The rankings, based on 84 key Senate votes, identified Durbin’s
record as slightly more liberal than Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), who were ranked second and third
most-liberal respectively among the Senate’s members.
Illinois’ other senate, Democrat Barack Obama, was ranked the most
liberal of the U.S. senators campaigning for the presidency. Obama tied
with Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) as the 10th most liberal members of the
Senate.