There's only one freshman-- for that matter, only one member of Congress-- who is still rated 100% for their voting record by ProgressivePunch, Andy Levin (D-MI). What makes that even more stunning, is that Andy isn't representing some super-blue district like the others in the Top 10 most progressive list do. This was the list as of this morning. Everyone on it has a great voting record.
There are 5 freshmen members of Congress whose voting records are tied for #1. The graphic above shows the 6 members of Congress with the highest lifetime crucial vote scores, according to ProgressivePunch. As you know, 100% is better than 99.9%. 100% means perfect. We all know AOC, Ayanna Pressley and Rashid Tlaib, right? 3 of the 4 members of The Squad.
The DCCC managed to find itself a Michigan Blue Dog, Gretchen Driskell, to support for Congress. Yesterday we looked at what happens when Blue Dogs get into Congress. The damage they cause is very serious.
Last month we met Ellen Lipton a candidate for the open congressional seat in the Oakland and Macomb county suburbs north of Detroit.
Last month Digby introduced me to another extraordinary woman running for Congress, this one in Michigan, Ellen Lipton. Ellen's district is the 9th, from which Sandy Levin is retiring. This is a safe Democratic district in the suburbs north of Detroit (PVI is D+4 and Hillary beat Trump there 51.5% to 43.7%.
