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ELECTIONS 2012: Evaluating Slaughter’s record

Democratic incumbent Louise Slaughter is one of the most liberal members of the House of Representatives, and proudly so. Sheโ€™s quick-witted, a master zinger-slinger, and energetic. Her folksy populism marinates in an endearing Kentucky accent, but she can get down in the weeds, too โ€” sheโ€™s a microbiologist โ€” and discuss in minute detail the best circumstances to grow algae for conversion to gasoline, for example. Slaughterโ€™s critics like to say, โ€œSure, sheโ€™s likeable, but what has she done?โ€ The answer is quite a lot.

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