Título: John McCain
Seção: Political positions
Background: John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Arizona since 1987. He was the Republican nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election, which he lost to Barack Obama. McCain graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1958 and followed his father and grandfather--both four-star admirals--into the United States Navy. He became a naval aviator and flew ground-attack aircraft from aircraft carriers.

Conteúdo: Various advocacy groups have given McCain scores or grades as to how well his votes align with the positions of each group. The American Conservative Union has awarded McCain a lifetime rating of 82 percent through 2015, while McCain has an average lifetime 12 percent "Liberal Quotient" from Americans for Democratic Action through 2015. CrowdPac, which rates politicians based on donations made and received, has given Senator McCain a score of 4.3C with 10C being the most conservative and 10L being the most liberal.  The non-partisan National Journal rates a Senator's votes by what percentage of the Senate voted more liberally than he or she, and what percentage more conservatively, in three policy areas: economic, social, and foreign. For 2005-2006 (as reported in the 2008 Almanac of American Politics), McCain's average ratings were as follows: economic policy: 59 percent conservative and 41 percent liberal; social policy: 54 percent conservative and 38 percent liberal; and foreign policy: 56 percent conservative and 43 percent liberal. In 2012, the National Journal gave McCain a composite score of 73% conservative and 27% liberal, while in 2013 he received a composite score of 60% conservative and 40% liberal.  Columnists such as Robert Robb and Matthew Continetti have used a formulation devised by William F. Buckley Jr. to describe McCain as "conservative" but not "a conservative", meaning that while McCain usually tends towards conservative positions, he is not "anchored b

user: What was McCain's first political position?

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user: What can you tell me about his positions?

assistant: The non-partisan National Journal rates a Senator's votes by what percentage of the Senate voted more liberally than he or she,

user: How did they rate McCain's votes?

assistant: McCain's average ratings were as follows: economic policy: 59 percent conservative and 41 percent liberal; social policy:

user: How did they rate his other policies?

assistant: 54 percent conservative and 38 percent liberal; and foreign policy: 56 percent conservative and 43 percent liberal.

user: What year did he become senator?

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user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: The American Conservative Union has awarded McCain a lifetime rating of 82 percent through 2015,

user: Did he vote on any notable issues?

assistant: McCain was one of the top five Republicans most likely to vote with Obama's position on significant votes;

user: Did the American Conservative Union distinguish him in any other way?

assistant: he achieved his first 100 percent rating from the American Conservative Union for that year.