Thursday, August 10, 2006

Legislating left

Over at The Carpetbagger Report, my friend Steve Benen mentions the possibility of a much more progressive Senate on the horizon -- if, to quote National Journal, "Democrats win many of their Senate targets" in November. A commenter provides a list of "the strong Dem candidates":

  • Bob Casey: Centrist with some conservatives leanings (pro-life and all that).
  • Jon Tester: Populist who has no qualms about the "liberal" label.
  • Sherrod Brown: Arguably most liberal of the bunch.
  • Claire McCaskill: Center-left type.
  • Ned Lamont: Ditto.
  • Amy Kloubacher: Same.
  • Bernie Sanders: Self described "democratic socialist."
  • Ben Cardin: Pretty much a clone of Paul Sarbanes, who he'd replace.
  • Harold Ford: Centrist.
  • Sheldon Whitehouse: Center-left.
Not too shabby, eh? These are some solid candidates from across the Democratic spectrum.

You can find Steve's post here.

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