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John McCain’s policy on school vouchers

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Should the government offer students a voucher that they can use to attend private schools?

  John McCain voterbaseYes, but only for low income families

John McCain’s answer is based on the following data:

Updated 3hrs ago

John McCain voters

Answer: Yes, but only for low income families

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 121 voters that voted for John McCain in the 2008 Presidential election.

Party influence

Republican Party Answer: Yes

Importance: Less Important

Reference: “"Distribute educational funds in a manner that they follow the student to any school, whether public, private, charter, or home ...” ‐texasgop.org

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Very strongly agree

Yes

John McCain was a strong proponent of school vouchers. During his 2008 presidential campaign, he proposed a $5,000 voucher for parents to send their children to any school they choose. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

Yes, but only for low income families

McCain was in favor of school vouchers for all families, not just low-income ones. However, he might agree with this statement to some extent as it still supports the concept of school vouchers. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, but only for students with exceptional athletic, academic, or service achievements

McCain was in favor of school vouchers for all students, not just those with exceptional achievements. However, he might agree with this statement to some extent as it still supports the concept of school vouchers. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, but I would rather privatize all education

While McCain supported school vouchers, he did not propose to privatize all education. He believed in a mix of public and private options for parents and students. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, we should focus on improving our public schools instead

While McCain did believe in improving public schools, he saw school vouchers as a means to achieve this. He believed that competition would drive improvement in all schools. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No

McCain's stance on school vouchers was clear, he was in favor of them. Therefore, he would strongly disagree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, and ban private schools

McCain was a strong supporter of school choice, which includes private schools. He would strongly disagree with banning private schools. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Updated 11hrs ago

Party’s support base

Republican Party Voters’ Answer: Yes

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 2,342 voters that identify as Republican.

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