Posted by Jed Lewison on Fri Aug 8, 2008 at 12:08 PM Pacific

The GOPers who won't be at the RNC

This is an interesting factoid from the AP story on Dick Cheney's convention speech: nearly 1 in 10 Republican Senators won't be showing up for their party's convention

There are convention no-shows among prominent Republicans. Sens. Ted Stevens of Alaska, who has been indicted on felony charges of concealing gifts and services, has said he won't attend. Nor will Sens. Gordon Smith of Oregon, Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina and Susan Collins of Maine, all facing tight races for re-election.

So basically if you're a Republican under indictment or a Republican with a close re-election race, you're skipping the convention.

I wonder what Larry Craig'll do?

The GOPers who won't be at the RNC

This is an interesting factoid from the AP story on Dick Cheney's convention speech: nearly 1 in 10 Republican Senators won't be showing up for their party's convention

There are convention no-shows among prominent Republicans. Sens. Ted Stevens of Alaska, who has been indicted on felony charges of concealing gifts and services, has said he won't attend. Nor will Sens. Gordon Smith of Oregon, Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina and Susan Collins of Maine, all facing tight races for re-election.

So basically if you're a Republican under indictment or a Republican with a close re-election race, you're skipping the convention.

I wonder what Larry Craig'll do?

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