By objecting to the Electoral Vote count for Ohio, Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH) just made a very bad political decision. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) joined her, forcing the Electoral College vote certification to grind to a halt. Jones is up for re-election in 2006, and deserves to be tossed out of Congress on her ear. Boxer just won re-election this time around, so she's obviously hoping the voters forget this when 2010 rolls around.
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UPDATE: According to National Journal, which notably ranked John Kerry as the Senate's most liberal member, here's how Jones' voting record stacks up since 2001:
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
| Composite Liberal Score | - | 93 | 90 |
| Liberal on Economic Policy | 83 | 83 | 87 |
| Liberal on Foreign Policy | 94 | 94 | 92 |
| Liberal on Social Policy | 78 | 97 | 87 |
| Composite Conservative Score | - | 7 | 11 |
| Conservative on Economic Policy | 15 | 16 | 9 |
| Conservative on Foreign Policy | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Conservative on Social Policy | 23 | 2 | 12 |
Read Jones' profile on Project Vote Smart here.
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UPDATE 2: Here are some of Jones' favorability ratings provided by various liberal groups:
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
| Americans for Democratic Action | - | 100 | 100 | 85 | 90 |
| Friends Committee on National Legislation | - | 73 | 93 | 92 | 90 |
| National Committee for an Effective Congress | - | - | 97 | 95 | 95 |
| Public Citizen's Congress Watch | 87 | 87 | 91 | 91 | 100 |
| State PIRGs Working Together | - | - | - | - | 90 |
| U.S. Public Interest Research Group | 85 | 85 | 85 | 95 | 90 |
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UPDATE 3: Well, would ya look at that ...
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Correction: I misidentified the liberal Democrat Senator from California as Diane Feinstein. It was Barbara Boxer who joined Congresswoman Jones in subverting the Electoral College. After all, there's a huge difference between Boxer and Feinstein. For example, um ... gimme a minute ... I'll think of something ...
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