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Question: Since the VRA of 1965, who is the best Senator to come from Pennsylvania?
#1
Joe Clark (1957-1969)
 
#2
Hugh Scott (1959-1977)
 
#3
Richard Schweiker (1969-1981)
 
#4
H. John Heinz III (1977-1991)
 
#5
Arlen Specter (1981-2011)
 
#6
Harris Wofford (1991-1995)
 
#7
Rick Santorum (1995-2007)
 
#8
Bob Casey Jr (2007-Present)
 
#9
Pat Toomey (2011-Present)
 
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Total Voters: 38

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« on: June 08, 2015, 01:04:37 PM »
« edited: June 08, 2015, 01:42:42 PM by L.D. Smith, Bay Area Conservadem »

And here's Pennsylvania, take two.

Atlas Past Votes
Alabama: Howell Heflin (27.9%)
Alaska: Mike Gravel (44.6%)

Arizona: Barry Goldwater (46.9%)
Arkansas: Dale Bumpers (28.6%)
California: Pete Wilson (28.9%)
Colorado: Mark Udall & Ben Nighthorse Campbell (25.5%)
Connecticut: Chris Murphy (28.9%)
Delaware: Joe Biden (63%)
Florida: Bob Graham (23.8%)
Georgia: Sam Nunn & Max Cleland (32.6%)

Hawaii: Hiram Fong (43.2%)
Idaho: Frank Church (68.6%)
Illinois: Paul M. Simon (26.8%)

Indiana: Richard Lugar (35.4%)
Iowa: Tom Harkin (48.9%)
Kansas: Bob Dole (48.8%)
Kentucky: Rand Paul (39.7%)

Louisiana: Russell Long (39.6%)
Maine: Ed Muskie (41.2%)
Maryland: Barbara Mikulski (52.6%)
Massachusetts: Ted Kennedy (31.8%)
Michigan: Carl Levin (52.2%)
Minnesota: Paul Wellstone (34.6%)

Mississippi: Thad Cochran (51.3%)
Missouri: John Danforth (35.9%)

Montana: Mike Mansfield (55.9%)
Nebraska: Chuck Hagel (43.3%)
Nevada: Harry Reid (50%)
New Hampshire: Jeanne Shaheen (30.2%)
New Jersey: Bill Bradley (36.4%)

New Mexico: Pete Domenici (27.3%)
New York: Robert F. Kennedy (31.3%)
North Carolina: Terry Sanford (43.2%)
North Dakota: Byron Dorgan (34.6%)

Ohio: Sherrod Brown and George Voinovich (21.6%)
Oklahoma: Fred Harris (38.2%)
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« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2015, 02:21:06 PM »

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« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2015, 03:43:36 PM »

Wofford.
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« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2015, 03:56:09 PM »

Joe Clark was pro-Civil Rights, pro-Senate reform (challenged the seniority system and the filibuster), anti-Nam (even though he voted for the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution), and supported gun control. Plus he was a Unitarian Universalist which is awesome.
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« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2015, 03:58:55 PM »

i know arlen specter is objectively not the best choice but i like him anyway
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« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2015, 04:04:11 PM »

I gotta go with Casey.
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« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2015, 08:05:01 PM »
« Edited: June 08, 2015, 09:42:58 PM by vivaportugalhabs »

Alabama: Howell Heflin
Alaska: Mike Gravel
Arizona: Dennis Deconcini
Arkansas: J William Fulbright  
California: Barbara Boxer
Colorado: Gary Hart
Connecticut: Chris Murphy
Delaware: Joe Biden
Florida: Bob Graham
Georgia: Sam Nunn
Hawaii: Daniel Inouye
Idaho: Frank Church
Illinois: Paul Simon tied with Barack Obama
Indiana: Vance Hartke
Iowa: Tom Harkin
Kansas: Nancy Kassebaum tied with Bob Dole
Kentucky: John Sherman Cooper
Louisiana: Russell Long
Maine: Olympia Snowe
Maryland: Barbara Mikulski
Massachusetts: Ted Kennedy
Michigan: Carl Levin
Minnesota: Paul Wellstone
Mississippi: Thad Cochran
Missouri: Stuart Symington
Montana: Mike Mansfield
Nebraska: Bob Kerrey
Nevada: Harry Reid
New Hampshire: Thomas J. McIntyre
New Jersey: Clifford Case
New Mexico: Tom Udall
New York: Robert Kennedy but Jacob Javits is great too
North Carolina: John Edwards (Not as a person though)
North Dakota: Bryon Dorgan
Ohio: Sherrod Brown
Oklahoma: Fred Harris
Pennsylvania: Arlen Specter (By virtue of being born in my hometown) but Bob Casey is just barely behind him
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« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2015, 03:38:27 AM »

Joe Clark was pro-Civil Rights, pro-Senate reform (challenged the seniority system and the filibuster), anti-Nam (even though he voted for the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution), and supported gun control. Plus he was a Unitarian Universalist which is awesome.

Voted for Clark too.
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« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2015, 07:56:10 PM »

Scott, followed by Schweiker and Heinz.
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« Reply #9 on: June 09, 2015, 07:56:51 PM »

Specter
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« Reply #10 on: June 09, 2015, 07:57:51 PM »

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