As of 24 September 2007 Hillary missed 28 votes and Obama missed 82

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Topic subject As of 24 September 2007 Hillary missed 28 votes and Obama missed 82
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4163681, As of 24 September 2007 Hillary missed 28 votes and Obama missed 82
Posted by Ytzak on Tue Jan-22-08 08:58 PM

Newsday's Thrush hyped Obama's missed Senate votes, despite significantly higher Republican absenteeism
From Thrush's September 24 article:

The U.S. Senate has held 346 votes so far this season. Here's how often senators who are presidential candidates were absent during these votes.

DEMOCRATS

Joseph Binden (D-Del.)

28.6%

Votes missed: 99

Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.)

27.7%

Votes missed: 96

Barack Obama (D-Ill.)

23.7 %

Votes missed: 82

Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.)

8.1%

Votes missed: 28

REPUBLICANS

John McCain (R-Ariz.)

49.4 %

Votes missed: 171

Sam Brownback (R-Kan.)

36.1%