The Best Representative - THE FINAL. Yes. Sniff.

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7.Dan Joe Barton (R-TX)

Oops. I guess I got him confused with Dan Burton from Indiana...
BTW: Polls are still open. Could we have some more votes please?

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Closed.

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Results

Bart Stupak 6
Duncan Hunter 3

Allen Boyd 5
Christopher Cox 4

Lincoln Davis 7
Mike McCaul 2

Nancy Pelosi 6
Katherine Harris 3

Adam Smith 5
Charlie Dent 3
abstention 1

Ruben Hinojosa 8
Mike McIntyre 1

Ed Case 6
Joe Barton 3

Tim Ryan 6
Eric Cantor 3

James T Walsh 5
Dan Lipinski 4

Leonard Boswell 5
Peter DeFazio 4

Harold Ford 7
Frank Pallone 2

Steph Herseth 8
Rick Renzi 1

Zach Wamp 6
Michael Oxley 3

Debbie Wasserman Schultz 5
Colin Peterson 4

Steny Hoyer 6
Louie Gohmert 2
abstention 1

F. James Sensenbrenner 6
Artur Davis 3

Congrats to all the winners, but especially to James T Walsh and F James Sensenbrenner.

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Best Representative, Round Two, Bracket 2

1.
Jim Nussle (R-IA) vs Adam Putnam (R-FL)
2.
Donald Payne (D-NJ) vs Mark Udall (D-CO)
3.
Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) vs Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)
4.
James Clyburn (D-SC) vs John T Doolittle (R-CA)
5.
Tim Holden (D-PA) vs David Dreier (R-CA)
6.
Louise M Slaughter (D-NY) vs Mike Ross (D-AR)
7.
Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) vs Cynthia McKinney (D-GA)
8.
Eliot Engel (D-NY) vs John Lewis (D-GA)
9.
Tim Bishop (D-NY) vs Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
10.
Barney Frank (D-MA) vs Mark Foley (R-FL)
11.
Nancy Johnson (R-CT) vs Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
12.
Christopher Shays (R-CT) vs Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)
13.
Gwen Moore (D-WI) vs Brad Sherman (D-CA)
14.
Michael N Castle (R-DE) vs Rick Larsen (D-WA)
15.
Jesse Jackson, jr (D-IL) vs Henry Waxman (D-CA)
16.
Mike Doyle (D-PA) vs Jim Cooper (D-TN)

[Emsworth]

1. Putnam
2. Payne
3. Woolsey
4. Clyburn
5. Dreier
6. Slaughter
7. Emanuel
8. Lewis
9. Bishop
10. Frank
11. Johnson of Texas
12. Shays
13. Sherman
14. Castle
15. Waxman
16. Doyle

[Jake]

1.
Jim Nussle (R-IA)
2.
 Mark Udall (D-CO)
3.
Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)
4.
John T Doolittle (R-CA)
5.
Tim Holden (D-PA)
6.
Mike Ross (D-AR)
7.
Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)
8.
John Lewis (D-GA)
9.
Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
10.
Mark Foley (R-FL)
11.
Nancy Johnson (R-CT)
12.
Christopher Shays (R-CT)
13.
Brad Sherman (D-CA)
14.
Michael N Castle (R-DE)
15.
Henry Waxman (D-CA)
16.
Mike Doyle (D-PA)

[jimrtex]

Best Representative, Round Two, Bracket 2

1.Jim Nussle (R-IA)
2.Mark Udall (D-CO)
3.Silvestre Reyes (D-TX)
4.John T Doolittle (R-CA)
5.David Dreier (R-CA)
6.Mike Ross (D-AR)
7.Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)
8.John Lewis (D-GA)
9.Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
10.Mark Foley (R-FL)
11.Nancy Johnson (R-CT)
12.Christopher Shays (R-CT)
13.Brad Sherman (D-CA)
14.Michael N Castle (R-DE)
15.Jesse Jackson, jr (D-IL)
16.Jim Cooper (D-TN)

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

1. Jim Nussle (R-IA)
2. Mark Udall (D-CO)
3. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)
4. James Clyburn (D-SC)
5. Tim Holden (D-PA)
6. Louise M Slaughter (D-NY)
7. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA)
8. Eliot Engel (D-NY)
9. Tim Bishop (D-NY)
10. Barney Frank (D-MA)
11. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
12. Christopher Shays (R-CT)
13. Brad Sherman (D-CA)
14. Rick Larsen (D-WA)
15. Henry Waxman (D-CA)
16. Mike Doyle (D-PA)

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

jim nussle
mark udall
selvestre reyes
james clyburn
tim holden
mike ross
rahm emanual
eliot engel
tim bishop
barny frank
eddie johnson
chris shays
gwen moore
mike castle
henary waxman
jim cooper

[No more McShame]

1.
Jim Nussle (R-IA)
2.
Mark Udall (D-CO)
3.
Silvestre Reyes (D-TX)
4.
John T Doolittle (R-CA)
5.
David Dreier (R-CA)
6.
Mike Ross (D-AR)
7.
Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)
8.
John Lewis (D-GA)
9.
Gerlach (R-PA)
10.
Mark Foley (R-FL)
11.
Nancy Johnson (R-CT)
12.
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)
13.
Gwen Moore (D-WI)
14.
Michael N Castle (R-DE)
15.
Abstain.  Ugh, 2 wingnuts at least one of them will be gone!
16.
Jim Cooper (D-TN)

[J.G.H.]

1.Jim Nussle (R-IA)
2.Mark Udall (D-CO)
3.Silvestre Reyes (D-TX)
4.John T Doolittle (R-CA)
5.David Dreier (R-CA)
6.Mike Ross (D-AR)
7.Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)
8.Eliot Engel (D-NY)
9.Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
10.Mark Foley (R-FL)
11.Nancy Johnson (R-CT)
12.Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)
13.Brad Sherman (D-CA)
14.Michael N Castle (R-DE)
15.Henry Waxman (D-CA)
16.Mike Doyle (D-PA)

[nclib]

Best Representative, Round Two, Bracket 2

1. Jim Nussle (R-IA)
2. Donald Payne (D-NJ)
3. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)
4. James Clyburn (D-SC)
5. Tim Holden (D-PA)
6. Louise M Slaughter (D-NY)
7. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)
8. John Lewis (D-GA)
9. Tim Bishop (D-NY)
10. Barney Frank (D-MA)
11. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
12. Christopher Shays (R-CT)
13. Gwen Moore (D-WI)
14. Rick Larsen (D-WA)
15. Henry Waxman (D-CA)
16. Jim Cooper (D-TN)

[minionofmidas]

1.
Jim Nussle (R-IA)
2.
Donald Payne (D-NJ)
3.
Silvestre Reyes (D-TX)
4.
James Clyburn (D-SC)
5.
David Dreier (R-CA). I prefer a homosexual Republican to a dino.
6.
Mike Ross (D-AR)
7.
Cynthia McKinney (D-GA)
8.
Eliot Engel (D-NY)
9.
Tim Bishop (D-NY)
10.
Barney Frank (D-MA)
11.
Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
12.
Christopher Shays (R-CT)
13.
Gwen Moore (D-WI)
14.
Rick Larsen (D-WA)
15.
Jesse Jackson, jr (D-IL)
16.
Jim Cooper (D-TN)

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[jokerman]

1.
Jim Nussle (R-IA)
2.
Mark Udall (D-CO)
3.
Silvestre Reyes (D-TX)
4.
James Clyburn (D-SC)
5.
Tim Holden (D-PA)
6.
Mike Ross (D-AR)
7.
Cynthia McKinney (D-GA)
8.
Lewis (D-GA)
9.
Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
10.
Mark Foley (R-FL)
11.
Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
12.
Christopher Shays (R-CT)
13.
Gwen Moore (D-WI)
14.
Rick Larsen (D-WA)
15.
Jesse Jackson, jr (D-IL)
16.
Jim Cooper (D-TN)

[nini2287]

1.
Jim Nussle (R-IA)
2.
Mark Udall (D-CO)
3.
Silvestre Reyes (D-TX)
4.
James Clyburn (D-SC)
5.
Tim Holden (D-PA)
6.
Mike Ross (D-AR)
7.
Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)
8.
John Lewis (D-GA)
9.
Tim Bishop (D-NY)
10.
Mark Foley (R-FL)
11.
Nancy Johnson (R-CT)
12.
Christopher Shays (R-CT)
13.
 Brad Sherman (D-CA)
14.
Michael N Castle (R-DE)
15.
Henry Waxman (D-CA)
16.
Mike Doyle (D-PA)

[Q]

1. Jim Nussle (R-IA)
2. Mark Udall (D-CO)
3. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)
4. James Clyburn (D-SC)
5. Tim Holden (D-PA)
6. Louise M Slaughter (D-NY)
7. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)
8. John Lewis (D-GA)
9. Tim Bishop (D-NY)
10. Barney Frank (D-MA)
11. Nancy Johnson (R-CT)
12. Christopher Shays (R-CT)
13. Gwen Moore (D-WI)
14. Michael N Castle (R-DE)
15. Henry Waxman (D-CA)
16. Jim Cooper (D-TN)

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And with about an hour left on the clock, we have twelve votes cast and margins of victory leading from 10 votes to the tiebreaking rule! VOTE NOW!

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Too late. Voting is closed.

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Results

Jim Nussle 11
Adam Putnam 1

Mark Udall 9
Donald Payne 3

Silvestre Reyes 7
Lynn Woolsey 5

James Clyburn 8
John T Doolittle 4

Tim Holden 7
David Dreier 5

Mike Ross 8
Louise Slaughter 4

Rahm Emanuel 9
Cynthia McKinney 3

John Lewis 8
Eliot Engel 4

Tim Bishop 7
Jim Gerlach 5

Mark Foley 6
Barney Frank 6
Mark Foley wins because I voted for Barney Frank

Nancy Johnson 6
Eddie Bernice Johnson 6
Nancy Johnson wins because I voted for Eddie Bernice Johnson

Christopher Shays 10
Rodney Frelinghuysen 2

Brad Sherman 6
Gwen Moore 6
Brad Sherman wins because I voted for Gwen Moore.

Michael N Castle 8
Rick Larsen 4

Henry Waxman 8
Jesse Jackson, jr 3
abstention 1

Jim Cooper 7
Mike Doyle 5

Congrats to all the winner.

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Round 2. Bracket 3.

1.
Rob Andrews (D-NJ) vs Christopher Van Hollen (D-MD)
2.
Al Wynn (D-MD) vs David Scott (D-GA)
3.
Martin Olav Sabo (D-MN) vs Clff Stearns (R-FL)
4.
Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) vs Roger Wicker (R-MS)
5.
Butch Otter (R-ID) vs Jim McDermott (D-WA)
6.
Michael Capuano (D-MA) vs Tom Lantos (D-CA)
7.
Rick Boucher (D-VA) vs Marion Berry (D-AR)
8.
Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) vs Alan Mollohan (D-WV)
9.
Dennis Moore (D-KS) vs Jim Marshall (D-GA)
10.
Rush Holt (D-NJ) vs Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
11.
Jack Murtha (D-PA) vs Fortney Pete Stark (D-CA)
12.
Chaka Fattah (D-PA) vs Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
13.
Paul Kanjorski (D-PA) vs Ben Chandler (D-KY)
14.
John T Salazar (D-CO) vs Barbara Lee (D-CA)
15.
Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) vs John Barrow (D-GA)
16.
Sander M Levin (D-MI) vs Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)

[minionofmidas]

1.
Christopher Van Hollen (D-MD), for gun control
2.
Al Wynn (D-MD), for Scott's district's shape
3.
Martin Olav Sabo (D-MN), for the name among other things
4.
Roger Wicker (R-MS), because I dimly recall Al voting for him over a Democrat
5.
Jim McDermott (D-WA), because someone said he hated him on the first round, so he can't be that bad
6.
Tom Lantos (D-CA), only Holocaust survivor in Congress
7.
Rick Boucher (D-VA), represents the home of Dock Boggs
8.
Alan Mollohan (D-WV), for not being a Kennedy, plus for being economically liberal and voting against stem cell research
9.
Dennis Moore (D-KS), for the shape of Jim Marshall's district
10.
Rush Holt (D-NJ), for not being the Speaker
11.
Jack Murtha (D-PA), mostly because I don't know anything about Stark
12.
Chaka Fattah (D-PA), because of the name. Was he born with that name?
13.
Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), because Ben Chandler is another nepote
14.
Barbara Lee (D-CA), because there's no there there
15.
John Barrow (D-GA), staying clear of PA-13
16.
Solomon Ortiz (D-TX). There is no why.

[Emsworth]

1. Andrews
2. Wynn
3. Sabo
4. Cardin
5. McDermott
6. Lantos
7. Boucher
8. Kennedy
9. Marshall
10. Holt
11. Murtha
12. Fattah
13. Kanjorski
14. Salazar
15. Barrow
16. Levin

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

1. Christopher Van Hollen (D-MD)
2. Al Wynn (D-MD)
3. Martin Olav Sabo (D-MN)
4. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD)
5. Jim McDermott (D-WA)
6. Michael Capuano (D-MA)
7. Rick Boucher (D-VA)
8. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)
9. Dennis Moore (D-KS)
10. Rush Holt (D-NJ)
11. Fortney Pete Stark (D-CA)
12. Chaka Fattah (D-PA)
13. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA)
14. Barbara Lee (D-CA)
15. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA)
16. Sander M Levin (D-MI)

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

rob andrews
david scott
martin sabo
ben cardin
jim mcdermott
tom lantos
rick boucher
patrick kennedy
jim marshell
rush holt
john murtha
shelly barkley
ben chandler
john salazar
john barrow
sander levin

[Speed of Sound]

1.
Rob Andrews (D-NJ)
2.
Al Wynn (D-MD)
3.
Martin Olav Sabo (D-MN)
4.
Benjamin Cardin (D-MD)
5.
Jim McDermott (D-WA)
6.
Tom Lantos (D-CA)
7.
Marion Berry (D-AR)
8.
Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)
9.
Jim Marshall (D-GA)
10.
Rush Holt (D-NJ)
11.
Jack Murtha (D-PA)
12.
Chaka Fattah (D-PA)
13.
Paul Kanjorski (D-PA)
14.
Barbara Lee (D-CA)
15.
Allyson Schwartz (D-PA)
16.
Sander M Levin (D-MI)