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Common Ground Scorecard for Michael Franken

U.S. Senate

Michael Franken (IA - D)

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Michael Franken is a Navy veteran with significant Pentagon experience, beginning with a legislative tour with Senator Edward Kennedy and then in multiple strategy, policy, and planning positions. Through his work in the US Navy and at the Pentagon, Franken knows the global challenge of Russian aggression, and the propaganda and disinformation tactics used by Vladmir Putin. Franken is running for the Senate to take on corporate special interests, make Iowa a leader in creating good jobs in clean and renewable energy, and make healthcare more affordable.

(Biography courtesy of https://frankenforiowa.com/)

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Common Ground Score is

7
Well Below Average

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

Official PerformanceMAX 30
7
Personal ActionsMAX 30
0
CommunicationsMAX 20
0
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0

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Official Performance Commentary

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Personal Actions Commentary

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Communications Commentary

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Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

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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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