Though the media has been labeling presidential hopeful John McCain a "liberal", his ADA voting record tells a different story. With a lifetime rating of 9%, National Director Amy Isaacs said, "It is a great defamation of our character to call John McCain a liberal. The very few places he has voted for the 'liberal' position just go to show a person can't be wrong all the time." The only area where McCain's voting record is even in the moderate range, with a 45% voting record, is in the area of campaign finance, which brought him to the spotlight in the first place (the McCain/Feingold bill being a well-known good bill on campaign finance). On such valued ADA issues as Education, Housing, and Social Security, McCain scored a 0%. Listed below are the three candidates with ADA voting records, side by side for comparison. A full voting record of individual votes can be obtained from ADA, although it is quite lengthy.
McCain/Bradley/Gore, Lifetime Record by Issue Areas*
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Issue Area Campaign Finance Civil Rights Consumers Crime/Justice Education Energy/Environment Federal Budget Food & Nutrition Foreign Policy Health Care Housing Military Reproduction Health Social Security Tax Policy Workers/Trade Welfare/Poverty |
McCain 45% 11% 17% 8% 0% 14% 4% 33%** 5% 11% 0% 6% 4% 0% 0%*** 9% 0% |
Bradley 78% 95% 67% 63% 71% 87% 92% 67% 79% 100% 50% 87% 100% 100% 71% 88% 89% |
Gore 80% 85% 100% 53% 100% 61% 73% 75% 67% 71% 100% 46% 53% 100% 75% 62% 63% |
*Bradley & Gore's numbers are based on their entire careers, not just their overlap with McCain.
**Based upon only 3 votes
***Based upon only 2 votes
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