Entroper on 29 February 2008
| mrstickball said: So if a person votes, on average, 80% of the time for the libral (or precieved) liberal position, he is still moderate? He might have a moderate position on Healthcare, but what about Abortion? He's 100% Pro Choice. What about Gun Control? He's Anti-NRA. http://nj.nationaljournal.com/voteratings/ Highest rated Liberal Senator in Congress in 2007. Exactly why is he moderate when he recieved a 95.5% Liberal rating? Speeches and plans are fine, but why should I randomly believe that he's going to be moderate when his actual voting record is different? |
So you haven't read either of my posts. I explained clearly why these ratings are not a good measure. I also never claimed that Obama was a moderate, I did claim that he is not as liberal as these ratings would have you believe.
EDIT: Specifically regarding the National Journal rating, Obama responded to this himself in the MSNBC debate last Tuesday. About 3:30 into this video:
