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minus-squarexantoxis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31arrow-down1·4 months agoSomething I learned yesterday: Statistically, Harris’ voting record is closer to Sanders than anyone else’s record.
minus-squarecheeseandrice@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·4 months agoDid you learn it from a meme on Lenny and have you verified that it’s true? I didn’t, and I’d like to believe that stat.
minus-squarexantoxis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 months agoWell I learned about it from a meme, but there is indeed research: https://www.newsweek.com/kamala-harris-more-liberal-bernie-sanders-senate-record-analysis-shows-1524481 https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/report-cards/2020/senate/ideology GovTrack’s methodology isn’t unassailable (they still have to figure out how to score certain legislative actions to produce these report cards), but it it repeatable and impartial.
Something I learned yesterday: Statistically, Harris’ voting record is closer to Sanders than anyone else’s record.
Did you learn it from a meme on Lenny and have you verified that it’s true? I didn’t, and I’d like to believe that stat.
Well I learned about it from a meme, but there is indeed research:
https://www.newsweek.com/kamala-harris-more-liberal-bernie-sanders-senate-record-analysis-shows-1524481
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/report-cards/2020/senate/ideology
GovTrack’s methodology isn’t unassailable (they still have to figure out how to score certain legislative actions to produce these report cards), but it it repeatable and impartial.
Awesome, thank you :)