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Presidential Candidates 2008: The Congressional Timber

It's still 2007, but the campaigning for Presidential Election 2008 has already quite begun. We've picked out the candidates who have served in the Congress and put some of their legislative statistics below.
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http://www.govtrack.us/congress/presidential.xpd

Clinton, a Democrat, has been a Senator from New York since 2001.

Clinton is a radical Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship. (Where do these labels come from?)
SurveyUSA reports Clinton's job approval rating at 74% as of 2006-11-22. The average approval rating among senators is 56%. See their survey details or approval tracker for more information.

Clinton missed 135 of 2386 votes (6%) since Jan 23, 2001 (Average relative to peers).

Clinton sponsored 346 bills since Jan 22, 2001, of which 300 (87%) haven't made it out of committee and 2 were successfully enacted.

Kucinich, a Democrat, has been a Representative from Ohio since 1997.
Kucinich is a radical Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship. (Where do these labels come from?)

Kucinich missed 341 of 6988 votes (5%) since Jan 7, 1997 (Average relative to peers).

Kucinich sponsored 103 bills since Jan 7, 1997, of which 94 (91%) haven't made it out of committee and 1 were successfully enacted.

Dodd, a Democrat, has been a Senator from Connecticut since 1981.
Dodd is a rank-and-file Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship. (Where do these labels come from?)
SurveyUSA reports Dodd's job approval rating at 56% as of 2006-11-22. The average approval rating among senators is 56%. See their survey details or approval tracker for more information.

Dodd has a senior role on the following committees: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Chairman)

Dodd missed 266 of 3705 votes (7%) since Jan 22, 1997 (Average relative to peers).

Dodd sponsored 330 bills since Jan 7, 1997, of which 262 (79%) haven't made it out of committee and 8 were successfully enacted.

Obama, a Democrat, has been a Senator from Illinois since 2005.
Obama is a rank-and-file Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship. (Where do these labels come from?)
SurveyUSA reports Obama's job approval rating at 71% as of 2006-11-22. The average approval rating among senators is 56%. See their survey details or approval tracker for more information.

Obama missed 169 of 1078 votes (16%) since Jan 6, 2005 (Very Poor relative to peers).

Obama sponsored 128 bills since Jan 4, 2005, of which 119 (93%) haven't made it out of committee and 1 were successfully enacted.

Biden, a Democrat, has been a Senator from Delaware since 1973.
Biden is a rank-and-file Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship. (Where do these labels come from?)
SurveyUSA reports Biden's job approval rating at 63% as of 2006-11-22. The average approval rating among senators is 56%. See their survey details or approval tracker for more information.

Biden has a senior role on the following committees: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (Chairman), United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control (Cochairman)

Biden missed 355 of 3709 votes (10%) since Jan 22, 1997 (Poor relative to peers).

Biden sponsored 219 bills since Jan 21, 1997, of which 126 (58%) haven't made it out of committee and 6 were successfully enacted.

McCain, a Republican, has been a Senator from Arizona since 1987.
McCain is a rank-and-file Republican according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship. (Where do these labels come from?)
SurveyUSA reports McCain's job approval rating at 61% as of 2006-11-22. The average approval rating among senators is 56%. See their survey details or approval tracker for more information.

McCain has a senior role on the following committees: Senate Committee on Armed Services (Ranking Member)

McCain missed 578 of 3700 votes (16%) since Jan 22, 1997 (Very Poor relative to peers).

McCain sponsored 403 bills since Jan 21, 1997, of which 263 (65%) haven't made it out of committee and 12 were successfully enacted.

Hunter, a Republican, has been a Representative from California since 1981.
Hunter is a rank-and-file Republican according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship. (Where do these labels come from?)

Hunter has a senior role on the following committees: House Committee on Armed Services (Ranking Member)

Hunter missed 718 of 6988 votes (10%) since Jan 7, 1997 (Poor relative to peers).

Hunter sponsored 107 bills since Jan 7, 1997, of which 74 (69%) haven't made it out of committee and 10 were successfully enacted.

Paul, a Republican, has been a Representative from Texas since 1997.
Paul is a rank-and-file Republican according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship. (Where do these labels come from?)

Paul missed 642 of 6988 votes (9%) since Jan 7, 1997 (Poor relative to peers).

Paul sponsored 349 bills since Jan 7, 1997, of which 344 (99%) haven't made it out of committee and 0 were successfully enacted.

Tancredo, a Republican, has been a Representative from Colorado since 1999.
Tancredo is a rank-and-file Republican according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship. (Where do these labels come from?)

Tancredo missed 483 of 5802 votes (8%) since Jan 6, 1999 (Poor relative to peers).

Tancredo sponsored 113 bills since Jan 6, 1999, of which 96 (85%) haven't made it out of committee and 3 were successfully enacted.

Candidates no longer in the U.S. Congress:

Richardson, a Democrat, was a Representative from New Mexico from 1983 to 1997.

Richardson missed 13 of 20 votes (65%) since Jan 7, 1997 (Exceedingly Poor relative to peers).

Richardson sponsored 16 bills since Jan 7, 1997, of which 15 (94%) haven't made it out of committee and 1 were successfully enacted.

Edwards, a Democrat, was a Senator from North Carolina from 1999 to 2004.

Edwards missed 311 of 2019 votes (15%) since Jan 8, 1999 (Extremely Poor relative to peers).

Edwards sponsored 81 bills since Jan 19, 1999, of which 74 (91%) haven't made it out of committee and 0 were successfully enacted.

Thompson, a Republican, was a Senator from Tennessee from 1994 to 2002.

Thompson missed 23 of 1956 votes (1%) since Jan 22, 1997 (Average relative to peers).

Thompson sponsored 82 bills since Jan 21, 1997, of which 56 (68%) haven't made it out of committee and 4 were successfully enacted.

Number of bills enacted that were sponsored by each canidate

Republicans:

McCain: 12
Hunter: 10
Thompson: 4
Tancredo: 3
Paul: 0

Democrats:

Dodd: 8
Biden: 6
Clinton: 2
Kucinich: 1
Obama: 1
Richardson: 1
Edwards: 0

Doesn't anyone think it strange that not one single bill that Paul has sponsored has been enacted? He definitely doesn't have a reputation of getting things done in the U.S. Congress. What makes folks think it would be any different if he were the President of the United States?