Blue Dog Democrats claim to be conservative but the American Conservative Union ratings based on 2009 congressional votes show that seven of them scored zero - the same as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi - and numerous others voted as liberal as any other Democrat.
Blue Dog Members ACU ratings
Altmire, Jason (PA-04) 20%
Arcuri, Mike (NY-24) 16%
Baca, Joe (CA-43) 4%
Barrow, John (GA-12) 17%
Berry, Marion (AR-01) 22%
Bishop, Sanford (GA-02) 8%
Boren, Dan (OK-02) 44%
Boswell, Leonard (IA-03) 0%
Boyd, Allen (FL-02) 13%
Bright, Bobby (AL-02) 72%
Cardoza, Dennis (CA-18) 8%
Carney, Christopher (PA-10) 20%
Chandler, Ben (KY-06) 20%
Childers, Travis (MS-01) 40%
Cooper, Jim (TN-05) 16%
Costa, Jim (CA-20) 12%
Cuellar, Henry (TX-28) 12%
Dahlkemper, Kathy (PA-03) 13%
Davis, Lincoln (TN-04) 29%
Donnelly, Joe (IN-02) 24%
Ellsworth, Brad (IN-08) 32%
Giffords, Gabrielle (AZ-08) 20%
Gordon, Bart (TN-06) 16%
Harman, Jane (CA-36) 0%
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie (SD) 20%
Hill, Baron (IN-09) 20%
Holden, Tim (PA-17) 16%
Kratovil, Jr., Frank (MD-01) 28%
McIntyre, Mike (NC-07) 38%
Markey, Betsy (CO-04) 8%
Marshall, Jim (GA-08) 32%
Matheson, Jim (UT-02) 24%
Melancon, Charlie (LA-03) 27%
Michaud, Mike (ME-02) 8%
Minnick, Walt (ID-01) 44%
Mitchell, Harry (AZ-05) 40%
Moore, Dennis (KS-03) 0%
Murphy, Patrick (PA-08) 4%
Murphy, Scott (NY-20) 11%
Nye, Glenn (VA-02) 32%
Peterson, Collin (MN-07) 24%
Pomeroy, Earl (ND) 8%
Ross, Mike (AR-04) 20%
Salazar, John (CO-03) 8%
Sanchez, Loretta (CA-47) 0%
Schiff, Adam (CA-29) 0%
Schrader, Kurt (OR-05) 8%
Scott, David (GA-13) 0%
Shuler, Heath (NC-11) 24%
Space, Zack (OH-18) 20%
Tanner, John (TN-08) 20%
Taylor, Gene (MS-04) 56%
Thompson, Mike (CA-01) 0%
Wilson, Charles (OH-06) 13%
