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title: "McCain Stands For…?"
description: "Just 34% of voters say they know a lot about McCain's stance on major issues."
date: "2008-06-20"
authors:
  - name: "Russell Heimlich"
    job_title: "Former web developer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2008/06/20/mccain-stands-for/"
---

# McCain Stands For…?

While John McCain has been in the national spotlight since his first run for president in 2000, only 34% of voters say they know a lot about where he stands on major issues; slightly more (39%) say they know a lot about Barack Obama’s positions. This disparity is larger among their respective supporters, with 52% of Obama backers saying they know a lot about his positions, compared with just 44% of McCain’s supporters saying that about his positions. [Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/pubs/853/mccain-obama-negatives)