62.5% of matchups won
376 matchups
Elo 1676
tracked 2025/05/18 → 2026/09/03
mission: Serve country and promote democracy · Politics and military service · politicians
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing63%
picked as helping wellbeing
324 matchups
60%
picked as hurting wellbeing
52 matchups
People are split on it.
Who rates it higher
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
Mark Kelly
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19.3% wins · American politician, astronaut, and naval officer (born 1964)
02
Marco Rubio
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39.3% wins · American politician and diplomat (born 1971)
03
John Kerry
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60.8% wins · American politician and diplomat (born 1943)
04
Ron Paul
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57.4% wins · American politician (born 1935)
05
John McAfee
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37.1% wins · British-American programmer and businessman (1945–2021)
Known for
- Vietnam War hero
- 2008 presidential nominee
- McCain-Feingold Act
- Senate Armed Services Chair
- Promoted Vietnam relations
Based on 376 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/03. Full rankings ·
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