You will note that in most every case, Republicans scored below 50 while Democrats scored above 50. This pretty much tells you the leanings of the AAUW. At the first link you can also view past ratings.
https://www.aauwaction.org/voter-education/congressional-voting-record/
https://www.aauwaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CVR-2013-14.pdf
In addition, I have highlighted some of the narrative in the second link to give you a flavor of the leanings of the AAUW.
"President Barack Obama’s second term started with an ideologically divided Congress, unwilling or unable to move legislation in the most basic policy areas. The president was forced to play a more visible role in defending key priorities such as health care, immigration reform, and judicial nominations, which became targets for congressional obstruction and even repeal".
"The House of Representatives was more productive than the Senate in the volume of legislation moved forward, but the chamber largely focused on Tea Party priorities rather than moving more moderate proposals that might have had a chance of garnering Senate support and eventually being signed into law. For an example of this posturing, look no further than the 18 House votes that have been taken to repeal the Affordable Care Act in the 113th Congress, increasing the total number of House repeal votes to 54 in the past four years."
"As partisan gridlock and bickering have stalled congressional legislation, President Obama and his cabinet have grown increasingly frustrated with the lack of dialog and progress. During his first Cabinet meeting of 2014, the president made it clear that he would take action where Congress did not, stating, “We’re not just going to be waiting for legislation in order to make sure that we’re providing Americans the kind of help they need. I’ve got a pen and I’ve got a phone.”24 He was referring to his power to issue executive orders, which, while limited in scope, could be used to advance his agenda. The president also promised to ensure additional regulatory guidance and reform, creating inter-agency task forces on critical policy issues, clarifying the rules underpinning a variety of laws, and providing stronger road maps for enforcement."
I think you get the flavor.
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You will note that in most every case, Republicans scored below 50 while Democrats scored above 50. This pretty much tells you the leanings of the AAUW.
Or maybe it tells you which party has all the dummies.
You could spin it either way, so I don't pay too much attention to these compilations. The introductions, whether Dem or Rep, lib or con, or whatever, are such pathetic axiomatic preaching to the choir rhetoric that they aren't worth the time to read them.
The reason I posted this is to show the liberal dominance in academia.
Well they why didn't you SAY so. (You could have saved yourself a lot of typing).
Kirsten Powers' nice little 200-pager, "The Silencing" (yes Siarlys, I read liberal stuff) pretty well runs out the abuses of what she calls the "illiberal left" in both academia as well as the media (strong majorities in both instances). Good read, I thought.
Kirsten Powers? Is she one of those east coast elites that all the in-crowd read? I don't real liberal stuff, and it doesn't impress me that you do. I am left, I am not liberal, and I despise political correctness. Have I disoriented you enough for one day?
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