76th Congress, Senate

Post Summary: 76th Congress, Senate

To hold to progress today, however, is more difficult. Dulled conscience, irresponsibility, and ruthless self-interest already reappear. Such symptoms of prosperity may become portents of disaster! Prosperity already tests the persistence of our progressive purpose.
-President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Primary Mode Bin: 30-40
Secondary Mode Bin: (-10)-0

Overall Leaders

Majority Line Leader: Barkley (KY) - 66.54
Opposition Leader: Johnson (CA) - (-10.44)
Best Network: Barkley (KY) - 56.25%
Worst Network: Frazier (ND) - 39.58%
Locked Step Leader Pair: McKellar (TN)/Stewart (TN) - 84%
Out Of Step Leader Pair: Pepper (FL)/Reed (KS) - 19%

Profile of Historically Significant Member

Name: Taft (OH)
Majority Index: -4.74
VIA Index: 45.83%
Locked Step Colleagues
Gurney (SD) - 77%
Danaher (CT) - 68%
Townsend (DE) - 65%
Capper (KS) - 62%
Gerry (RI) - 61%

Out Of Step Colleagues
Thomas (OK) - 22%
Pepper (FL) - 25%
Minton (IN) - 27%
Hughes (DE) - 28%
Schwellenbach (WA) - 28%

Majority
Wallgren (WA)[1, 100, 37.5%], Bunker (NV)[1, 100, 37.5%], Brooks (IL)[3, 66.67, 43.75%], Barkley (KY)[266, 66.54, 56.25%], Hatch (NM)[262, 62.6, 54.17%], Green (RI)[261, 58.62, 52.08%], Mead (NY)[256, 57.03, 54.17%], Schwartz (WY)[256, 55.86, 54.17%], Byrnes (SC)[257, 54.09, 53.13%], McKellar (TN)[265, 53.21, 52.08%], Neely (WV)[254, 52.76, 53.13%], Sheppard (TX)[260, 51.92, 54.17%], Minton (IN)[264, 51.89, 56.25%], Chandler (KY)[166, 51.81, 50%], Guffey (PA)[255, 50.98, 54.17%], Wagner (NY)[262, 50, 53.13%], Thomas (UT)[255, 49.8, 53.13%], Hill (AL)[253, 49.8, 52.08%], O'Mahoney (WY)[265, 48.3, 52.08%], Schwellenbach (WA)[259, 47.1, 51.04%], Ellender (LA)[261, 46.74, 51.04%], Stewart (TN)[254, 46.46, 52.08%], Herring (IA)[260, 44.62, 50%], Hayden (AZ)[265, 44.15, 52.08%], Truman (MO)[245, 44.08, 45.83%], Russell (GA)[253, 43.87, 52.08%], Lee (OK)[262, 43.13, 50%], Andrews (FL)[255, 42.75, 46.88%], Connally (TX)[259, 42.47, 53.13%], George (GA)[261, 41.76, 52.08%], Lucas (IL)[247, 40.89, 50%], Hughes (DE)[259, 39.38, 47.92%], Maloney (CT)[261, 39.08, 51.04%], Pepper (FL)[256, 39.06, 50%], Smathers (NJ)[239, 38.91, 46.88%], Slattery (IL)[209, 37.32, 43.75%], Harrison (MS)[262, 37.02, 46.88%], Thomas (OK)[262, 36.64, 48.96%], Pittman (NV)[259, 35.52, 48.96%], Radcliffe (MD)[258, 34.88, 46.88%], Van Nuys (IN)[260, 34.23, 51.04%], Chavez (NM)[253, 33.99, 46.88%], Bankhead (AL)[253, 33.99, 47.92%], Caraway (AR)[259, 33.98, 45.83%], Miller (AR)[254, 33.86, 51.04%], Gillette (IA)[257, 33.07, 48.96%], Reynolds (NC)[259, 32.82, 47.92%], Barbour (NJ)[231, 32.03, 48.96%], Brown (MI)[261, 31.8, 47.92%], Bilbo (MS)[251, 31.47, 45.83%], Gerry (RI)[262, 31.3, 51.04%], Norris (NE)[263, 31.18, 48.96%], Gibson (VT)[39, 30.77, 46.88%], Overton (LA)[248, 26.61, 44.79%], Murray (MT)[263, 26.24, 47.92%], Logan (KY)[88, 26.14, 41.67%], Tydings (MD)[238, 25.63, 45.83%], Adams (CO)[266, 25.19, 53.13%], Austin (VT)[256, 25, 51.04%], Bailey (NC)[252, 25, 46.88%]

Minority
Ashurst (AZ)[266, 23.68, 43.75%], Lewis (WA)[17, 23.53, 40.63%], Wheeler (MT)[250, 22.4, 44.79%], King (UT)[239, 22.18, 47.92%], Byrd (VA)[259, 22.01, 48.96%], Johnson (CO)[265, 21.89, 50%], La Follette (WI)[256, 19.53, 47.92%], Gibson (VT)[202, 17.33, 44.79%], Smith (SC)[252, 17.06, 41.67%], Burke (NE)[259, 16.99, 45.83%], Walsh (MA)[265, 16.6, 46.88%], Downey (CA)[248, 14.11, 43.75%], Bone (WA)[260, 13.85, 40.63%], Davis (PA)[260, 13.85, 48.96%], McCarran (NV)[254, 12.6, 45.83%], Clark (MO)[263, 11.79, 45.83%], Hale (ME)[251, 11.55, 48.96%], Gurney (SD)[264, 10.98, 50%], Clark (ID)[260, 9.23, 44.79%], Glass (VA)[203, 8.87, 34.38%], Borah (ID)[113, 8.85, 40.63%], Shipstead (MN)[218, 8.72, 43.75%], Holman (OR)[236, 8.05, 42.71%], Bridges (NH)[255, 5.1, 39.58%], Bulow (SD)[264, 4.17, 45.83%], White (ME)[256, 3.91, 44.79%], McNary (OR)[253, 3.56, 40.63%], Capper (KS)[264, 3.03, 47.92%], Donahey (OH)[256, 1.17, 37.5%], Danaher (CT)[261, 0.77, 47.92%], Lodge (MA)[254, 0.39, 45.83%], Ball (MN)[4, 0, 27.08%]

Opposition
Nye (ND)[235, -0.85, 44.79%], Reed (KS)[258, -3.49, 41.67%], Holt (WV)[258, -4.26, 41.67%], Taft (OH)[253, -4.74, 45.83%], Thomas (ID)[148, -6.76, 43.75%], Vandenberg (MI)[251, -6.77, 45.83%], Townsend (DE)[263, -7.22, 42.71%] , Frazier (ND)[241, -7.88, 39.58%], Wiley (WI)[252, -9.52, 43.75%], Lundeen (MN)[236, -10.17, 39.58%], Johnson (CA)[249, -10.44, 43.75%], Tobey (NH)[233, -15.02, 41.67%]



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