One of the lame duck’s biggest surprises was how reliably Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) voted with Democrats. Her “yes” votes on DREAM and DADT repeal arguably put her to the left of Democrats Jon Tester and Joe Manchin — during the lame duck, at least.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=116695