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Common Ground Scorecard for Jim Clyburn

U.S. House

Jim Clyburn (SC-6 - D)

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Few if any people, and certainly no other member of Congress, is as responsible for Joe Biden becoming president than James Clyburn, a minister’s son and former civil rights activist who is the House majority whip and the highest-ranking Black person in the House. While he holds a partisan position, Clyburn said as Biden prepared to take office that he wanted to see both parties work together. After college, Clyburn taught high school social studies and worked at the state employment office. He worked as an aide to Democratic Gov. John West and West appointed Clyburn to the state Human Affairs Commission, where he served until he left to run for Congress.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Jim Clyburn)

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Common Ground Score is

20
Somewhat Below Average

Based on a scale of 0-100, below is a breakdown of the Common Ground Score:

Official PerformanceMAX 30
0
Personal ActionsMAX 30
0
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0
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Common Ground Score History for Jim Clyburn

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Official Performance Commentary

Official Performance score decreased 13 points based on 2023 performance. Bottom 25% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

Communications Commentary

"I'm from South Carolina. I live constantly by our state's motto, 'While I breathe, I hope.' So I'm breathing and hoping that we can get to common ground."

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

What are the score ranges?

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  • Well Above Average
  • Somewhat Above Average
  • Average
  • Somewhat Below Average
  • Well Below Average

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For candidates without congressional or gubernatorial service, Official Performance points are a predictive estimate using statistical modeling.

Personal Actions points can be provisionally awarded for a commitment to take the action(s) within the first six months of office, if elected.

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