How Do Your Reps and Senators Vote on Choice?

[MineralMan]

Do you actually know? Well, check out the link below. It's the NARAL 2016 ratings for everyone in the House and Senate on their voting on issues relating to reproductive choice and abortion. Not how they think about it personally, but how they actually vote on the floor. Really, nothing else matters except that.

And, while you're looking, notice how the Republicans rate, according to NARAL. I highly recommend visiting this link to check out the people in the House and Senate where you live and to see if they fully support reproductive choice. Trust me, these ratings are accurate and truly reflect their voting histories. Rankings are alphabetical by state and include both Senate and House members from each state. There are three pages, with access to each from the top and bottom of the list. If you're surprised by any of the ratings, you can comment here.

https://votesmart.org/interest-group/1016/rating/9755?p=1&of=#.WYdeYFGGOUk

[PoorMonger]

1. In Nebraska

It's all 0% out here. And all R representation

[MineralMan]

4. I can't help you with that, I'm afraid.

Nebraska seems hopeless to me. I simply would never live there, or in any other deep red state.

[Iggo]

2. Without looking, I'd say a hunnit, a hunnit, and a hunnit.

[MineralMan]

5. Yup!

[kerry-is-my-prez]

10. You're so lucky! I'm in an area in Florida where it it's all Republicans. Lots of wealth so all they

care about is getting their tax cuts and de-regulation. Being worth $20 million isn't enough, they need to be worth $30 million and they could care less if they have to take it from the poor and struggling. I make it a habit to stay away from the areas they congregate because it puts me in a bad mood. Ironically, our family was somewhat wealthy but because of my parents having to keep up with the Joneses, my brother could be homeless, and I will be worrying about getting by and will probably have to support my brother, who has a mental health disability.

[ProudLib72]

3. All the Dems in CO received a 100%

And we know that CO is purple. The only part of the state that continues to vote Dem is the Denver metro area. So we didn't make sacrifices on any of the Dem candidates. Does that mean I'm allowed to be a purist?

[MineralMan]

7. Well, since House elections are local and Senate elections are statewide,

We're all pretty much locked into our own states and districts. As far as I'm concerned, that's the only thing I can effect, so that's where my attention is focused. Outsiders really have very little effect on either House or Senate elections. I think it's better to focus closer to home and work on districts that are nearby that need your help.

I pay little attention to elections in other states. I believe the people in those states are the ones who need to work to elect people they trust and who will represent them. I can't do it for them, so I don't try. While that may sound callous, I've not seen efforts outside of districts that have materially affected elections very often.

Here in Minnesota, there are two flippable house seats currently held by Republicans. They're near me, so I'll be spending some time working in those districts. Beyond that, I can't help. I have no money or influence, so all I have is time, and I spend that in my own district and neighboring districts that need help.

Other states? Nope. They're on their own as far as I'm concerned. I can do nothing there.

[ProudLib72]

9. I would have agreed with you completely up until a few months ago

That was before I contributed to Ossoff's campaign. If crowdfunding is going to be the new norm (rather than letting the DCCC handle all the finances), then we will have a say in other state's elections. Maybe I'm wrong, though. Maybe Ossoff's campaign was an aberration that garnered undo attention. Maybe it was a mistake that he crowdfunded. We will have to wait and see next year. I really have no idea what effect this new found love of social media will have in the long run.

[MineralMan]

11. And yet, he lost.

He lost because 40% of Democrats who were registered in his district did not vote. Registered! That tells me that an effective GOTV effort would have made the difference. That has to be a local effort.

[ProudLib72]

16. I totally agree

It was a very interesting experiment if nothing else. There was also that experiment Alyssa Milano did with free transportation to the polls. It's fun to ponder the ways social media might help GOTV efforts around the country. Maybe more people will volunteer to drive people to the polls. Crowdsource drivers district by district and we might raise the number of voters to 80%. It's exciting to think of the possibilities. In fact, now that I think about it, this is something that we could try in 2018. It wouldn't have to be a top down operation. We wouldn't have to rely on anyone other than ourselves. Get a district to run a call center on voting day and direct volunteer drivers to pick up voters. Create an app that sends info along with directions to volunteer drivers.

If you can't tell already, I'm very excited by my new idea. Might have to make a thread about it.

[spanone]

6. bob corker & lamar alexander...

say no more

[sheshe2]

8. No need to look...

Massachusetts here.

[MineralMan]

13. Yup!

[GoCubsGo]

14. Same here--the "no need to look" part only.

Joke Wilson's district, South Carolina. Along with all of my state and local so-called "representatives." Outside of Jim Clyburn, they are all anti-choice here.

[sheshe2]

19. Sorry, GoCubsGo.

[GoCubsGo]

20. Thank you.

I really need to get out of this hellhole.

[sheshe2]

21. Can't say that I blame you.

[Brother Buzz]

12. 100%

Although Kamala Harris isn't listed because she's a freshman politician and arrived in DC after the survey was conducted.

Note: California's Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, is listed at 100% because he was in the house in 2016.

[mcar]

15. Pretty much as expected

Nelson 100% Rubio 0. House about the same, Ds100, Rs 0

[Bettie]

17. All of mine are right wing lunatics, so

I know how they vote.

Yep, 0 for all of them. Braley, the previous guy in the seat, had a great rating.

[ismnotwasm]

18. I'm in Seattle

Rep is Pramila Jayapal who is a badass. And pro-choice of course.

I was looking around though and found this--I thought it was interesting

Jayapal supports the PVS survey question on abortion
The Project Vote Smart Voter Guide inferred how candidates would respond to the question, 'Abortion: Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?' Project Vote Smart notes, "in response to the increasing unwillingness of candidates to answer issue questions, Project Vote Smart has researched Congressional candidates' public records to determine candidates' likely responses on certain key issues. These issue positions, from the year 2016, are provided [for candidates who] refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests. Historically, candidates have failed to complete our test due to the advice they receive from their parties and advisors and out of fear of negative attack ads."
Source: Political Courage Test 16PVS_Q1 on Nov 8, 2016

http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Pramila_Jayapal_Abortion.htm