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Sep 16th, 2008 | Bipartisan survey

are you surprised to learn that mccain is the one that has the proven record for reaching across the isle to democrats, more so than obama has to republicans?

In fact, by several measures, Mr. McCain has been more likely to team up with Democrats than with members of his own party. Democrats made up 55 percent of his political partners over the last two Congresses, including on the tough issues of campaign finance and global warming. For Mr. Obama, Republicans were only 13 percent of his co-sponsors during his time in the Senate, and he had his biggest bipartisan successes on noncontroversial measures, such as issuing a postage stamp in honor of civil rights icon Rosa Parks.

since 2005, Mr. McCain has led as chief sponsor of 82 bills, on which he had 120 Democratic co-sponsors out of 220 total, for an average of 55 percent. He worked with Democrats on 50 of his bills, and of those, 37 times Democrats outnumber Republicans as co-sponsors.

Mr. Obama, meanwhile, sponsored 120 bills, of which Republicans co-sponsored just 26, and on only five bills did Republicans outnumber Democrats. Mr. Obama gained 522 total Democratic co-sponsors but only 75 Republicans, for an average of 13 percent of his co-sponsors.

are you surprised to learn that mccain is the one that has the proven record for reaching across the isle to democrats, more so than obama has to republicans?

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By Officeshrew

22 votes, 110 views , 7 comments

Poll tags:Bipartisan, Obama, Mccain, Election 2008, Congress, Race To The White House

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Cassidy

California, United States

posted Sep 16th, 2008 at 14:42 CDT

Yes! Big time!Given the disillusionment of the war torn nation and the unpopularity of the current republican administration this does come as a big surprise.

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Dnscal

Pennsylvania, United States

posted Sep 16th, 2008 at 12:06 CDT

Holding your nose for McCain would have been a better choice, than shutting my eyes for Obama.

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Mscrowe

Florida, United States

posted Sep 16th, 2008 at 11:38 CDT

The "hold your nose" part may have been true before he picked Sarah Palin as his running mate. Talk about a masterstroke. Meanwhile, Obama is bringing his teleprompter to events like rodeos and livestock shows because he can't zip his fly without it.

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posted Sep 16th, 2008 at 11:23 CDT

You hit the nail on the head. Phil the Phool is a Phony.

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posted Sep 16th, 2008 at 11:22 CDT

For someone who isn't even a US citizen or able to vote in this nation's upcoming presendential election you do a lot of incessant idiotic blabbering about US politics & politicians. Of course unless your profile here is a lie.

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posted Sep 16th, 2008 at 11:15 CDT

More like "hold your, nose, Phil the Phool is around blabbering again".

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Philgtaylor

Australia

posted Sep 16th, 2008 at 11:11 CDT

It says more about the relationship between McCain and the Republicans than about Obama. McCain has been battling corruption, has been campaigning for campaign finance reform, and so forth. That he has been voting against his own party shows the disconnect between himself and the rest of them, which is why many of them are saying "hold your nose and vote McCain".