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Who are the Greatest US Senators of All-Time?  

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  1. 1. In 1957, a Senate Panel added the following as the five greatest Senators in US History. Confirm those you agree with.

    • Henry Clay of KY
      12
    • John C Calhoun of SC
      4
    • Daniel Webster of MA
      9
    • Robert Taft of OH
      7
    • Robert La Follette of WI
      9
    • None of these US Senators are among the greatest.
      0

  2. 2. In 2004, a Senate panel added two more US Senators to the list of greatest Senators. Confirm which you agree with, if any.

    • Arthur Vandenberg of MI
      6
    • Robert Wagner of NY
      5
    • None of these US Senators are among the greatest.
      4

  3. 3. Which pre-1957 US Senators should have been included with Clay, Webster, etc?

    • George W Norris of NE
      4
    • Charles Sumner of MA
      5
    • Thomas Hart Benton of MO
      1
    • Henry Cabot Lodge Sr of MA
      5
    • William Borah of ID
      4
    • John Langdon of NH
      2
    • William R King of AL
      1
    • Justin Smith Morrill of VT
      1
    • William B Allison of IA
      0
    • Hattie Caraway of AR
      1
    • Hiram R Revels of MS
      1
    • Charles Curtis of KS
      1
    • J Hamilton Lewis of IL
      0
    • Stephen A Douglas of IL
      3
    • Alben W Barkley of KY
      1
    • David R Atchison of MO
      0
    • Jesse D Bright of IN
      0
    • Benjamin Wade of OH
      1
    • John Sherman of OH
      4
    • Thomas F Bayard of DE
      0
    • Carter Glass of VA
      2
    • Nelson Aldrich of RI
      0
    • Orville Platt of CT
      0
    • John Spooner of WI
      0
    • Other (mention below)
      0
    • None of these.
      1

  4. 4. Which post-1957 to 2004 US Senators shoudl have been included with Vandenberg and Wagner?

    • Hubert Humphrey of MN
      6
    • George McGovern of SD
      4
    • Lyndon B Johnson of TX
      11
    • Joseph McCarthy of WI
      1
    • Wayne Morse of OR
      1
    • Mark Hatfield of OR
      1
    • Edmund Muskie of ME
      2
    • Gaylord Nelson of WI
      1
    • Warren Rudman of NH
      0
    • William Proxmire of WI
      1
    • Mike Mansfied of MT
      2
    • Everett Dirksen of IL
      3
    • Margaret Chase Smith of ME
      3
    • Henry M Jackson of WA
      1
    • Dennis Chavez of NM
      0
    • Barry Goldwater of AZ
      4
    • Ralph Yarborough of TX
      2
    • Howard Baker of TN
      1
    • Strom Thurmond of SC
      0
    • Styles Bridges of NH
      0
    • Carl Hayden of AZ
      0
    • Estes Kefauver of TN
      2
    • Other (mention below)
      1
    • None of these
      0

  5. 5. Which post-2004, currently-not-serving US Senators should be included?

    • Joe Biden of DE
      4
    • Ted Kennedy of MA
      12
    • John McCain of AZ
      8
    • Bob Dole of KS
      4
    • Carol Moseley-Braun of IL
      0
    • Jon Kyl of AZ
      0
    • Other (mention below)
      1
    • None of these
      0

  6. 6. Which current US Senators, of the following, should likely be included?

    • Mitch McConnell of KY
      5
    • Elizabeth Warren of MA
      3
    • Bernie Sanders of VT
      5
    • Joe Manchin of WV
      1
    • Mike Lee of UT
      1
    • Lisa Murkowski of AK
      1
    • Marco Rubio of FL
      0
    • Chuck Grassley of IA
      0
    • Rand Paul of KY
      1
    • Debbie Stabenow of MI
      0
    • Josh Hawley of MO
      0
    • Lindsay Graham of SC
      0
    • Tim Scott of SC
      0
    • Ted Cruz of TX
      0
    • Mitt Romney of UT
      3
    • Other (mention below)
      0
    • None of these
      3

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