Weird Senate Combos

[Cypress]

The U.S. senators from most states are either ideological allies, or closely related (i.e., conservative republican/centrist democrat....or....liberal dem/moderate repub)

Iowa is totally wierd. A far rightwing theocrat (Grassley), and a progressive liberal Dem (Harkin).

Wierd.

Any other states that have a total ideological split like that?

[Damocles]

Colorado, Ken Salazar (D) and Wayne Allard (R)... Definitely not "ideological allies"...

[Cypress]

Surely you jest, Damo.

Salazar is firmly in the centrist democrat camp. He's only one of two Dem senators who is STILL supporting Lieberman, even after Joe lost.

[Damocles]

However, Wayne is not even close to centrist. He is very much in the Religious Right camp.

[Cypress]

Yes, but there are many examples of a conservative republican and a centrist democrat representing a state.

Other than Iowa, I can't think of another example of totally ideological opposites in the senate, like Harkin and Grassley.