrick Murphy - D

Georgia:
Johnny Isakson - R
John Barrow - D

Hawaii:
Mazie Hirono - D
Charles Djou - R

Idaho:
Mike Crapo - R
Walt Minnick - D

Illinois:
Robin Kelly - D
Mark Kirk - R

Indiana:
Richard Lugar - R
Joe Donnelly - D

Iowa:
Chuck Grassley - R
David Loebsack - D

Kansas:
Jerry Moran - R
Dennis Moore - D

Kentucky:
Alison Lundergan Grimes - D
Thomas Massie - R

Louisiana:
Mary Landrieu - D
Steve Scalise - R

Maine:
Susan Collins - R
Chellie Pingree - D

Maryland:
Elijah Cummings - D
Wayne Gilchrest - R

Massachusetts:
Elizabeth Warren - D
Richard Tisei - R

Michigan:
Debbie Stabenow - D
Justin Amash - R

Minnesota:
Keith Ellison - D
Tim Pawlenty - R

Mississippi:
Buddy Roehmer - R
Jim Hood - D

Missouri:
Claire McCaskill - D
Ann Wagner - R

Montana:
Jon Tester - D
Steve Daines - R

Nebraska:
Deb Fischer - R
Scott Kleeb - D

Nevada:
Steven Horsford - D
Dean Heller - R

New Hampshire:
Carol Shea-Porter - D
Charlie Bass - R

New Jersey:
Rush Holt - D
Chris Smith - R

New Mexico:
Tom Udall - D
Susana Martinez - R

New York:
Kirsten Gillibrand - D
Chris Gibson - R

North Carolina:
Kay Hagan - D
Walter Jones - R

North Dakota:
John Hoeven - R
Heidi Heitkamp - D

Ohio;
Sherrod Brown - D
Rob Portman - R

Oklahoma:
Tom Cole - R
Dan Bore - D

Oregon:
Earl Blumenauer - D
Gordon Smith - R

Pennsylvania:
Jim Gerlach - R
Kathleen Kane - D

Rhode Island:
Sheldon Whitehouse - D
Dawson Hodgson - R

South Carolina:
Nikki Haley - R
Jim Clyburn - D

South Dakota:
John Thune - R
Stephanie Sandlin - D

Tennessee:
Bill Haslam - R
Phil Bredesen - D

Texas:
Kevin Eltife - R
Pete Gallego - D

Utah:
John Huntsman - R
Jim Matheson - D

Vermont:
Bernie Sanders - D (For the sake of this exercise)
Phil Scott - R

Virginia:
Tom Perrielo - D
Scott Rigell - R

Washington:
Maria Cantwell - D
Rob McKenna - R

West Virginia:
Joe Manchin III - D
Shelley Moore Capito - R

Wisconsin:
Tammy Baldwin - D
Reid Ribble - R

Wyoming:
Mike Enzi - R
Dave Freudenthal - D

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« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2014, 08:10:12 AM »

Alabama:
Richard Shelby - R
Terri Sewell - D

Alaska:
Lisa Murkowski - R
Mark Begich - D

Arizona:
John McCain - R
Raul Grijalva - D

Arkansas:
John Boozman - R
Mike Beebe - D

California:
Barbara Lee - D
Jeff Denham - R

Colorado:
Mark Udall - D
Cory Gardner - R

Connecticut:
Chris Murphy - D
Tom Foley - R

Delaware:
Beau Biden - D
Mike Castle - R

Florida:
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen - R
Patrick Murphy - D

Georgia:
Johnny Isakson - R
Max Cleland - D

Hawaii:
Brian Schatz - D
Charles Djou - R

Idaho:
Mike Crapo - R
Walt Minnick - D

Illinois:
Danny Davis - D
Mark Kirk - R

Indiana:
Richard Lugar - R
Joe Donnelly - D

Iowa:
Chuck Grassley - R
David Loebsack - D

Kansas:
Jerry Moran - R
Dennis Moore - D

Kentucky:
Alison Lundergan Grimes - D
Rand Paul - R

Louisiana:
Mary Landrieu - D
Steve Scalise - R

Maine:
Olympia Snowe - R
Shenna Bellows - D

Maryland:
Martin O'Malley - D
Wayne Gilchrest - R

Massachusetts:
Elizabeth Warren - D
Richard Tisei - R

Michigan:
Gary Peters - D
Justin Amash - R

Minnesota:
Keith Ellison - D
Tim Pawlenty - R

Mississippi:
Roger Wicker - R
Jim Hood - D

Missouri:
Jay Nixon - D
Ann Wagner - R

Montana:
Jon Tester - D
Steve Daines - R

Nebraska:
Deb Fischer - R
Scott Kleeb - D

Nevada:
Steven Horsford - D
Brian Sandoval - R

New Hampshire:
Carol Shea-Porter - D
Charlie Bass - R

New Jersey:
Rush Holt - D
Chris Smith - R

New Mexico:
Tom Udall - D
Susana Martinez - R

New York:
Nydia Veláquez - D
Chris Gibson - R

North Carolina:
Kay Hagan - D
Walter Jones - R

North Dakota:
John Hoeven - R
Heidi Heitkamp - D

Ohio;
Sherrod Brown - D
Rob Portman - R

Oklahoma:
Tom Cole - R
Dan Bore - D

Oregon:
Jeff Merkley - D
Gordon Smith - R

Pennsylvania:
Jim Gerlach - R
Kathleen Kane - D

Rhode Island:
Sheldon Whitehouse - D
Dawson Hodgson - R

South Carolina:
Tim Scott - R
Jim Clyburn - D

South Dakota:
Tim Johnson - D
Kristi Norm - R

Tennessee:
Bill Haslam - R
Phil Bredesen - D

Texas:
Kevin Eltife - R
Pete Gallego - D

Utah:
John Huntsman - R
Jim Matheson - D

Vermont:
Bernie Sanders - D (For the sake of this exercise)
Phil Scott - R

Virginia:
Tom Perrielo - D
Scott Rigell - R

Washington:
Cristine Gregoire - D
Rob McKenna - R

West Virginia:
Jay Rockefeller - D
Shelley Moore Capito - R

Wisconsin:
Tammy Baldwin - D
Reid Ribble - R

Wyoming:
Mike Enzi - R
Dave Freudenthal - D
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« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2014, 11:09:49 AM »
« Edited: March 14, 2014, 01:37:31 AM by Sawx »

Alabama:
Richard Shelby - R
Don Siegelman - D

Alaska:
Lisa Murkowski - R
Mark Begich - D

Arizona:
Jim Kolbe - R
Raul Grijalva - D

Arkansas:
John Boozman - R
Bill Halter - D

California:
Hilda Solis - D
Arnold MFing Schwarzenegger - R

Colorado:
Mark Udall - D
Scott Tipton - R

Connecticut:
Chris Murphy - D
Jodi Rell - R

Delaware:
Beau Biden - D
Mike Castle - R

Florida:
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen - R
Patrick Murphy - D

Georgia:
Johnny Isakson - R
Max Cleland - D

Hawaii:
Mazie Hirono - D
Charles Djou - R

Idaho:
Raul Labrador - R
Walt Minnick - D

Illinois:
Jan Schakowsky - D
Mark Kirk - R

Indiana:
Richard Lugar - R
Joe Donnelly - D

Iowa:
Terry Branstad - R
David Loebsack - D

Kansas:
Wendell Lady - R
Dennis Moore - D

Kentucky:
Jack Conway - D
Thomas Massie - R

Louisiana:
Mary Landrieu - D
Vance McAllister - R

Maine:
Olympia Snowe - R
Chellie Pingree - D

Maryland:
Martin O'Malley - D
Wayne Gilchrest - R

Massachusetts:
Elizabeth Warren - D
William Weld - R

Michigan:
Mark Schauer - D
Justin Amash - R

Minnesota:
Keith Ellison - D
Tim Pawlenty - R

Mississippi:
Gene Taylor - R
Jim Hood - D

Missouri:
Jason Kander - D
Jo Ann Emerson - R

Montana:
Brian Schweitzer - D
Steve Daines - R (?)

Nebraska:
Mike Johanns - R
Scott Kleeb - D

Nevada:
Steven Horsford - D
Brian Sandoval - R

New Hampshire:
Carol Shea-Porter - D
Charlie Bass - R

New Jersey:
Rush Holt - D
Jon Runyan - R

New Mexico:
Tom Udall - D
Pete Domenici - R

New York:
Bill de Blasio - D
Michael Bloomberg - R (for the sake of this)

North Carolina:
Brad Miller - D
Walter Jones - R

North Dakota:
John Hoeven - R
Heidi Heitkamp - D

Ohio:
Sherrod Brown - D
Steve LaTourette - R

Oklahoma:
Tom Cole - R
Brad Henry - D

Oregon:
Jeff Merkley - D
Gordon Smith - R

Pennsylvania:
Jim Gerlach - R
Kathleen Kane - D

Rhode Island:
Sheldon Whitehouse - D
Brendan Doherty - R

South Carolina:
Nikki Haley - R
Jim Clyburn - D

South Dakota:
Tim Johnson - D
Kristi Noem - R

Tennessee:
Bill Haslam - R
Phil Bredesen - D

Texas:
Kevin Eltife - R
Wendy Davis? - D

Utah:
Jon Huntsman - R
Jim Matheson - D

Vermont:
Bernie Sanders - D (For the sake of this exercise)
Phil Scott - R

Virginia:
Tom Perrielo - D
Bill Bolling - R

Washington:
Jim McDermott - D
Rob McKenna - R

West Virginia:
Jay Rockefeller - D
Shelley Moore Capito - R

Wisconsin:
Russ Feingold - D
Sean Duffy - R

Wyoming:
Alan Simpson - R
Dave Freudenthal - D
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« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2014, 11:54:09 AM »

Alabama:
Richard Shelby - R
Terry Sewell- D

Alaska:
Lisa Murkowski - R
Tony Knowles - D

Arizona:
Matt Salmon - R
Ann Kirkpatrick - D

Arkansas:
John Boozman - R
Bill Halter - D

California:
Dianne Feinstein - D
Meg Whitman - R

Colorado:
Mark Udall - D
Scott Tipton - R

Connecticut:
Chris Murphy - D
Jodi Rell - R

Delaware:
Beau Biden - D
Mike Castle - R

Florida:
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen - R
Debbie Wasserman Schultz - D

Georgia:
Saxby Chambliss - R
Michelle Nunn - D

Hawaii:
Tulsi Gabbard - D
Linda Lingle - R

Idaho:
Butch Otter - R
Walt Minnick - D

Illinois:
The current illinois attorney general - D
Mark Kirk - R

Indiana:
Richard Lugar - R
Joe Donnelly - D

Iowa:
Tom Latham - R
Bruce Braley - D

Kansas:
Nancy Landon Kassenbaum - R
Kathleen Sebelius - D

Kentucky:
Alison Lundergan Grimes - D
All awful, Thomas Massie reluctantly - R

Louisiana:
Mary Landrieu - D
Vance McAllister - R

Maine:
Olympia Snowe - R
Chellie Pingree - D

Maryland:
Barbare Mikulski - D
Wayne Gilchrest - R

Massachusetts:
Elizabeth Warren - D
William Weld - R

Michigan:
Mark Schauer - D
Fred Upton? - R

Minnesota:
Amy Klobuchar - D
Erik Paulsen - R

Mississippi:
Thad Cochran - R
Jim Hood - D

Missouri:
Claire Mccaskill - D
The former governor - R

Montana:
Denise Juneau - D
Judy ..the former governor - R (?)

Nebraska:
Debbie Fischer - R
David Domina - D

Nevada:
Harry Reid - D
Brian Sandoval - R

New Hampshire:
Carol Shea-Porter - D
Charles Bass - R

New Jersey:
Cory Booker - D
Jon Runyan - R

New Mexico:
Martin Heinrich - D
Heather Wilson - R

New York:
Kirsten Gillibrand - D
Michael Bloomberg - R

North Carolina:
Brad Miller - D
Walter Jones - R

North Dakota:
John Hoeven - R
Heidi Heitkamp - D

Ohio:
Sherrod Brown - D
Mike Dewine - R

Oklahoma:
Tom Cole - R
Jary Askins - D

Oregon:
Kurt Schrader - D
Gordon Smith - R

Pennsylvania:
Jim Gerlach - R
Kathleen Kane - D

Rhode Island:
Sheldon Whitehouse - D
Brendan Doherty - R

South Carolina:
Tim Scott - R
Mark Shaheen - D

South Dakota:
Sandlin - D
Rounds - R

Tennessee:
Bill Haslam - R
Phil Bredesen - D

Texas:
Kay Hutchinson - R
Wendy Davis? - D

Utah:
Jon Huntsman - R
Robles - D

Vermont:
Patrick leahy - D
Phil Scott - R

Virginia:
Tom Perriello - D
Scott Rigell - R

Washington:
Patty Murray - D
Rob McKenna - R

West Virginia:
Natalie Tennant - D
Shelley Moore Capito - R

Wisconsin:
Tammy Baldwin - D
Dale Schultz- R

Wyoming:
Barrasso - R
Dave Freudenthal - D

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« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2014, 12:03:44 PM »

My perfect Senate is one that does not exist.
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« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2014, 12:13:29 PM »

My perfect Senate is one that does not exist.
Of course, you like voting for people who are dead, your perfect senate cannot exist haha Tongue
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« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2014, 12:19:44 PM »

My perfect Senate is one that does not exist.
Of course, you like voting for people who are dead, your perfect senate cannot exist haha Tongue

No, it's that I think the Senate should be abolished.
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« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2014, 12:39:42 PM »

My perfect Senate is one that does not exist.
Of course, you like voting for people who are dead, your perfect senate cannot exist haha Tongue

No, it's that I think the Senate should be abolished.
A monocameral system?
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« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2014, 01:14:28 PM »

The senate is an extremely undemocratic body. It should certainly be abolished.
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« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2014, 01:18:55 PM »

Unfortunately or (fortunately) if I had a perfect Senate it would probably be 100 New Yorkers...

In Reality though;

(States are not in alphabetical order)

Maine

Angus King (I/D) (I am allowed to use Independents like King right?)
Olympia Snowe (R)

New Hampshire
Maggie Hassan (D)
Kelly Ayotte (R)

Vermont
Patrick Leahy (D)
Jim Douglas (R)

Massachusetts
Elizabeth Warren (D)
Former Rep. And former State GOP deputy Chairman Peter Blute (R)

Rhode Island
Sheldon Whitehouse (D)
Former State Rep. John Loughlin (R)

Connecticut
Chris Murphy (D)
Chris Shays (R)

New Jersey
Rush Holt (D)
Chris Christie (R) (Bridgegate and all)

New York
Hillary Clinton (D)
Michael Bloomberg (I/D/R)

Pennsylvania
Michael Nutter (D)
Pat Toomey (R)

Delaware
Beau Biden (D)
Mike Castle (R)

Maryland
Chris Van Hollen (D)
Andy Harris (R)

Virginia
Mark Warner (D)
George Allen (R)

West Virginia
Carte Goodwin (D)
Shelly Moore Capito (R)

North Carolina
Anthony Foxx (D)
Pat McCrory (R)

South Carolina
John Spatt (D)
Tim Scott (R)

Georgia
Michelle Nunn (D)
Casey Cagle (R)

Florida
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
Marco Rubio (R)

Alabama
Former Rep. Ben Erdriech (Who probably could not get elected state-wide, but I'm not sure an Alabama Democrat can)
Jeff Sessions (R)

Mississippi
Travis Childers (D)
Haley Barbour (R)


Tennessee
Former Rep. John Tanner (D)
Lamar Alexander (R)

Kentucky
Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)
Rand Paul (R)

Ohio
Sherrod Brown (D)
John Boehner (R) (Why the hell not?)

Michigan
Gary Peters (D)
Rick Snyder (R)

Indiana
Joe Donnelly (D)
Mitch Daniels (R)

Illinois
Lisa Madigan (D)
Former U.S Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois (Prosecuted Rod Blagojevich, George Ryan, aides to Richard Daley, detective and torturer Jon Burge and was Special Prosecutor for the Valerie Plame affair) Patrick Fitzgerald (R)

Wisconsin
Tammy Baldwin (D)
Paul Ryan (R)

Minnesota
Al Franken (D)
Norm Coleman (R)

Iowa
Tom Harkin (D)
Terry Branstad (R)

Missouri
Jay Nixon (D)
John Ashcroft (R)

Arkansas
Blanche Lincoln (D)
Tom Cotton (R)

Louisiana
Mary Landrieu (D)
Bobby Jindal (R)

North Dakota
John Hoeven (R)
Heidi Heitkamp (D)

South Dakota
Tom Daschle (D)
John Thune (R)

Nebraska
Ben Nelson (D)
Deb Fischer (R)

Oklahoma
Brad Henry (D)
Mary Fallin (R)

Texas
Leticia Van De Putte (D)
Ted Cruz (R)

Montana
Jon Tester (D)
Steve Daines (R)

Wyoming
Dave Fruedenthal (D)
Cynthia Lummis (R)

Colorado
Mark Udall (D)
Cory Gardner (R)

New Mexico
Martin Heinrich (D)
Susana Martinez (R)

Arizona
Krysten Simena (D)
John McCain (R)

Utah
Jim Matheson (D) (But we all know a Democrat isn't going to win Utah)
Mike Lee (R)

Idaho
Raul Labrador (R)
Walt Minnick (D)

Nevada
Dana Titus (D)
Brian Sandoval (R)

Washington
Maria Cantwell (D)
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)

Oregon
Ron Wyden (D)
Greg Walden (R)

California
Kamala Harris (D)
Darrell Issa (R)

Alaska
Mark Begich (D)
Sarah Palin (R)

Hawaii
Brian Schatz (D)
Linda Lingle (R)
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« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2014, 01:51:01 PM »
« Edited: March 13, 2014, 12:45:53 PM by Guntaker »

Alabama:
Bradley Byrne - R
William Barnes - D

Alaska:
Lisa Murkowski - R
Mark Begich - D

Arizona:
Jeff Flake - R
Raul Grijalva - D

Arkansas:
Ann Clemer - R
Bill Halter - D

California:
Gavin Newsom - D
Tom Campbell - R

Colorado:
Diana DeGette - D
Cory Gardner - R

Delaware:
Beau Biden - D
Mike Castle - R

Florida:
Mario Diaz Balart - R
Kendrick Meek - D

Georgia:
Johnny Isakson - R
Michelle Nunn - D

Hawaii:
Brian Schatz - D
Charles Djou - R

Idaho:
Mike Crapo - R
Walt Minnick - D

Illinois:
Tammy Duckworth - D
Mark Kirk - R

Indiana:
Richard Lugar - R
Evan Bayh - D

Iowa:
Chuck Grassley - R
David Loebsack - D

Kansas:
Jerry Moran - R
Dennis Moore - D

Kentucky:
Alison Lundergan Grimes - D
Thomas Massie - R

Louisiana:
Mary Landrieu - D
Steve Scalise - R

Maine:
Susan Collins - R
Elliot Cutler - D (For the Sake of the Exercise)

Maryland:
Martin O' Malley - D
Wayne Gilchrest - R

Massachusetts:
Joseph P. Kennedy III - D
Scott Brown - R

Michigan:
Debbie Stabenow - D
John Engler - R

Minnesota:
Amy Klobuchar - D
Norm Coleman - R

Mississippi:
Buddy Roemer - R
Jim Hood - D

Missouri:
Jay Nixon - D
Ann Wagner - R

Montana:
Jon Tester - D
Steve Daines - R

Nebraska:
Deb Fischer - R
Bob Kerrey - D

Nevada:
Steven Horsford - D
Brian Sandoval - R

New Hampshire:
Carol Shea-Porter - D
Charlie Bass - R

New Jersey:
Rush Holt - D
Chris Smith - R

New Mexico:
Tom Udall - D
Susana Martinez - R

New York:
Kirsten Gillibrand - D
Rudy Giluani - R

North Carolina:
Kay Hagan - D
Walter Jones - R

North Dakota:
John Hoeven - R
Heidi Heitkamp - D

Ohio;
Sherrod Brown - D
Steve LaTourette - R

Oklahoma:
J.C Watts - R
Dan Bore - D

Oregon:
Ron Wyden - D
Gordon Smith - R

Pennsylvania:
Tom Ridge - R
Kathleen Kane - D

Rhode Island:
Lincoln Chaffee - D
Dawson Hodgson - R

South Carolina:
David Beasley - R
Inez Tannebaum - D

South Dakota:
Mike Rounds - R
Stephanie Sandlin - D

Tennessee:
Bill Haslam - R
Harold Ford - D

Texas:
Kevin Eltife - R
Wendy Davis - D

Utah:
Jon Huntsman - R
Jim Matheson - D

Vermont:
Bernie Sanders - D (For the sake of this exercise)
Jim Jeffords - R

Virginia:
Mark Warner - D
Scott Rigell - R

Washington:
Gary Locke - D
Rob McKenna - R

West Virginia:
Jay Rockefeller - D
Shelley Moore Capito - R

Wisconsin:
Tammy Baldwin - D
Dale Schultz - R

Wyoming:
Mike Enzi - R
Dave Freudenthal - D


Anyone have any opinions?
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« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2014, 01:52:27 PM »


I think the order was D, R, then D again.  Wink
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« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2014, 01:54:49 PM »

Feck, I'll pick someone else.
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« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2014, 02:03:18 PM »


We did as well.  Smiley
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« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2014, 02:14:30 PM »

This is not "your perfect Senate". This is merely "your most acceatable bipartisan Senate".
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« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2014, 02:49:33 PM »

A perfect Senate a one that includes Republicans are mutually exclusive.
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« Reply #16 on: March 12, 2014, 05:20:16 PM »

This is not "your perfect Senate". This is merely "your most acceatable bipartisan Senate".
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« Reply #17 on: March 12, 2014, 06:49:35 PM »

Title has been changed.
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« Reply #18 on: March 12, 2014, 07:04:00 PM »

Alabama:
Richard Shelby - R
Bud Cramer- D

Alaska:
Lisa Murkowski - R
Mark Begich - D

Arizona:
John McCain - R
Ann Kirkpatrick - D

Arkansas:
Blanche Lincoln - D
John Boozman - R

California:
Dianne Feinstein - D
Abel Maldonado - R

Colorado:
Mark Udall - D
Ben Nighthorse Campbell - R

Connecticut:
Chris Murphy - D
Jodi Rell - R

Delaware:
Beau Biden - D
Mike Castle - R

Florida:
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen - R
Patrick Murphy - D

Georgia:
Saxby Chambliss - R
Michelle Nunn - D

Hawaii:
Colleen Hanabusa - D
Charles Djou - R

Idaho:
Butch Otter - R
Walt Minnick - D

Illinois:
Dan Lipinski- D
Muon Grin - R

Indiana:
Richard Lugar - R
Joe Donnelly - D

Iowa:
Tom Latham - R
Bruce Braley - D

Kansas:
Bob Dole - R
Kathleen Sebelius - D

Kentucky:
Alison Lundergan Grimes - D
Hal Rogers - R

Louisiana:
Mary Landrieu - D
Dan Claitor - R

Maine:
Susan Collins - R
Mike Michaud - D

Maryland:
Barbare Mikulski - D
Wayne Gilchrest - R

Massachusetts:
Elizabeth Warren - D
Scott Brown - R

Michigan:
Bart Stupak - D
Candice Miller - R

Minnesota:
Al Franken - D
Arne Carlson - R

Mississippi:
Gene Taylor - R
Jim Hood - D

Missouri:
Claire Mccaskill - D
Jo Ann Emerson - R

Montana:
Denise Juneau - D
Marc Racicot- R

Nebraska:
Chuck Hagel - R
Bob Kerrey - D

Nevada:
Harry Reid - D
Brian Sandoval - R

New Hampshire:
Maggie Hassan - D
Charles Bass - R

New Jersey:
Cory Booker - D
Frank LoBiondo - R

New Mexico:
Hector Balderas - D
Susana Martinez- R

New York:
Kathy Hochul - D
Michael Bloomberg - R

North Carolina:
Brad Miller - D
Howard Coble Wink - R

North Dakota:
John Hoeven - R
Heidi Heitkamp - D

Ohio:
Sherrod Brown - D
George Voinovich - R

Oklahoma:
Tom Cole - R
Dan Boren - D

Oregon:
Jeff Merkley - D
Gordon Smith - R

Pennsylvania:
Tom Ridge - R
Mark Critz - D

Rhode Island:
Sheldon Whitehouse - D
Brendan Doherty - R

South Carolina:
John Spratt- D
Bob Inglis - R

South Dakota:
SHS - D
Larry Pressler - R

Tennessee:
Lincoln Davis - D
Bill Haslam - R

Texas:
Kay Hutchinson - R
Max Sandlin - D

Utah:
Jon Huntsman - R
Jim Matheson - D

Vermont:
Bernie Sanders - D
Jim Douglas- R

Virginia:
Tom Perriello - D
Scott Rigell - R

Washington:
Patty Murray - D
Jamie Herrera Beutler - R

West Virginia:
Joe Manchin - D
Shelley Moore Capito - R

Wisconsin:
Tammy Baldwin - D
Dale Schultz- R

Wyoming:
Barrasso - R
Dave Freudenthal - D
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« Reply #19 on: March 13, 2014, 01:50:03 AM »

He's dead anyway.
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« Reply #20 on: March 13, 2014, 06:25:01 AM »

Alabama: Sewell/Shelby
Alaska: Begich/Murkowski
Arizona: Grijalva/Flake
Arkansas: Halter/Boozman
California: Becerra/Campbell
Colorado: Udall/Tipton
Connecticut: Murphy/Rell
Delaware: Biden/Castle
Florida: Murphy/Ros-Lehtinen
Georgia: Cleland/Isakson
Hawaii: Schatz/Djou
Idaho: Minnick/Risch
Illinois: Kelly/Kirk
Indiana: Donnelly/Lugar
Iowa: Loebsack/Branstad
Kansas: Moore/Roberts
Kentucky: Grimes/Paul
Louisiana: Mary Landrieu/McAllister
Maine: Pingree/Collins
Maryland: O'Malley/Gilchrest
Massachusetts: Warren/Tisei
Michigan: Granholm/Amash
Minnesota: Ellison/Pawlenty
Mississippi: Hood/Cochran
Missouri: McCaskill/Wagner
Montana: Schweitzer/Daines
Nebraska: Kleeb/Johanns
Nevada: Horsford/Sandoval
New Hampshire: Shea-Porter/Bass
New Jersey: Holt/Smith
New Mexico: Udall/Martinez
New York: De Blasio/Gibson
North Carolina: Miller/Jones
North Dakota: Heitkamp/Hoeven
Ohio: Brown/Portman
Oklahoma: Henry/Cole
Oregon: Merkley/Smith
Pennsylvania: Kane/Gerlach
Rhode Island: Whitehouse/Careci
South Carolina: Clyburn/Haley
South Dakota: Herseth-Sandlin/Thune
Tennessee: Bredesen/Haslam
Texas: Davis/Eltife
Utah: Matheson/Huntsman
Vermont: Sanders/Douglas
Virginia: Perrielo/Rigell
Washington: Gregorie/McKenna
West Virginia: Rockefeller/Capito
Wisconsin: Feingold/Ribble
Wyoming: Freudenthal/Enzi
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« Reply #21 on: March 13, 2014, 08:23:58 PM »

Alabama: Jim Folsom (D) & Bradley Byrne (R)
Alaska: Lisa Murkowski (R) & Mark Begich (D)
Arizona: John McCain (R) & J.D. Hayworth (R)
Arkansas: Mark Pryor (D) & Bill Halter (D)
California: Tom Campbell (R) & Abel Maldonado (R)
Colorado: Mark Udall (D) & Jane Norton (R)
Connecticut: Joe Lieberman (D) & Chris Shays (R)
Delaware: Mike Castle (R) & Jack Markell (D)
Florida: Bill Nelson (D) & Alex Sink (D)
Georgia: Roy Barnes (D) & Karen Handel (R)
Hawaii: Mazie Hirono (D) & Colleen Hanabusa (D)
Idaho: Mike Crapo (R) & Butch Otter (R)
Illinois: Mark Kirk (R) & Dan Hynes (D)
Indiana: Evan Bayh (D) & Dick Lugar (R)
Iowa: Chuck Grassley (R) & Tom Harkin (D) (Who else? Smiley)
Kansas: Pat Roberts (R) & Jerry Moran (R)
Kentucky: Steve Beshear (D) & Jim Bunning (R)
Louisiana: Mary Landrieu (D) & Cedric Richmond (D)
Maine: Olympia Snowe (R) & Susan Collins (R)
Maryland: Ben Cardin (D) & Chris Van Hollen (D)
Massachusetts: Ed Markey (D) & Scott Brown (R)
Michigan: Fred Upton (R) & Andy Dillon (D)
Minnesota: Amy Klobuchar (D) & Tim Pawlenty (R)
Mississippi: Thad Cochran (R) & Ronnie Musgrove (D)
Missouri: Roy Blunt (R) & Ike Skelton (D)
Montana: Max Baucus (D) & Brian Schweitzer (D)
Nebraska: Mike Johanns (R) & Ben Nelson (D)
Nevada: Brian Sandoval (R) & Shelley Berkeley (D)
New Hampshire: Jeb Bradley (R) & Charlie Bass (R)
New Jersey: Cory Booker (D) & Chris Smith (R)
New Mexico: Tom Udall (D) & Susana Martinez (R)
New York: Kirsten Gillibrand (D) & David Paterson (D)
North Carolina: Mike Easley (D) & Brad Miller (D)
North Dakota: John Hoeven (R) & Kent Conrad (D)
Ohio: Steve LaTourette (R) & George Voinovich (R) (close call on Rob Portman)
Oklahoma: Mary Fallin (R) & Dan Boren (D)
Oregon: Ron Wyden (D) & John Kitzhaber (D)
Pennsylvania: Bob Casey (D) & Phil English (R)
Rhode Island: Jack Reed (D) & Donald Carcieri (R)
South Carolina: Tim Scott (R) & Lindsey Graham (R)
South Dakota: Mike Rounds (R) & Tim Johnson (D)
Tennessee: Lamar Alexander (R) & Harold Ford Jr. (D)
Texas: David Dewhurst (R) & Mike Williams (R)
Utah: Orrin Hatch (R) & Jon Huntsman (R)
Vermont: Pat Leahy (D) & Jim Douglas (R)
Virginia: Mark Warner (D) & Jim Webb (D)
Washington: Jay Inslee (D) & Maria Cantwell (D)
West Virginia: Joe Manchin (D) & Jay Rockefeller (D)
Wisconsin: Tommy Thompson (R) & Ron Johnson (R)
Wyoming: Mike Enzi (R) & Matt Mead (R)
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« Reply #22 on: March 13, 2014, 11:09:31 PM »

A 50/50 Senate would be a fillibuster-proof far-right supermajority with Dixiecrats and Moderate Republicans being too spineless to not vote full in-line with the most conservative members of the Republican party.
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« Reply #23 on: March 14, 2014, 01:34:42 AM »

Alabama: Richard Shelby and Terri Sewell
Alaska: Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich
Arizona: John McCain and Raul Grijalva
Arkansas: Tom Cotton and Blanche Lincoln
California: Abel Maldonado and Barbara Lee
Colorado: Cory Gardner and Diana DeGette
Connecticut: Chris Shays and Rosa DeLauro
Delaware: Mike Castle and Beau Biden
Florida: Ileana Los-Rehtinen and Frederica Wilson
Georgia: Karen Handel and John Lewis
Hawaii: Linda Lingle and Brian Schatz
Idaho: Wendy Horman and Susan Chew
Illinois: Mark Kirk and Tammy Duckworth
Indiana: Richard Lugar and Andre Carson
Iowa: Chuck Grassley and Anesa Kajtazovic
Kansas: Tim Huelskamp and Paul Davis
Kentucky: Rand Paul and John Yarmuth
Louisiana: Mike McCallister and Mary Landrieu
Maine: Olympia Snowe and Chellie Pingree
Maryland: Michael Steele and Donna Edwards
Massachusetts: Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren
Michigan: Justin Amash and John Conyers
Minnesota: Norm Coleman and Amy Klobuchar
Mississippi: Thad Cochran and Deborah Dawkins
Missouri: Jo Ann Emerson and Claire McCaskill
Montana: John Bohlinger and Angela McLean
Nebraska: Chuck Hagel and Bob Kerrey
Nevada: Brian Sandoval and Steven Horsford
New Hampshire: Kelly Ayotte and Carol Shea-Porter
New Jersey: Frank LoBiondo and Cory Booker
New Mexico: Susana Martinez and Ben Lujan
New York: George Pataki and Nydia Valezquez
North Carolina: Walter Jones and Kay Hagan
North Dakota: John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp
Ohio: Mike DeWine and Joyce Beatty
Oklahoma: Tom Cole and Jari Askins
Oregon: Greg Walden and Suzanne Bonamici
Pennsylvania: Tom Ridge and Matthew Cartwright
Rhode Island: Allen Fung and David Cicilline
South Carolina: Mark Sanford and Elizabeth Colbert-Busch
South Dakota: Kristi Noem and Tom Daschle
Tennessee: Lamar Alexander and Steve Cohen
Texas: John Cornyn and Leticia Van de Putte
Utah: Jon Huntsman and Luz Robles
Vermont: Jim Douglas and Bernie Sanders
Virginia: Scott Rigell and Bob Scott
Washington: Rob McKenna and Jim McDermott
West Virginia: Shelley Moore-Capito and Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin: Dale Schultz and Tammy Baldwin
Wyoming: Mike Enzi and Dave Freudenthal
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« Reply #24 on: March 14, 2014, 09:17:18 AM »

Didn't realize that there had to be one D and one R from each state.  I'll have to update.

Alabama: Bradley Byrne (R) & Jim Folsom (D)
Alaska: Lisa Murkowski (R) & Mark Begich (D)
Arizona: John McCain (R) & Ann Kirkpatrick (D)
Arkansas: Tom Cotton (R) & Mark Prryor (D)
California: Abel Maldonado (R) & Antonio Villaraigosa (D)
Colorado: Jane Norton (R) & Mark Udall (D)
Connecticut: Chris Shays (R) & Joe Lieberman (D)
Delaware: Mike Castle (R) & Tom Carper (D)
Florida: Marco Rubio (R) & Bill Nelson (D)
Georgia: Karen Handel (R) & Roy Barnes (D)
Hawaii: Linda Lingle (R) & Mazie Hirono (D)
Idaho: Mike Crapo (R) & Walt Minnick (D)
Illinois: Mark Kirk (R) & Dan Hynes (D)
Indiana: Dick Lugar (R) & Evan Bayh (D)
Iowa: Matt Schultz (R) & Bruce Braley (D)
Kansas: Pat Roberts (R) & Mark Parkinson (D)
Kentucky: Jim Bunning (R) & Steve Beshear (D)
Louisiana: Bobby Jindal (R) & Mary Landrieu (D)
Maine: Susan Collins (R) & Mike Michaud (D)
Maryland: Michael Steele (R) & Ben Cardin (D)
Massachusetts: Scott Brown (R) & Ed Markey (D)
Michigan: Fred Upton (R) & Andy Dillon (D)
Minnesota: Tim Pawlenty (R) & Amy Klobuchar (D)
Mississippi: Thad Cochran (R) & Ronnie Musgrove (D)
Missouri: Roy Blunt (R) & Ike Skelton (D)
Montana: Denny Rehberg (R) & Max Baucus (D)
Nebraska: Mike Johanns (R) & Ben Nelson (D)
Nevada: Brian Sandoval (R) & Shelley Berkeley (D)
New Hampshire: Jeb Bradley (R) & Jeanne Shaheen (D)
New Jersey: Chris Smith (R) & Cory Booker (D)
New Mexico: Susana Martinez (R) & Tom Udall (D)
New York: Chris Gibson (R) & Kirsten Gillibrand (D)
North Carolina: Richard Burr (R) & Mike Easley (D)
North Dakota: John Hoeven (R) & Kent Conrad (D)
Ohio: Steve LaTourette (R) & Sherrod Brown (D)
Oklahoma: Mary Fallin (R) & Brad Henry (D)
Oregon: Greg Walden (R) & Ron Wyden (D)
Pennsylvania: Mike Kelly (R) & Bob Casey (D)
Rhode Island: Donald Carcieri (R) & Jack Reed (D)
South Carolina: Tim Scott (R) & Vincent Sheheen (D)
South Dakota: Mike Rounds (R) & Tim Johnson (D)
Tennessee: Lamar Alexander (R) & Harold Ford Jr. (D)
Texas: Mike Williams (R) & Chet Edwards (D)
Utah: Jon Huntsman (R) & Jim Matheson (D)
Vermont: Jim Douglas (R) & Pat Leahy (D)
Virginia: Bill Bolling (R) & Mark Warner (D)
Washington: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) & Maria Cantwell (D)
West Virginia: Shelley Moore Capito (R) & Joe Manchin (D)
Wisconsin: Tommy Thompson (R) & Jim Doyle (D)
Wyoming: Mike Enzi (R) & Dale Freudenthal (D)
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