As of September 9, 2008 McCain has missed 408 out of Senate 639 votes cast in the current 110th Congress, or 63.8%; the worst Senate attendance record in the current 110th Congress.
The second-worst Senate attendance record is held by Tim Johnson (D-SD), who suffered a brain hemorrhage on Dec. 13, 2006 and spent several months recovering. Johnson has missed 311 votes, or 48.7%.
Obama comes in third, with 291 votes missed, or 45.5%. [1]
When Obama was not running for president his attendance record was much higher. During the 109th Congress, which ended in December 2006, Obama missed 11 of the 645 Senate votes cast, or 1.7%. McCain missed 58 votes in the 109th Congress, or 9.0%; the fifth-worst attendance record in the 109th Congress. [2]
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[1] The U.S. Congress Votes Database. 110th Congress / Senate / Members who missed votes Washington Post accessed September 9, 2008
[2] The U.S. Congress Votes Database. 109th Congress / Senate / Members who missed votes Washington Post
