| Think
there's no difference between the parties? Think again. |
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| COMPARE THE LEADERS |
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Republican |
Democrat |
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Senate Majority Leader
Bill Frist (R-TN) |
Senate Democrat Leader
Harry Reid (D-NV) |
CWF
Score: |
92% |
8% |
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Senate Majority Whip
Mitch McConnell (R-KY) |
Senate Minority Whip
Dick Durbin (D-IL) |
CWF
Score: |
100% |
0% |
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Sen. Judiciary Chairman
Arlen Specter (R-PA) |
Judiciary Ranking Democrat
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) |
CWF Score: |
61% |
4% |
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Speaker
Dennis Hastert (R-IL) |
House Democrat Leader
Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) |
CWF Score: |
100% |
0% |
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House Maj. Leader
John Boehner (R-OH) |
House Min. Whip
Steny Hoyer (D-MD) |
CWF Score: |
100% |
3% |
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House Judiciary Chairman
James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) |
Judiciary Ranking Democrat
John Coyners (D-MI) |
CWF Score: |
97% |
0% |
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Average Republican
Leader Score: |
92% |
Average
Democrat Leader Score: |
2.5% |
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| ON THE ISSUES |
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| Senate Votes |
1. Parental Notification for Abortion
93% of Senate Republicans voted to support parental notification
for abortions
13% of Senate Democrats voted to support parental notification
for abortions
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2. Marriage Protection
Amendment
85% of Senate Republicans voted for the Federal Marriage Protection
Amendment
4% of Senate Democrats voted for the Federal Marriage Protection
Amendment
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3. English As America ’s
National Language
95% of Senate Republicans voted to make
English American’s
Nation Language
22% of Senate Democrats voted to make English
America’s
National Language
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4. Conservative Supreme
Court Nominees
98% of Senate Republicans voted to confirm Samuel Alito to the
Supreme Court
9% of Senate Democrats voted to confirm Samuel Alito to
the Supreme Court
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5. Winning War on Terror
96% of Senate Republicans voted to authorize military tribunals
and CIA interrogations for terrorists.
27% of Senate Democrats voted
to authorize military tribunals and CIA interrogations for terrorists.
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6. Energy Independence
87% of Senate Republicans voted to allow additional oil exploration
in Alaska
7% of Senate Democrats voted to allow additional oil exploration
in Alaska
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Senate
Republicans earned an average score of 91% with CWF. 25
Republican Senators have perfect 100% scores with CWF.
Senate Democrats
earned an average score of 11% with CWF. 11 Democrat
Senators have a 0% (zero) score with CWF.
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| HOUSE VOTES |
1. Parental
Notification for Abortion
94% of House Republicans voted to support parental notification
for abortions
27% of House Democrats voted to support parental notification
for abortions
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2. Marriage
Protection Amendment
87% of House Republicans voted for the Federal Marriage Protection
Amendment
17% of House Democrats voted for the Federal Marriage Protection
Amendment
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3. Winning
War on Terror
95% of House Republicans voted to authorize military tribunals
and CIA interrogations for terrorists.
17% of House Democrats voted to
authorize military tribunals and CIA interrogations for terrorists.
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4. Border
Security
92% of House Republicans voted to authorize the
construction of a border security fence along the southern border
with Mexico.
24% of House Democrats voted to authorize the construction
of a border security fence along the southern border with Mexico.
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5. Preserving
Pledge of Allegiance
96% of House Republicans voted to
preserve the words “under
God” in our Pledge of Allegiance.
19% of House Democrats voted
to preserve the words “under
God” in our Pledge of Allegiance.
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6. Energy Independence
87% of House Republicans voted to allow additional oil exploration
in Alaska
15% of House Democrats voted to allow additional oil exploration
in Alaska
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House
Republicans earned an average score of 94% with CWF. 116
House Republicans have earned perfect 100% scores with CWF.
House Democrats earned
an average score of 18% with CWF. 69 House
Democrats have earned 0% (zero) scores with CWF.
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