FreedomWorks is a Tea Party group started by former Congressman Dick Armey (R-TX-26). They’re supported by Glenn Beck, and generally they do some pretty good things.
These good folk have decided to make Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) their #1 target for 2012. I realize that Hatch isn’t always someone the right can count on during confirmation votes, and he’s a bit of a big government conservative. But he has a lifetime ACU rating of 89.47 and was one of 12 Senators with a perfect 100 for 2010.
Compare with the other Senators running for re-election in 2012:
| Senator | 2010 ACU Rating | 2009 | Lifetime |
| Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.50 |
| Tom Carper (D-DE) | 0.00 | 4.00 | 11.61 |
| Bill Nelson (D-FL) | 8.00 | 4.00 | 34.15 |
| Richard Lugar (R-IN) | 71.00 | 68.00 | 77.08 |
| Olympia Snowe (R-ME) | 64.00 | 48.00 | 48.39 |
| Ben Cardin (D-MD) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.26 |
| Scott Brown (R-MA) | 74.00 | N/A | 74.00 |
| Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.40 |
| Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) | 4.00 | 12.00 | 9.00 |
| Roger Wicker (R-MS) | 96.00 | 88.00 | 91.13 |
| Claire McCaskill (D-MO) | 17.00 | 28.00 | 18.25 |
| Jon Tester (D-MT) | 20.00 | 16.00 | 17.00 |
| Ben Nelson (D-NB) | 48.00 | 44.00 | 47.01 |
| Dean Heller (R-NV) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Bob Menendez (D-NJ) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.67 |
| Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.75 |
| Sherrod Brown (D-OH) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.77 |
| Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) | 0.00 | 12.00 | 7.00 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Bob Corker (R-TN) | 92.00 | 84.00 | 85.50 |
| Bernie Sanders (I-VT) | 4.00 | 12.00 | 6.59 |
| Maria Cantwell (D-WA) | 12.00 | 8.00 | 10.30 |
| Joe Manchin (D-WV) | 33.00 | N/A | 33.00 |
| John Barrasso (R-WY) | 100.00 | 100.00 | 99.00 |
Orrin Hatch has the 3rd highest lifetime ACU rating of Senators up for re-election in 2012.
So, my two questions for FreedomWorks are:
- Why in the world is he your #1 target?
- Do you really think you’re going to replace him with someone better?
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