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NL888 Posted 14 years ago
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Does "what percentage more conservatively" mean...
Does "what percentage more conservatively" mean "what percentage of the Senate voted more conservatively"?
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1)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 / 38 percent liberal;, and foreign policy: 56 percent conservative / 43 percent liberal.[287]
Context:
1)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 / 38 percent liberal;, and foreign policy: 56 percent conservative / 43 percent liberal.[287]
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NL888 Does "what percentage more conservatively" mean "what percentage of the Senate voted more conservatively"? Yes. The writer does not want to repeat the entire phrase.
- NL888 Does "what percentage more conservatively" mean "what percentage of the Senate voted more conservatively"?
- Yes.
- The writer does not want to repeat the entire phrase.
- McCain is conservative, but he seems to have an open mind.
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NL888Does "what percentage more conservatively" mean "what percentage of the Senate voted more conservatively"?Yes. The writer does not want to repeat the entire phrase.
McCain is conservative, but he seems to have an open mind.
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