Show 'em the power of the blog...

Kevin Drum points to an Andrew Sullivan reader who has done his research on the Kerry/Edwards most liberal ticket claim.

Courtesy of one of Andrew Sullivan's correspondents, here are the rankings for the past five years:

2003: Kerry - 1st (96.5) Edwards - 4th (94.5)
2002: Kerry - 9th (87.3) Edwards - 31st (63.0)
2001: Kerry - 11th (87.7) Edwards - 35th (68.2)
2000: Kerry - 20th (77) Edwards - 19th (80.8)
1999: Kerry - 16th (80.8) Edwards - 31st (72.2)

Average: Kerry - 12th (85.9) Edwards - 24th (75.7)

The rankings for 2003 are skewed by the campaign season, and a longer look shows that Kerry is liberal, but hardly a Paul Wellstone liberal, and Edwards is smack in the middle of the Democratic pack.

You may not get invited onto a talk show like editors of political magazines do, but you can do your part anyway. So the next time someone brings this up, let 'em know the facts. After all, that's the whole point of being an advocate for the left, isn't it?

I just listened to Elizabeth Dole spout those 1st and 4th numbers off once again, and had a thought. Why not email CNN, FOX, MSNBC, etal. with these Sullivan reader numbers? I don't have the time as I'm about to leave to get email addresses for all of them, but certainly thousands of emails would do something.

I encourage anyone who reads this to take up the cause of forward the idea to a bigger blog for a wider reach. I've gotta run for now...