Barack Obama: voting "present"



See also Present Votes

The following links relate toBarack Obama's (D-Ill.) infrequent use of the vote "present" when he served in the Illinois Senate and the U.S. Senate.

External articles

 * Nathan Gonzales, "The Ever-'Present' Obama," RealClearPolitics, February 13, 2007.
 * Sam Youngman and Aaron Blake, "Obama’s crime votes are fodder for rivals," The Hill, March 13, 2007.
 * Raymond Hernandez and Christopher Drew, "Obama’s Vote in Illinois Was Often Just ‘Present’," New York Times, December 20, 2007.
 * Sam Youngman, "Clinton’s Hill helpers bash Obama over ‘present’ votes," The Hill, December 20, 2007.
 * eriposte, "The Ever 'Present' Barack Obama: Heaven's Response to Bush's Signing Statements," The Left Coaster, December 20, 2007.
 * Taylor Marsh, "Obama's 'Present' Vote Ignored Dangers of Sex Shops Near Schools," The Huffington Post, December 20, 2007.
 * Eric Kleefeld, "Report: Obama Voted 'Present' Repeatedly As State Senator," TPMElectionCentral, December 20, 2007.
 * Justin McCarthy, "ABC's Cuomo to Obama: 'America Inherently Racist'," NewsBusters, December 20, 2007.
 * Ed Lasky, "Obama's Free Media Pass," American Thinker Blog, December 20, 2007.
 * Dana Goldstein, "'Presents' from Obama," TAPPED, December 20, 2007.
 * Deborah Charles, "US political scene heats up 2 weeks before vote," Reuters AlerNet (Washington Post), December 6, 2007.

External resources

 * VotingPresent.com and VotingPresent.org domain names registered by Hillary Clinton for President campaign. These websites are not active.
 * Fact Check: Present Votes are an Accepted Legislative Strategy in the Illinois Senate, BarackObama.com, December 20, 2007.