Best and Worst Senators of the Past 25 Years: West Virginia

[Mr. Smith]

And here's West Virginia.

2 days.

[America Needs R'hllor]

Rockfeller/Byrd

[DavidB.]

Manchin/Byrd

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

The White n was the worst, by far.

[Santander]

Manchin/Rockefeller

Most are pretty good, though.

[RINO Tom]

Capito/Rockefeller, obviously. Manchin is pretty awful as well, though.

Very surprised by this.  I know Capito isn't very outspoken about abortion and pretty much toes the party line when it counts, but she still somewhat presents herself as the kind of "moderate Republican" I thought you had come to have a strong distaste for (though the reason is foreign to me, other than just assuming you hate pro-choice Republicans?).  Not a fan of Rockefeller at all, but I just can't not go with Byrd; racist liberals are the worst kinds of politicians, 100% of the time.

Capito/Byrd, easy vote.

[Kingpoleon]

1. Rockefeller
2. Capito
3. Goodwin
4. Manchin

5. Byrd

All Massive FFs(ideologically) except Byrd.

[Santander]

1. Rockefeller
2. Capito
3. Goodwin
4. Manchin

5. Byrd

All Massive FFs(ideologically) except Byrd.

How is Byrd not a FF?

[RINO Tom]

1. Rockefeller
2. Capito
3. Goodwin
4. Manchin

5. Byrd

All Massive FFs(ideologically) except Byrd.

How is Byrd not a FF?

A lot of us have issues with a politician who is a former Klansman, voted against and filibustered civil rights legislation and used the N-word on national TV in the 2000s.  I guess you don't, that's whatever, but it shouldn't be hard for you to understand.

Also, as a generic liberal Democrat, there's not a lot for a Republican to admire in him unless they have a soft spot for the Jim Crow South.  I don't.

[Mr. Smith]

Byrd/Capito

[Santander]

A lot of us have issues with a politician who is a former Klansman, voted against and filibustered civil rights legislation and used the N-word on national TV in the 2000s.  I guess you don't, that's whatever, but it shouldn't be hard for you to understand.

I think most people don't care.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

The one that redeemed himself for his past and opposed the Iraq War from the start/Capito

[RINO Tom]

A lot of us have issues with a politician who is a former Klansman, voted against and filibustered civil rights legislation and used the N-word on national TV in the 2000s.  I guess you don't, that's whatever, but it shouldn't be hard for you to understand.

I think most people don't care.

You asked why people wouldn't view him as a FF.  I gave you a few reasons.

[Gass3268]

Rockefeller/Capito

[America Needs R'hllor]

A lot of us have issues with a politician who is a former Klansman, voted against and filibustered civil rights legislation and used the N-word on national TV in the 2000s.  I guess you don't, that's whatever, but it shouldn't be hard for you to understand.

I think most people don't care.

Well, that's a shame.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Byrd/Capito (though Capito isn't really that bad).

[Maxwell]

Rockefeller/Manchin

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Capito/Rockefeller, obviously. Manchin is pretty awful as well, though.

Very surprised by this.  I know Capito isn't very outspoken about abortion and pretty much toes the party line when it counts, but she still somewhat presents herself as the kind of "moderate Republican" I thought you had come to have a strong distaste for (though the reason is foreign to me, other than just assuming you hate pro-choice Republicans?).  Not a fan of Rockefeller at all, but I just can't not go with Byrd; racist liberals are the worst kinds of politicians, 100% of the time.

Capito/Byrd, easy vote.

You can be a "moderate" Republican (Capito, Toomey, etc.) without running away from your party, being pro-choice and/or an awful hawk (Kirk, McCain, etc.). I have serious disagreements with Capito when it comes to a lot of issues, but she's much better than any other WV Senator. Rockefeller was a condescending partisan hack (which is the reason why he is winning this poll) who didn't care about his state at all, and Manchin's "conservative Democrat" shtick is fake as hell (When it actually makes the difference and his vote counts, this guy will vote with Schumer and toe the party line no matter what. Having a nice accent and acting like a moderate or conservative Democrat won't change that). I also generally think Capito is a better person than any of the others, especially Manchin and Rockefeller.

Munchkin voted to confirm the Grand Wizard this year, stated we need a new War on Drugs, supports Trump withdrawing the US from the Paris accord, and was always conservative even by West Virginia Democrat standards, especially as governor.  The man would let people sleep with his own wife in the name of "bipartisanship," and probably does.

[SATW]

Capito/Rockefeller.

Capito, Manchin, Goodwin are FF's.
Rockefeller and Byrd are HP's.

[TDAS04]

Rockefeller/Manchin

[Mr. Smith]

Closed.

Best

AL: Howell Heflin (1979-1997) [75%]
AK: Mark Begich (2009-2015) [60.5%]
AZ: Dennis DeConcini (1977-1995) [52.9%]
AR: Dale Bumpers (1975-1999) [59.3%]
CA: John Seymour (1991-1992) [26.9%]
CO: Mark Udall (2009-2015) [30%]
CT: Chris Murphy (2013-Present) [55.6%]
DE: Joe Biden (1973-2009) [73.9%]
FL: Bob Graham (1987-2005) [48.7%]
GA: Max Cleland (1997-2003) [44.8]
HI: Daniel Inouye (1963-2012) [48%]
ID: Mike Crapo (1999-Present) [30%]
IL: Barack Obama (2005-2009) [30%]
IN: Dick Lugar (1977-2013) [43.5%]
IA: Tom Harkin (1985-2015) [74.2%]
KS: Nancy Kassebaum (1978-1997) [46.4%]
KY: Wendell Ford (1974-1999) [61.9%]
LA: Mary Landrieu (1997-2015) [55.9%]
ME: George Mitchell (1980-1995) [42.9%]
MD: Barbara Mikulski (1987-2017) [52.2%]
MA: Scott Brown (2010-2013) [31.7%]
MI: Carl Levin (1979-2015) & Debbie Stabenow (2001-Present) [34.6%]
MN: Paul Wellstone (1991-2002) [51.7%]
MS: Thad Cochran (1978-Present) [68%]
MO: Claire McCaskill (2007-Present) [50%]
MT: Jon Tester (2007-Present) [70%]
NE: Bob Kerrey (1989-2001) [34.5%]
NV: Harry Reid (1987-2017) [46.4%]
NH: Jeanne Shaheen (2009-Present) [47.2%]
NJ: Bill Bradley (1979-1997) [42.4%]
NM: Tom Udall (2009-Present) [50%]
NY: Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1977-2001) [30%]
NC: Terry Sanford (1987-1993) [45.4%]
ND: Byron Dorgan (1992-2011) [48.8%]
OH: Sherrod Brown (2007-Present) [38.5%]
OK: David Boren (1979-1994) [74.1%]
OR: Ron Wyden (1996-Present) [35.7%]
PA: Harris Wofford (1991-1995) [29.4%]
RI: Claiborne Pell (1961-1997) [33.3%]
SC: Ernest Hollings (1966-2005) [59.1%]
SD: Tom Daschle (1987-2005) [54.2%]
TN: Al Gore (1985-1993) [53.8%]
TX: Lloyd Bentsen (1971-1993) [75%]
UT: Bob Bennett (1993-2011) [54.2%]
VT: Bernie Sanders (2007-Present) [57.5%]
VA: Jim Webb (2007-2013) [37.5%]
WA: Patty Murray (1993-Present) [50%]
WV: Jay Rockefeller (1985-2015) [42.6%]


Worst

AL: Jeff Sessions (1997-2017) [75%]
AK: Ted Stevens (1968-2009) [44.7%]
AZ: Jon Kyl (1995-2013) [51.4%]
AR: Tom Cotton (2015-Present) [70.3%]
CA: Dianne Feinstein (1992-Present) [61.5%]
CO: Corey Gardner (2015-Present) [34.5%]
CT: Joe Lieberman (1989-2013) [71.4%]
DE: Bill Roth (1971-2001) [38.1%]
FL: Marco Rubio (2011-Present) [64.1%]
GA: Saxby Chambliss (2003-2015) [50%]
HI: Daniel Inuoye (1963-2012) [38.9%]
ID: Larry Craig (1991-2009) [76.7%]
IL: Mark Kirk (2010-2017) [37.5%]
IN: Evan Bayh (1999-2011) [36.4%]
IA: Chuck Grassley (1981-Present) [48.4%]
KS: Sam Brownback (1996-2011) [71.9%]
KY: Mitch McConnell (1985-Present) [59.5%]
LA: David Vitter (2005-2017) [79.4%]
ME: Susan Collins (1997-Present) [48.1%]
MD: Ben Cardin (2007-Present) [56.5%]
MA: Scott Brown (2010-2013) [45%]
MI: Spencer Abraham (1995-2001)[76.9%]
MN: Norm Coleman (2003-2009) [51.9%]
MS: Trent Lott (1989-2007) [64%]
MO: John Ashcroft (1995-2001) [39.3%]
MT: Conrad Burns (1989-2007) [56.7%]
NE: Deb Fischer (2013-Present) [50%]
NV: John Ensign (2001-2011) [67.9%]
NH: Bob Smith (1990-2002) [33.3%]
NJ: Bob Menendez (2007-Present) [60.6%]
NM: Pete Domenici (1973-2009) [65.4%]
NY: Al D'Amato (1981-1999) & Hillary Clinton (2001-2009)[36.6%]
NC: Jesse Helms (1973-2003) [51.5%]
ND: John Hoeven (2011-Present) [56.6%]
OH: Mike DeWine (1995-2007) [50%]
OK: Jim Inhofe (1994-Present) [70.4%]
OR: Bob Packwood (1969-1996) [64.3%]
PA: Rick Santorum (1995-2007) [67.7%]
RI: Sheldon Whitehouse (2007-Present) [36.4%]
SC: J. Strom Thurmond, Part II (1956-2003) [50%]
SD: Mike Rounds (2015-Present) [58.3%]
TN: Fred Thompson (1994-2003) [30.8%]
TX: Ted Cruz (2013-Present) [80.6%]
UT: Mike Lee (2011-Present) [70.8%]
VT: Jim Jeffords (1989-2007) [40%]
VA: George Allen (2001-2007)[50%]
WA: Slade Gorton, Part II (1989-2001) [57.7%]
WV: Shelley Moore Capito (2015-Present) [31.9%]