Has Sen. Marco Rubio really missed more votes than any other senator?
No. So right there the CNBC question is wrong.
In 2007, then-Senator Barack Obama missed 37.9% of his votes and in 2008 he missed 64.3% of his votes. Senator John McCain missed 55.9% of his votes in 2007 and 80.5% in 2008. Then-Senator John Kerry missed 64.1% of his votes in 2003, and he didn’t announce his candidacy until September, and in 2004 he missed 89.8% of his votes.
As of this campaign season, Rubio has missed 33.7% of the votes which gives him the most amount of missed votes among the five senators running for president. Sen. Bernie Sanders has the lowest percentage at 3.4%.
Sen. Lindsey Graham has missed 26.9%, Sen. Ted Cruz has missed 23.8%, and Sen. Rand Paul has missed 4.8% of the votes.
Looking at these numbers I think it’s pretty obvious that Rubio has not missed more votes than any senator before him. The USA Today compiled list of the percentages of missed votes by senators who ran for president. The list looks at the first nine months of a presidential election cycle.
What does the list show? By far John Kerry missed the most amount of votes, John McCain missed the second most and third place is Marco Rubio at 30%. But right after Marco Rubio is then-Senator Barack Obama at 25%.
While Rubio’s numbers are high, compared to Rand Paul, I think it would be worth looking at the poll numbers. Rand Paul is low and Rubio has been rising rapidly since the last debate. A new Quinnipiac poll shows Rubio receives 14% support nationally, Ted Cruz receives 13%, and Rand Paul receives a whopping 2% support.
While Rubio and Cruz have a high number of missed votes they have risen in the polls. They have been pushing their message out and succeeding.
Is it better to vote in the Senate and attend meetings when the Congress has one of the lowest approval ratings in its history? Or is it better to be out talking to real people and hearing what they care about and staying in touch with the average American?
Rand Paul can continue to attend meetings in a very dysfunctional Senate and continue to run with his 2% support. But I think that in this election cycle it’s important to hear directly from voters. To tour the country and be able to say, “This is what the American people want done.”
By the way I think it’s worth mentioning that Rubio skipped an event to attend a Senate vote. Whether or not that’s just for show I don’t know, we’ll have to see if he increases his attendance.
So before you attack Rubio think about the amount of votes that Kerry and President Obama missed. And remember that then-Senator Obama won the nomination and the presidency, and Senator McCain won the nomination.
Maybe the mainstream media is just scared of Rubio’s potential.
No. So right there the CNBC question is wrong.
In 2007, then-Senator Barack Obama missed 37.9% of his votes and in 2008 he missed 64.3% of his votes. Senator John McCain missed 55.9% of his votes in 2007 and 80.5% in 2008. Then-Senator John Kerry missed 64.1% of his votes in 2003, and he didn’t announce his candidacy until September, and in 2004 he missed 89.8% of his votes.
As of this campaign season, Rubio has missed 33.7% of the votes which gives him the most amount of missed votes among the five senators running for president. Sen. Bernie Sanders has the lowest percentage at 3.4%.
Sen. Lindsey Graham has missed 26.9%, Sen. Ted Cruz has missed 23.8%, and Sen. Rand Paul has missed 4.8% of the votes.
Looking at these numbers I think it’s pretty obvious that Rubio has not missed more votes than any senator before him. The USA Today compiled list of the percentages of missed votes by senators who ran for president. The list looks at the first nine months of a presidential election cycle.
What does the list show? By far John Kerry missed the most amount of votes, John McCain missed the second most and third place is Marco Rubio at 30%. But right after Marco Rubio is then-Senator Barack Obama at 25%.
While Rubio’s numbers are high, compared to Rand Paul, I think it would be worth looking at the poll numbers. Rand Paul is low and Rubio has been rising rapidly since the last debate. A new Quinnipiac poll shows Rubio receives 14% support nationally, Ted Cruz receives 13%, and Rand Paul receives a whopping 2% support.
While Rubio and Cruz have a high number of missed votes they have risen in the polls. They have been pushing their message out and succeeding.
Is it better to vote in the Senate and attend meetings when the Congress has one of the lowest approval ratings in its history? Or is it better to be out talking to real people and hearing what they care about and staying in touch with the average American?
Rand Paul can continue to attend meetings in a very dysfunctional Senate and continue to run with his 2% support. But I think that in this election cycle it’s important to hear directly from voters. To tour the country and be able to say, “This is what the American people want done.”
By the way I think it’s worth mentioning that Rubio skipped an event to attend a Senate vote. Whether or not that’s just for show I don’t know, we’ll have to see if he increases his attendance.
So before you attack Rubio think about the amount of votes that Kerry and President Obama missed. And remember that then-Senator Obama won the nomination and the presidency, and Senator McCain won the nomination.
Maybe the mainstream media is just scared of Rubio’s potential.