WI Senator Ron Johnson, Rep Sean Duffy speak at 8th grade leve, according to study

[TheMightyFavog]

http://www.stevenspointjournal.com/article/20120522/SPJ0101/205220451/Study-Duffy-Johnson-speak-eighth-grade-level?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs

Rep. Sean Duffy and Sen. Ron Johnson are among the 20 most plain-spoken members of Congress, according to a new report by the Sunlight Foundation.

At least, that's one way of looking at the results of the watchdog group's study of speech patterns to determine the grade level at which members of Congress speak.

On the other hand, critics of Duffy, R-Weston, and Johnson, R-Oshkosh, might say the findings show the two freshman lawmakers fail to make the grade when it comes to addressing their colleagues.

The Sunlight Foundation's analysis of floor comments rates Duffy's speech at an eighth-grade level and Johnson's at 8.6. Their ratings were the fourth and tenth lowest, respectively. The average member of Congress speaks at a 10.6 grade level, down from 11.5 seven years ago.

[Enrique]

1. i.e., they both rated lower than Louie Gohmert

[JI7]

2. how do those who voted for them rate ?

that's the part that is really scary. anyone can decide to run but to actually have enough people vote for them . wasn't sean duffy on some reality show ?

[Nedsdag]

3. He was on MTV's Real World Boston in 1997.

His wife is a Real World San Fran alum from 1994.