2012 U.S. Senate Endorsements

SUPPORTING FOR SENATE

CANDIDATES WORTH WORKING FOR

Candidates worth working for are candidates who have earned our highest score — five stars — in the percentage of crucial lifetime votes in which the candidate sided with progressives. “Crucial” votes are votes in which there was strong progressive cohesion and at the same time a significant defection on the part of more conservative Democrats to the Republicans. The Crucial Votes % categories also include all roll call votes where the margin between yes votes and no votes was narrow and could have been changed by a small group of Democrats voting differently.

Very Hot Races: Work for them! Send them $!

MA Elizabeth Warren D
OH Sherrod Brown D
WI Tammy Baldwin D

Favored, But Not A Shoo-in:

HI Mazie Hirono D
MI Debbie Ann Stabenow D

Safe Seats:

MD Ben Cardin D
NJ Bob Menéndez D
NY Kirsten Gillibrand D
RI Sheldon Whitehouse D
VT Bernie Sanders I

CANDIDATE WE ENDORSE

While the candidates worth working for listed above have earned an A- or better, the candidate listed below have earned a B+ — still good enough for our endorsement.

PA Bob Casey D