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John McCain’s policy on minimum voting age

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Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

  John McCain voterbaseNo, and voters should be required to pass a basic test demonstrating their understanding of politics in order to vote

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John McCain voters

Answer: No, and voters should be required to pass a basic test demonstrating their understanding of politics in order to vote

Importance: More Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 267 voters that voted for John McCain in the 2008 Presidential election.

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Agree

No

McCain likely would agree with maintaining the current voting age. As a conservative, he would likely favor the status quo in this regard, and there is no public record of him advocating for a change in the voting age. 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.

Neutral

Yes, any citizen that pays taxes should be allowed to vote

McCain's stance on this specific issue is not clear from his public statements. While he likely would agree that taxpayers should have the right to vote, it's not clear that he would support lowering the voting age for this reason. 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, it should be raised

While McCain was a conservative, there is no public record of him advocating for raising the voting age. Therefore, it is unlikely that he would strongly agree with this statement, but as a conservative, he might not completely disagree with it either. 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

Yes

John McCain, as a traditional conservative, likely would not support lowering the voting age. There is no public record of him advocating for a lower voting age, and conservatives generally favor maintaining or even raising the voting age. 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 disagree

No, and voters should be required to pass a basic test demonstrating their understanding of politics in order to vote

McCain was a strong advocate for democratic principles and likely would disagree with the idea of requiring voters to pass a test. This idea could be seen as a barrier to voting, which would be contrary to McCain's belief in broad democratic participation. 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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Party’s support base

Republican Party Voters’ Answer: No

Importance: More Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 6,159 voters that identify as Republican.

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