John McCain, Not So Mavericky Anymore

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Maybe I don't understand. How can an Independent be Mavericky?

He caucuses with the Dems

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[...] Washington Independent, Aaron Weiner writes, In a newly published paper, Ben Lauderdale, a Ph.D. student in Princeton’s [...]

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Hmmmmmm….
I don't see our (Maine's) self proclaimed independent thinking, middling-minded (but actually [wink-wink] party lined Republicans) listed here.

Please (Ben Lauderdale, a Ph.D. student in Princeton’s Department of Politics) send your research to Maine's news organizations so we can better evaluate our free thinking, moderate (but actually [wink-wink] party lined Republicans) Senators.

We appreciate your efforts.

[...] John McCain, Not So Mavericky Anymore « The Washington Independent [...]

McCain has never been “mavericky”; more like “maverickety”

[...] John McCain, Not So Mavericky Anymore « The Washington Independent [...]

[...] John McCain, Not So Mavericky Anymore « The Washington Independent [...]

[...] John McCain, Not So Mavericky Anymore « The Washington Independent [...]

[...] John McCain, Not So Mavericky Anymore « The Washington Independent [...]

[...] Who are the real mavericks in [...]

[...] 7, 2010 news culture et cetera John McCain’s no maverick, study shows Mud could have prevented oil spill Dow Jones plunge likely caused by computer error [...]

[...] released an "academic" paper recently which "uses a statistical analysis to plot the relative mavericky-ness of various members of Congress"… Mavericks, he explained… are members who vote "less on the basis of the [...]

“It’s worth noting that seven of the top 10 mavericks in the House, and the seven most mavericky senators, are in the Democratic caucus”

It's rather obvious that that would be the case. Most of the top mavericks are *always* going to be members of the majority, and the stronger the majority, the more this holds. Even in a simplistic linear model, that makes perfect sense. When the Senate had 60 Democrats, by definition 10 Democrats were more conservative than the average Senator. By contrast, when the Senate had 55 Republicans, 5 Republicans were more liberal than the average Senator.

In McCain's case, he opposed much of what George W Bush did, including some of his extreme positions as well as Bush's left-wing spending habits (something that many Republicans followed Bush on), but also opposes President Obama and the Democratic Congressional agenda.

Note that McCain's maverick score is substantially higher when Republicans hold a majority.

[...] new study published by Princeton PhD student Ben Lauderdale — flagged by Aaron Wiener of the Washington Independent and picked up by USA Today — finds that the two most [...]

Once again, Ron Paul leads the way. Even though his party may not give him credit, the voting public will.

Funny how unusual it is to defend and uphold the Constitution and one's oath of office. That's all Ron Paul does, is decide whether the bill is legal or not, and vote only if it is.

I've been doing very similar research. For those interested in this type of work, check out http://www.connect2congress.com for a cool video and interactive tool that lets you explore Poole-Rosenthal scores and other similar metrics and watch legislators as they change over time.

LOL, Dr. Paul is like Spinal Tap. “Turn It To 11!”

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[...] McCain has been in the U.S. Senate since 1987. During the course of the past twenty-three years, McCain has been a “maverick,” and not been a “maverick.” He’s been involved in some shady banking deals, and railed against shady banking deals. And [...]

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[...] ranging from congressional ethics to foreign policy. A study from Princeton University even used statistical analysis to prove that McCain has made major shifts over his career. Still, this is not the first time [...]

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