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Beto O'Rourke moved to the left economically from 18 to 15 but became more moderate socially from 88 to 83. That put him in the same spot as Andrew Yang, who held in place with an economic score of 15 and a social score of 83. In O'Rourke's case, that moved him left from thirteenth to tied for twelfth. In Yang's, it dropped him from eleventh to tied for twelfth. Once again, staying in place will get one passed.

In June's entry analyzing the candidates' scores at On The Issues, I noted the disconnect between Cory Booker's ranking according to On The Issues and his ranking according to Voteview. July's analysis showed that he moved to the left, decreasing the discrepancy. Booker has continued moving to the left, at least economically, as he now has an economic score of 18, two to the left of the 20 he had in July and seven to the left of the 25 he had in June. Meanwhile, his social score dropped five from 85 to 80, making him more moderate along that axis. Since no other candidate currently has an economic score of 18, it doesn't matter as I don't need to use his social score as a tiebreaker. Consequently, Booker is now the fourteenth most liberal candidate, up from sixteenth last month.

Excerpted from Democratic candidates continue to drift leftwards according to On The Issues.