I have hunted around for some statistics and haven't found anything yet. He usually votes with Democrats, rarely with republicans. I don't think that there has been a case where 'neither' was an option since a vote for a bill is either one side or the other unless it is an abstention.
It is easy to identify his voting when you do come across any data; He is an Independent and you can see the only 'I' listed there and where he lands.
If you want to see what he is all about see his web site.
He is progressive, much like Ralph, on the issues. But he talks about topics at many levels: from milk compacts to fix prices for small farmers in New England (the same was done in the mid-west) to be able to compete with larger producers, to sitting on the Banking Committee (second clip down). If you want to see him give his history go here.
Note: His accent isn't Vermont; it's Brooklyn.
I gave his autobiography to my father-in-law (a conservative) and he liked it. He still thinks Bernie is a nut, but he now respects him for it.
I once thought that his heart was in the right place (I voted for him in 2000, in a state that was going for Gore, so don't call me a spoiler, I just want to see the Greens get their 5% for matching funds). But he has forsaken his morals and accepted signatures and $ from republicans that are helping him only to pull votes from Kerry. Soooo, this leads us to only believe one thing: Ralph is playing both sides and taking whatever he can get for Ralph, and not for any third party.
For the Greens to become relevant they need to focus on local elections and stop deluding themselves that they should soot for contests at a national level. Burlington, VT slected a Socialist mayor that wasn't afraid to use capitalist means for bettering the city. There are progressive office holders all over that state and work in coalition with the Democrats and republicans for the betterment of the state. At a local level, party doesn't matter as much as reputation. With reputation, those local polititans can go on to national levels. That socialist mayor was Bernie Sanders, and is now a House Rep. The only true independent in Congress.
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I have hunted around for some statistics and haven't found anything yet. He usually votes with Democrats, rarely with republicans. I don't think that there has been a case where 'neither' was an option since a vote for a bill is either one side or the other unless it is an abstention. It is easy to identify his voting when you do come across any data; He is an Independent and you can see the only 'I' listed there and where he lands. If you want to see what he is all about see his web site. He is progressive, much like Ralph, on the issues. But he talks about topics at many levels: from milk compacts to fix prices for small farmers in New England (the same was done in the mid-west) to be able to compete with larger producers, to sitting on the Banking Committee (second clip down). If you want to see him give his history go here. Note: His accent isn't Vermont; it's Brooklyn. I gave his autobiography to my father-in-law (a conservative) and he liked it. He still thinks Bernie is a nut, but he now respects him for it.
I once thought that his heart was in the right place (I voted for him in 2000, in a state that was going for Gore, so don't call me a spoiler, I just want to see the Greens get their 5% for matching funds). But he has forsaken his morals and accepted signatures and $ from republicans that are helping him only to pull votes from Kerry. Soooo, this leads us to only believe one thing: Ralph is playing both sides and taking whatever he can get for Ralph, and not for any third party.
For the Greens to become relevant they need to focus on local elections and stop deluding themselves that they should soot for contests at a national level. Burlington, VT slected a Socialist mayor that wasn't afraid to use capitalist means for bettering the city. There are progressive office holders all over that state and work in coalition with the Democrats and republicans for the betterment of the state. At a local level, party doesn't matter as much as reputation. With reputation, those local polititans can go on to national levels. That socialist mayor was Bernie Sanders, and is now a House Rep. The only true independent in Congress.