How the 2008 Contenders Voted in Congress in 2006

The folks at CQ Weekly have compiled all of the data from the second session of the 109th Congress and have come up with vote rankings for every member of Congress. The first, the Presidential Support Score, measures the percentage of roll call votes in which a given member of Congress supported the publicly-held position of the White House. In the Senate, in particular, this number is relatively high because of the unlikelihood that a vote will be held when there are not 60 Senators already lined up to invoke cloture (thus the difference in scores between Dennis Kucinich, in the House, and the other contenders, potential contenders and former contenders in the Senate). The second, the party unity score, measures the percentage of the time that a given member of Congress votes with the majority of his own party on a roll call vote in which the majority of the other party votes the other way. For reference, I have included both declared and non-declared candidates, as well as one-time candidates and once potential candidates who have since either bowed out or about whom it is assumed they will not run.

Democrats
Candidate Presidential Support Score Party Unity Score
Bayh 58 89
Biden 55 91
Clinton 50 93
Dodd 49 95
Kerry 51 95
Kucinich 13* 97
Obama 49 96


Republicans
Candidate Presidential Support Score Party Unity Score
Allen 91 96
Brownback 92 83
Frist 93 94
Hagel 96 84
Hunter 92 94
McCain 89 76
Santorum 86 92


Later on this evening I'll compile the data for all of the Senators up for reelection in 2008.



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Re: How the 2008 Contenders Voted in Congress in 2 (none / 0)

In the Senate, in particular, this number is relatively high because of the unlikelihood that a vote will be held when there are not 60 Senators already lined up to invoke cloture (thus the difference in scores between Dennis Kucinich, in the House, and the other contenders, potential contenders and former contenders in the Senate).

Is this the reason for the asterisk after Kucinch's score?


by Silent sound on Tue Jan 02, 2007 at 09:20:06 PM EST

Re: How the 2008 Contenders Voted in Congress in 2 (none / 0)

Because he's the only House member listed and it would be improper to have an apples-to-oranges comparison without making that clear.
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by Jonathan Singer on Tue Jan 02, 2007 at 09:27:13 PM EST
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Re: How the 2008 Contenders Voted in Congress in 2 (none / 0)

Just making sure, thanks.


by Silent sound on Tue Jan 02, 2007 at 09:29:19 PM EST
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Very surprising that Hagel would have the highest Presidential Support Score.  I guess he only talks a good game (which makes me wonder about Arlen Specter's ratings...).


by Eli on Tue Jan 02, 2007 at 09:21:41 PM EST

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Isn't Bayh out of the race at this point?


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by nhcollegedem on Tue Jan 02, 2007 at 11:47:03 PM EST

How the 2008 Assclowns Voted in Congress in 2006 (none / 0)

Absolutely disgusting. That any Democrat, much less a 'Presidential Candidate' would support
the cretin in office 50% of the time makes me want to hurl, puke, barf, retch...

Get Fucking Sick!

This demonstrates without a shadow of a doubt that we progressives need to look outside the Senate.

The folks who live there sold out a looooooooooong time ago.


by Pericles on Wed Jan 03, 2007 at 12:01:39 AM EST


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