They’ve Made A Little List

May 4, 2009 by Frank Gannon | Filed Under American Politics, Congress 

The Hill asked 99 Senators to name (on the record) their most, and (off the record) their least, bipartisan colleagues.   The results appear on this morning’s front page.  Here’s the executive summary:

THE MOST, AND LEAST BIPARTISAN MEMBERS OF THE SENATE

MOST BIPARTISAN

DEMOCRATS

1. Edward Kennedy (Mass.)

2. Tom Carper (Del.)

3. Chris Dodd (Conn.)

4. (tied) Evan Bayh (Ind.)

4. (tied) Tom Harkin (Iowa)

REPUBLICANS

1. Susan Collins (Maine)

2. Olympia Snowe (Maine)

3. Orrin Hatch (Utah)

4. (tied) Richard Lugar (Ind.)

4. (tied) John McCain (Ariz.)

LEAST BIPARTISAN

DEMOCRATS

1. Patrick Leahy (Vt.)

2. Charles Schumer (N.Y.)

3. Chris Dodd (Conn.)*

4. Dick Durbin (Ill.)

5. John Kerry (Mass.)

REPUBLICANS

1. Jim Bunning (Ky.)

2. David Vitter (La.)

3. Tom Coburn (Okla.)

4. Jim DeMint (S.C.)

5. Lamar Alexander (Tenn.)

*Chris Dodd made both lists.

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