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Resources for Comparing Obama's and Clinton's Record
A few days I posted a diary from the Daily Kos, in which the author sought to uncover the two candidates' intentions in the senate. You can view it at the following link. Later a few of you pointed out some flaws in her research. However, I thought the author's intentions were pure. I believe getting to the truth was her intention and I learned some things about the candidates as a result. I seems as if most of you feel the same.
Since then, I've found a few additional materials from a few additional sources. You will have to decide for yourself on how truthful or objective the resources are.
1. The first resource is an article from The National Journal, entitled A Dimes Worth of Difference. The article attempts to analyze the records of both, primarily based on their votes in the senate. On the front page they showcase a Graphic called "What votes Clinton and Obama differed on"
2. The Guardian newspaper, in the UK seeks to presents the article Past Holds The Key to Democratic Future. They posit that Clinton and Obama's Senate voting records offer clues as to whether they will keep their campaign pledges.
3. Hilzoy, the author of the blog, Obsidian Wings, the author attempts to analyze both of the senators' records in a series of three posts called, More Than You Ever Wanted To Know About Clinton and Obama's Legislative Records Project, by reviewing the bills and amendments that Clinton and Obama have co-sponsored *at the earliest possible date* , which as we all have discovered is likely only a proxy for taking real action to get legislation written and passed... but it at least weeds out symbolic, free-riding cosponsorship. The first post is titled, Solutions: Addendum. The second post is called, But Wait. There's More! The final piece is called All The Rest.
The New York Times also created a graphical breakdown of Obama's work in the Illinois Senate.
In response to the repeated claim by Clinton, the Republicans and and the media that Obama has not done anything, Hilzoy has posted Obama: Actually.
Has anyone found other articles or resources on the web that address Obama's and/or Clinton's record? Please post them in the comments section.
Since then, I've found a few additional materials from a few additional sources. You will have to decide for yourself on how truthful or objective the resources are.
1. The first resource is an article from The National Journal, entitled A Dimes Worth of Difference. The article attempts to analyze the records of both, primarily based on their votes in the senate. On the front page they showcase a Graphic called "What votes Clinton and Obama differed on"
2. The Guardian newspaper, in the UK seeks to presents the article Past Holds The Key to Democratic Future. They posit that Clinton and Obama's Senate voting records offer clues as to whether they will keep their campaign pledges.
3. Hilzoy, the author of the blog, Obsidian Wings, the author attempts to analyze both of the senators' records in a series of three posts called, More Than You Ever Wanted To Know About Clinton and Obama's Legislative Records Project, by reviewing the bills and amendments that Clinton and Obama have co-sponsored *at the earliest possible date* , which as we all have discovered is likely only a proxy for taking real action to get legislation written and passed... but it at least weeds out symbolic, free-riding cosponsorship. The first post is titled, Solutions: Addendum. The second post is called, But Wait. There's More! The final piece is called All The Rest.
The New York Times also created a graphical breakdown of Obama's work in the Illinois Senate.
In response to the repeated claim by Clinton, the Republicans and and the media that Obama has not done anything, Hilzoy has posted Obama: Actually.
Has anyone found other articles or resources on the web that address Obama's and/or Clinton's record? Please post them in the comments section.
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A summary, on their overall Senate records, from the pros at Congressional Quarterly:
Jan. 13, 2008 – 6:42 p.m.
The Space Between Clinton and Obama
By David Nather, CQ Staff
http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=weeklyreport-000002654703
The money quote conclusion, basically as alike as two Senators could be:
February 25, 2008 6:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Another interesting quote from that article (and thank you for providing it to us)
"What emerges from their Senate records is largely a picture of different interests and different styles. Obama shows a consistent interest in making government more open and more efficient, while Clinton has continued the focus on health care that she started as first lady, though in a far more incremental way than the full-blown overhaul she and her husband attempted in 1993-94."
February 25, 2008 8:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
Who is More Progressive - Obama or Clinton?
by GordonMcMillan February 26, 2008 - 9:40pm
Considerations
Most analyses of voting records begin by looking at the bills, and only looking a "key" votes (there are a lot of procedural moves in the roll call, as well as nonsense votes)....I started by producing two lists: Obama's voting record compared to everybody else's, and Clinton's voting record compared to everybody else's...
http://agonist.org/node/50188
February 27, 2008 2:40 AM | Reply | Permalink