Obama More Liberal Than Kucinich

By the numbers.

The study also confirms that John McCain has, according to voting record, become more liberal as the years have worn on. Starting out with a conservative voting record in the 80's (out of a possible 99), which then

dipped to the 70s during the mid-1990s, into the 60s in the late 1990s and into the 50s starting in 2004.

So, in this crucial pre-election period, when he's on his best conservative behavior in an effort to garner GOP primary votes, he's actually trended more liberal.

On social issues, he's rated a 46-- slightly left of center.

The article calls this "interesting," and my kneejerk reaction was to think "only to those who haven't been paying attention," but it actually is a bit of a surprise. I would have guessed that McCain had goosed his conservative voting record in recent years. Apparently he hasn't even lowered himself to the pretense.

posted by Ace at 06:01 PM

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