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12. Biden's Missed Votes

Sun Aug 18, 2019, 12:53 PM

Aug 2019

From Jan 1973 to Jan 2009, Biden missed 1,781 of 14,556 roll call votes, which is 12.2%. This is much worse than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of senators serving in Jan 2009.

election years?

1988 Jan-Mar - 76 out of 84 votes missed-- 90.5%
1988 Apr-Jun - 137 out of 137 votes missed--100.0%
1988 Jul-Sep - 94 out of 127 votes missed-- 74.0%
2006 Nov-Dec - 10 out of 16 votes missed--62.5%
2007 Oct-Dec - 68 out of 85 votes missed--80.0%
2008 Oct-Dec - 3 out of 6 votes missed--50.0%
2009 Jan-Mar - 3 out of 5 votes missed--60.0%

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/joseph_biden/300008

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Out of 262 votes in the Senate in 2019, Cory Booker and Kamala Harris mssied the most votes [View all] still_one Aug 2019 OP

What? The senate is a wasteland of KGB operatives and decent Senators Eliot Rosewater Aug 2019 #1

. ucrdem Aug 2019 #3

Help me out here, is there a SINGLE vote they missed that would have Eliot Rosewater Aug 2019 #5

Every one would have changed the record. ucrdem Aug 2019 #7

Why are you disrespecting what Senator Obama did ?!?! bluewater Aug 2019 #26

Post removed Post removed Aug 2019 #30

Harris is a top tier candidate and certainly has a chance of winning also. bluewater Aug 2019 #33

Not any more she doesn't. ucrdem Aug 2019 #37

exactly what Nancy Pelosi said about Donald Trump bigtree Aug 2019 #53

Harris most assuredly does have a chance of winning mcar Aug 2019 #51

5.5 months until the Iowa caucus. They both have a chance of winning. Clash City Rocker Aug 2019 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author bluewater Aug 2019 #28

if there was the headlines would be screaming about it. bluewater Aug 2019 #8

I just posted exerpts from the Mercury News in case there is a pay wall. This pertains to 2019 still_one Aug 2019 #13

Not gonna say it. ucrdem Aug 2019 #2

Biden's Missed Votes bigtree Aug 2019 #12

What does this have to do with Biden? Is he a Senator now? Are you saying the story is false? still_one Aug 2019 #15

And Biden had decades of vigorous Senate experience under his belt. ucrdem Aug 2019 #17

In fairness to Harris and Booker, there were a few substantial votes which she was present for. In still_one Aug 2019 #19

If they didn't respect the job they shouldn't have taken it. ucrdem Aug 2019 #22

Again, why are you disrespecting what Senator Obama did ?!?! bluewater Aug 2019 #25

I am her constituent and it does not raise anything wasupaloopa Aug 2019 #52

"She has a duty to make sure she's representing her constituents" Princetonian Aug 2019 #71

I'm a Californian Cartoonist Aug 2019 #81

None of us. Again you are blowing smoke for your own purpose. wasupaloopa Aug 2019 #89

I like her much better as a Senator than I did as an AG The Mouth Aug 2019 #98

Yes, she's only been a Senator two years, the last R B Garr Aug 2019 #59

lol. The outrage at your own candidate held to the same standard is funny bigtree Aug 2019 #24

Not outraged, just increasingly disappointed in my senator. nt ucrdem Aug 2019 #36

Sen. Obama missed more than 64% of votes in 2008, so why are u attacking current Dems? bluewater Aug 2019 #39

well, he went on to become VP, so... bigtree Aug 2019 #44

My candidate? I am undecided until the field narrows down still_one Aug 2019 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree Aug 2019 #50

That in my view is a valid counter to the article/OP still_one Aug 2019 #56

Harris missed more... this year and Biden is not a Senator...Harris is not going to be the nominee.. Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #90

Post removed Post removed Aug 2019 #92

That list was posted without much thought or analysis. First of all, in early 1988..... George II Aug 2019 #94

I did not know that ...people rarely survived aneurysms Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #95

You're welcome. He had more important things to worry about that missing votes, and as we see.... George II Aug 2019 #96

Well those who support other more 'pure' candidates...in a supposedly 'woke' party are Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #97

You do realize that Biden had two brain aneurysms in early 1988 and required brain surgery, right? George II Aug 2019 #93

What drove you to post such "important" information? They're both campaigning for president and... brush Aug 2019 #88

"The candidates' records aren't that far out of line with past presidential contenders." fleabiscuit Aug 2019 #4

You know why I prefer Warren? at140 Aug 2019 #10

Warren is principled and classy. And she only missed 28.2% votes in 2019 despite campaigning hard. Princetonian Aug 2019 #65

You know that if their votes would have changed the outcome, they *would* have been there. nt tblue37 Aug 2019 #14

True, but they seemed to stand out more from the other Democratic candidates, though, the article still_one Aug 2019 #21

confirmation votes for federal judges and executive branch nominees require only a simple majority" bluewater Aug 2019 #6

Thank you. SharonClark Aug 2019 #9

Please list the 262 Senate votes in 2019, so we can see what they missed... SidDithers Aug 2019 #11

I have posted an excerpt from the San Jose Mercury story, in the OP because it dawned on me still_one Aug 2019 #18

What has the Senate voted on except judgeships? Their votes sinkingfeeling Aug 2019 #16

The job is what you make of it. ucrdem Aug 2019 #20

Sen. Obama missed 64% of votes in 2008, why are you so critical of him? bluewater Aug 2019 #27

Obama made POTUS out of it. Senators Harris and Booker . . . ucrdem Aug 2019 #31

Why attack current Dems' voting records? Obama missed 64% of votes in 2008. bluewater Aug 2019 #35

Do as I say. democratisphere Aug 2019 #41

Seriously ucrdem Aug 2019 #43

Well. democratisphere Aug 2019 #45

There were votes on the California droughts, and other state related issues which Harris was present still_one Aug 2019 #23

Keto diet is going pretty well, but not losing as much as I'd hoped Dream Girl Aug 2019 #29

lol bigtree Aug 2019 #32

Actually, I've been trying some keto recipes. I made almond pancakes and fat head pizza Dream Girl Aug 2019 #34

I've seen some really appetizing recipes bigtree Aug 2019 #42

I'm about a month in on intermittent fasting mcar Aug 2019 #54

Sen Obama missed more than 64% of votes in 2008, so why attack current Dems? bluewater Aug 2019 #38

Supposed to do the job you were elected and paid to do. democratisphere Aug 2019 #40

Then Biden is also disqualified Bradshaw3 Aug 2019 #46

And it would have been true in 1988, too, had Biden not left the race so early due to scandal. Garrett78 Aug 2019 #49

And others as well... lapucelle Aug 2019 #58

Then Obama was disqualified from running mcar Aug 2019 #55

You mean vote attendance for Presidential candidates namahage Aug 2019 #80

I wonder why too mcar Aug 2019 #83

The numbers for each more or less coincide with when they entered the race for president. Garrett78 Aug 2019 #48

Bad look for a news story: "Kamala Harris is skipping Senate votes while running for president" Princetonian Aug 2019 #66

It would be a shame if we had to depend on voters to be informed before they vote. nt fleabiscuit Aug 2019 #67

Well, some candidates might want voters to be kept in the dark about their history while others... Princetonian Aug 2019 #76

On the other hand ... GeorgeGist Aug 2019 #60

K&R Tarheel_Dem Aug 2019 #61

44.3% attendance rate? If my kid did that back in SF, DA Harris would have put me in jail. Princetonian Aug 2019 #62

How many were jailed or fined? How was the law used? fleabiscuit Aug 2019 #69

What other state has a truancy law that criminalized parents introduced by a 2020 candidate? Princetonian Aug 2019 #74

TFTFY... fleabiscuit Aug 2019 #82

Further fixes... namahage Aug 2019 #85

+++.... fleabiscuit Aug 2019 #86

"Obama's campaign points out that Biden missed the most votes if the whole year is considered," Kaleva Aug 2019 #73

Are they running? Can I vote for Barack again? Princetonian Aug 2019 #75

Your prefered canidate is running last time I looked. Kaleva Aug 2019 #77

Why did you bring up Barack then? Princetonian Aug 2019 #78

Was the Obama campaign correct in their description of Sen. Biden's 2007 attendence record? Kaleva Aug 2019 #79

Let me get this straight mcar Aug 2019 #63

It is an article from the San Jose Mercury, discusses the balancing act/compromises candidates have still_one Aug 2019 #64

I wonder how people might have gotten that impression. namahage Aug 2019 #68

Good points still_one Aug 2019 #70

You are right: Sanders and Gillibrand are slackers too. Princetonian Aug 2019 #72

That's going to leave a mark. nt fleabiscuit Aug 2019 #84

Yeah, but how's their spelling? ZZenith Aug 2019 #87

In 2018, Harris had one of the best attendance records in the Senate honest.abe Aug 2019 #91