From: geeman <geeman@best.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 02:19:52 +0800
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Subject: special interest profile: McCain
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Here's the performance rating given to McCain by the special interest
groups.  The percentage figure is the %votes in agreement with the
position(S) of the group.
>From Vote Smart,
http://www.vote-smart.org/congress/105/az/az-sr-a/az-sr-ar.html



                         Performance Evaluations by Special Interest
Groups

Issue Area      Year    Percentage   Evaluating Organization      
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Abortion/FamPln 1991      100 Justlife Education Fund
(Abortion)           
Abortion/FamPln 1993-1996   0 Planned
Parenthood                           
Abortion/FamPln 1996        0 National Abortion Reproductive Rights
Action 
Abortion/FamPln 1996       86 National Right to Life
Committee             
Business        1995-1996 100 National Federation of Independent
Business  
Business        1996       95 Business-Industry Political Action
Committee 
Business        1996      100 U.S. Chamber of
Commerce                     
Children        1995        6 Children's Defense
Fund                      
Chr.Fam. Issues 1991-1992 100 Christian
Voice                              
Chr.Fam. Issues 1995-1996 100 Christian
Coalition                          
Civil Rts/Lib   1991-1992   0 National Gay & Lesbian Task
Force            
Civil Rts/Lib   1993-1994   0 Human Rights Campaign
Fund                   
Civil Rts/Lib   1995-1996  10 Leadership Conference on Civil
Rights        
Civil Rts/Lib   1995-1996  22 National Association for the Advancement
of C
Civil Rts/Lib   1996       18 American Civil Liberties
Union               
Conservative    1995-1996  74 Conservative
Index                           
Conservative    1996       95 American Conservative
Union                  
Consumers       1996       43 Consumer Federation of
America               
Contractors     1995      100 Associated Builders &
Contractors            
Crime           1995-1996   0 Citizens United for Rehabilition of
Errants  
Defense/Foreign 1991       15 Professional's Coalition for Nuclear Arms
Con
Defense/Foreign 1991       40 JustLife Education Fund (Arms
Reduction)     
Defense/Foreign 1993-1994 100 American Security
Council                    
Defense/Foreign 1995       17 Peace
Action                                 
Defense/Foreign 1995       30 Campaign for U.N.
Reform                     
Defense/Foreign 1996        9 Council for a Livable
World                  
Economic Policy 1991       40 JustLife Education Fund (Economic
Policy)    
Economic Policy 1994       90 Competitive Enterprise Institute
(Totals)    
Economic Policy 1995       90 The Libertarian Party - Economic
Freedom     
Economic Policy 1996       87 The Republican Liberty
Caucus                
Education       1993-1994   9 American Federation of
Teachers              
Education       1995        0 National Education
Association               
Education       1995-1996   0 U.S. Student
Association                     
Env./consumer   1995-1996  11 U.S. Public Interest Research
Group          
Environment     1994       78 Competitive Enterprise Institute
(Environment
Environment     1995-1996  11 League of Conservation
Voters                
Environment     1995-1996  75 Fund For
Animals                             
Farm            1991-1992  20 National Farmers
Organization                
Farm            1993       56 National Farmers
Union                       
Farm            1993-1994  89 American Farm Bureau
Federation              
Farm            1994      100 Competitive Enterprise Institute
(Agriculture
Gun Issues      1993-1994   0 Handgun Control,
Inc                         
Gun Issues      1993-1994 100 National Rifle
Association                   
Health          1995-1996  41 AIDS Action
Council                          
Health          1996        7 American Public Health
Association           
Immigration     1996       15 American Immigration
Control                 
Immigration     1996       25 Federation for American Immigration
Reform-Se
Labor           1989        0 Machinists Non-Partisan Political
League     
Labor           1989-1990  50 National Federation of Federal
Employees     
Labor           1991       40 American Postal Workers
Union                
Labor           1994        0 United Food & Commercial
Workers             
Labor           1995        0 United Auto
Workers                          
Labor           1995        8
AFL-CIO                                      
Labor           1995       12 Communications Workers of
America            
Labor           1995       12 The
Teamsters                                
Labor           1995       30 Transportation Communications
Union          
Labor           1996        0 American Federation of State, County &
Munici
Labor           1996        5 American Federation of Government
Employees  
Liberal         1995-1996   5 National Committee for an Effective
Congress 
Liberal         1995-1996  38 Public Citizen's Congress
Watch              
Liberal         1996        0 Americans for Democratic
Action              
Libertarian     1995       70 The Libertarian Party - Combined
Score       
Populist        1995       20 Liberty
Lobby                                
Poverty         1996       14 Bread for the
World                          
Property        1995-1996 100 League of Private Property
Voters            
Regulation      1994      100 Competitive Enterprise Institute
(Deregulatio
Seniors         1995        0 National Council of Senior
Citizens          
Seniors         1995-1996  20 National Association of Retired Federal
Emplo
Seniors         1995-1996  29 National Committee to Preserve Social
Securit
Seniors         1995-1996  94 The 60 Plus
Association                      
Social Policy   1991       40 National Association of Social
Workers       
Social Policy   1995        7
Network                                      
Social Policy   1995       50 The Libertarian Party - Personal
Freedom     
Social Policy   1995-1996   8 Friends Comm. on Nat'l Leg.
(Senate)         
Social Policy   1996        0 Zero Population
Growth                       
Social Policy   1996       62 The Republican Liberty
Caucus                
Taxes/Spending  1991-1992 100 National Tax-Limitation
Committee            
Taxes/Spending  1994       85 Competitive Enterprise Institute
(Spending)  
Taxes/Spending  1994      100 Competitive Enterprise Institute
(Budget)    
Taxes/Spending  1994      100 Competitive Enterprise Institute
(Taxes)     
Taxes/Spending  1995       48 Concord
Coalition                            
Taxes/Spending  1995       88 National Taxpayers
Union                     
Taxes/Spending  1995       89 Citizens Against Government
Waste            
Trade           1994      100 Competitive Enterprise Institute
(Trade)     
Veterans        1989-1990  50 Vietnam Veterans of
America                  
Women           1989-1990   5 National Women's Political
Caucus            
Women           1993       20 The Woman Activist
(Senate)                  
Women           1995-1996   0 American Association of University
Women     
Women           1995-1996  75 Concerned Women for
America