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Question: Since the VRA of 1965, who is the best Senator to come from Rhode Island?
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John O. Pastore (1950-1976)		  
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Claiborne Pell (1961-1997)		  
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John Chafee (1976-1999)		  
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Lincoln Chafee (1999-Present)		  
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Jack Reed (1997-Present)		  
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Sheldon Whitehouse (2007-Present)		  
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Total Voters: 43

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Mr. Smith
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« on: June 09, 2015, 08:20:00 AM »
And here's Rhode Island.
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« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2015, 09:54:49 AM »
Pell is significantly to the left of me personally but something about his eccentric style and deeply principled nature that appeals to me.
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« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2015, 10:06:46 AM »
The non-turncoat Chafee.
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« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2015, 10:48:25 AM »
« Edited: June 09, 2015, 10:53:16 AM by L.D. Smith, Bay Area Conservadem »
See, Pell would've been the first choice for me. Objcetively speaking he is.

But thanks to some cultural background, and one notable hearing in 1969 (you should know it, can easily provide the link though in a latter post), I'd feel dirty not giving it to Pastore.
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« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2015, 12:13:28 PM »
John Chafee. Not because he wasn't a turncoat (which is stupid reasoning to not like someone if they hold the same beliefs, which Lincoln does), but because Chafee seems like an respectable guy.
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« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2015, 12:45:29 PM »
Claiborne Pell is one of the most honorable men to ever serve in the Senate.

AL: Denton, R-AL
AK: Sullivan, R-AK
AR: Cotton, R-AR
AZ: Goldwater, R-AZ
CA: Hayakawa, R-CA
CO: Armstrong, R-CO
CT: Lieberman, D-CT/I-CT
DE: Roth, R-DE
FL: Rubio, R-FL
GA: Isakson, R-GA
HI: Fong, R-HI
ID: Symms, R-ID
IN: E. Bayh, D-IN
IL: Dirksen, R-IL
IA: Grassley, R-IA
KS: Roberts, R-KS
KY: McConnell, R-KY
LA: Landrieu, D-LA
ME: M. C. Smith, R-ME
MD: Cardin, D-MD
MA: Tsongas, D-MA
MI: Levin, D-MI
MN: Boschwitz, R-MN
MS: Lott, R-MS
MO: Bond, R-MO
MT: Daines, R-MT
NE: Sasse, R-NE
NV: Hecht, R-NV
NJ: Menendez, D-NJ
NH: Gregg, R-NH
NM: Dominenci, R-NM
NY: Five Way Tie between Moynihan, D'Amato, Buckley, Schumer, and Kennedy, but voted Moynihan in the Poll
NC: Burr, R-NC
ND: Hoeven, R-ND
OH: Portman, R-OH
OK: Coburn, R-OK
PA: Toomey, R-PA
OR: G. Smith, R-OR
SC: Scott, R-SC
RI: Pell, D-RI
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« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2015, 01:27:16 PM »
Gotta be Claiborne Pell, the man, the legend.
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« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2015, 01:33:32 PM »
Pell is a pretty cool cat, but I went with J.Chafee for his work on environmental issues.
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« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2015, 07:54:45 PM »
Pell
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« Reply #9 on: June 09, 2015, 09:03:17 PM »
Chafee Sr., though Pell did some great things in the Senate.
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« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2015, 04:54:05 PM »
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« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2015, 03:54:37 PM »
John Chafee.

And Lincoln should be listed as 1999-2007.
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« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2015, 03:59:16 PM »
Quote from: Oldiesfreak1854 on June 11, 2015, 03:54:37 PM
John Chafee.

And Lincoln should be listed as 1999-2007.

Damn, another slipped by.
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