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Barack Obama hasn’t voted “present” in the United States Senate
The Race:
Barack Obama (D) vs. John McCain (R): President of the U.S.
The Smear:
James in New York reports hearing a claim that Barack Obama voted "present" 60 percent of the time during his two years in the United States Senate.
The Truth:
You cannot vote "present" in the United States Senate, let alone more than half the time. While in the Illinois State Senate, Obama did vote "present" 129 times amid 4,000 votes -- just over 3 percent of the time. This is an accepted practice in the Illinois legislature.
According to an analysis by the New York Times, "In more than 50 votes, he seemed to be acting concert with other Democrats as part of a strategy." For example, there were numerous bills on choice issues that were introduced by Republicans for the sole purpose of creating wedge issues for Democrats in conservative districts. Pro-choice groups worked out a strategy where all Democrats would vote “present” to deny the Republicans this wedge issue.By contrast, John McCain has skipped more votes than any other Senator this year, and hasn’t voted at all since March.
Backup Material:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/us/politics/20obama.html
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