Heritage: Tillis votes to the left of socialist Bernie Sanders
I guess this is what Thommy and his handler, Mr. Shumaker, mean when they champion their new-found *sensible* Republicanism. After reviewing conservatism scorecard ratings by The Heritage Foundation, I’m beginning to think the *crazies* Thommy and Paul poo-poo are actually people who believe in the GOP platform, appreciate capitalism, and vote to the right of avowed socialists.
I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw this. The NCGOPe — and our feckless senior senator — need to explain it.
It’s appalling that Tillis’ rating for the current session is lower than that for Sanders. (The ratings go from 0% – radically leftist — to 100% — perfectly conservative.). It’s also appalling that Tillis’ rating for this session is so much lower than that for the average Senate Republican. Sadly, it’s quite appalling that the average score for a Senate Republican — members of the allegedly *conservative* party — is 62 percent.
For comparison, here is the info on our junior senator Ted Budd: