Which is more liberal, the 110th House or Senate?
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nclib
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« on: January 18, 2007, 06:59:46 PM »
« edited: January 18, 2007, 07:05:58 PM by nclib »
Hmm...the House has a larger Democratic majority, but there are fewer conservative Democrats in the Senate.

Note: talking about the average member, not the leadership.
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« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2007, 07:08:07 PM »
Quote from: nclib on January 18, 2007, 06:59:46 PM
Hmm...the House has a larger Democratic majority, but there are fewer conservative Democrats in the Senate.

Note: talking about the average member, not the leadership.

In practicality...the house's rules don't force compromise...no need for a filabuster if a bill is too liberal (or was too conservative)...so the average member can afford to be more liberal
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« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2007, 07:09:11 PM »
House is more liberal, by a little.
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« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2007, 07:30:23 PM »
A good portion of the Democratic caucus in the house is comprised of "blue dog" conservative Democrats. Having said that, I would still call it more liberal as the majority is much larger than it is in the Senate.
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« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2007, 08:10:36 PM »
As for the average member, still the House.  There are a lot of really, really liberal Democrats to offset the conservatives.
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« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2007, 08:34:25 PM »
The House, of course. Ben Nelson is a far right-winger, and Joe Lieberman is a crazy warmonger.
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