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Head-to-head comparison
Jeff Merkley vs. Bernard Sanders
Side-by-side on every comparable signal we track — voting alignment with you, statement-vote consistency, vulnerability index, fundraising, and visibility. They've voted on 35 of the same passage votes — see how often they sided together below.
Statement-vote consistency
Mean alignment score
Average AI-scored alignment across all surfaceable statement-vote pairs (0–100).
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Pairs flagged
How many statement-vs-vote pairs we've scored for this rep.
0
Lowest single pair
The single biggest gap between something they said and how they voted.
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Mean alignment score
Average AI-scored alignment across all surfaceable statement-vote pairs (0–100).
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Pairs flagged
How many statement-vs-vote pairs we've scored for this rep.
0
Lowest single pair
The single biggest gap between something they said and how they voted.
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Vulnerability index
Composite score
0–100 weighted index of money, consistency, ethics, and news pressure. Higher = more vulnerable.
13/100
Money sub-score
Challenger fundraising relative to incumbent's. 40% weight.
1/100
News pressure
Volume of news mentions, normalized. 20% weight.
65/100
Ethics sub-score
Late STOCK Act filings (>45-day window). 15% weight.
0/100
Composite score
0–100 weighted index of money, consistency, ethics, and news pressure. Higher = more vulnerable.
0/100
Money sub-score
Challenger fundraising relative to incumbent's. 40% weight.
0/100
News pressure
Volume of news mentions, normalized. 20% weight.
0/100
Ethics sub-score
Late STOCK Act filings (>45-day window). 15% weight.
0/100
Fundraising
Raised this cycle (2026)
Sum of FEC-reported fundraising_total across all candidate filings for this rep this cycle.
$3.8M
Raised this cycle (2026)
Sum of FEC-reported fundraising_total across all candidate filings for this rep this cycle.
Not synced
Visibility & ethics
News mentions (30d)
Distinct mentions in our curated outlet list over the past 30 days.
16
STOCK Act filings (12mo)
Total disclosed transactions in the last 12 months.
0
Late filings (>45 days)
Filings disclosed outside the STOCK Act 45-day window.
0
News mentions (30d)
Distinct mentions in our curated outlet list over the past 30 days.
0
STOCK Act filings (12mo)
Total disclosed transactions in the last 12 months.
0
Late filings (>45 days)
Filings disclosed outside the STOCK Act 45-day window.
0
How often they voted together
86%agreement on 35 shared passage votes
Most-divergent recent votes
- Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024118-hr-2882 · 3/22/2024Merkley: yesSanders: no
- Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.118-hr-815 · 2/13/2024Merkley: yesSanders: no
- Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.118-hr-815 · 2/10/2024Merkley: yesSanders: no
- A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Turkiye of certain defense articles and services.118-sjres-60 · 2/29/2024Merkley: noSanders: yes
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024118-hr-2670 · 12/12/2023Merkley: noSanders: yes
Pro analysis
Side-by-side analysis — Pro
Get an AI-narrated read on how Jeff Merkley and Bernard Sanders actually diverge in practice, plus how each one stacks up against your quiz answers.
Sources: tracked_reps roster; consistency_pairs (AI-scored statement-vs-vote alignment); rep_vulnerability (daily composite); FEC candidates.fundraising_total; news_mentions from a curated outlet list; rep_stock_trades from House Clerk + Senate eFD periodic reports. Quiz alignment computed against your responses on the — quiz responses needed.