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In Washington, it's never too early to start thinking about the next presidential election. And the shortlists of possible 2008 contenders are chock-full of senators who have cast thousands of votes over the years. As part of our annual vote ratings, National Journal looks at the presidential wannabes among our survey of all House and Senate lawmakers. For other data and numbers based on 2004 votes, choose a comparison:

	2004 Senate Ratings  · Overall Most Liberal  · Overall Most Conservative    By ECONOMIC POLICY Votes:      Most Liberal  ·  Most Conservative      (Votes used for these rankings)    By FOREIGN POLICY Votes:      Most Liberal  ·  Most Conservative      (Votes used for these rankings)    By SOCIAL POLICY Votes:      Most Liberal  ·  Most Conservative      (Votes used for these rankings)		2004 House Ratings  · Overall Most Liberal  · Overall Most Conservative    By ECONOMIC POLICY Votes:      Most Liberal  ·  Most Conservative      (Votes used for these rankings)    By FOREIGN POLICY Votes:      Most Liberal  ·  Most Conservative      (Votes used for these rankings)    By SOCIAL POLICY Votes:      Most Liberal  ·  Most Conservative      (Votes used for these rankings)
	Additional PDF Charts & Past Ratings  · The Fringes: Most liberal & most conservative members of each chamber.  · The Centrists: Members at the ideological center of each chamber.  · The Mavericks: Most liberal Republicans, most conservative Democrats.  · The Leaders: How the top congressional leaders rank.  · Senators On The Hot Seat: Ratings for most vulnerable in 2006.  · State Delegations In The House: Liberal-conservative breakdown.  · Twins & Odd Couples: Strange Senate voting patterns.  · A Tale Of Two Districts: The most liberal & conservative House members.  · The Committee Chairmen: Most conservative committee chairmen.  · The 'Magnificent Seven' Senators: Rating the seven new GOP senators.  · City and Metropolitan Area Delegations in the House:    Most liberal & most conservative House delegations.  · Past Senate Ratings: 2003 · 2002 · 2001 · 2000 · 1999 · 1998 · 1997 · 1996 · 1995  · Past House Ratings:  2003 · 2002 · 2001 · 2000 · 1999 · 1998 · 1997 · 1996 · 1995