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AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SELECTOR

Your informed vote is important. The new President's responses to the issues below may affect your quality of life, tax rate or even your life span. While campaign promises and statements should be considered with prudent skepticism, they indicate the candidate's most likely political positions. Answer the questions below to determine which candidate most closely matches your political views. A "strongly" response increases the weight of an issue by three times over "somewhat". If a choice is not important or not acceptable to you, select "Neither".

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     1. ABORTION ISSUES: Which views on the issue of abortion would you prefer your candidate advocate?
    "Pro-Choice" Neither "Pro-Life"
    Strongly Somewhat No Preference Somewhat Strongly

    2. MINORITY ISSUES: Would you prefer your candidate support or oppose such legislation as affirmative action?
    Oppose Neither Support
    Strongly Somewhat No Preference Somewhat Strongly


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    3. CAMPAIGN FINANCE: Would you prefer your candidate support or oppose campaign finance reform?
    Oppose Reform (Lift
    restrictions on contributions)         		Neither Support Reform (Abolish "soft
    money" contributions, etc.)
    Strongly Somewhat No Preference Somewhat Strongly

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    4. CRIME: Some candidates have outlined their approach to minimizing crime. Which approach do you prefer your candidate stress?
    Support "get tough" approach,
    e.g. longer prison sentences         		Neither Support preventive approach, e.g.
    educational & recreational programs
    Strongly Somewhat No Preference Somewhat Strongly

    5. DEFENSE SPENDING: Would you prefer your candidate advocate an increase or decrease in the defense spending budget?
    Support increase Neither Support decrease
    Strongly Somewhat No Preference Somewhat Strongly

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    6. DRUG POLICY: Some presidential candidates support an increase in drug crime prosecution and penalties while some favor a decriminalization or complete legalization of what are currently drug crimes. What stance would you like your candidate to adopt?
    Support increased prosecution and penalties Neither Support decriminalization
    Strongly Somewhat No Preference Somewhat Strongly

    7. GAY RIGHTS: Some candidates believe that sexual orientation is an unchangeable characteristic and support across the board equality under civil law for gay and lesbian Americans. On the other end of the spectrum, some believe that gay relationships are a destructive assault on the heterosexual, marriage-based family. What policies would you like your candidate to favor?
    Support legislative
    equality for homosexuals.         		Neither Oppose special legislation
    concerning homosexuality.
    Strongly Somewhat No Preference Somewhat Strongly

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    8. EDUCATION : Some presidential candidates support school choice. Others see it as a separation of church and state issue. What position would you like your candidate to support?
    Favor School Choice Neither Support tax dollars for public schools only
    Strongly Somewhat No Preference Somewhat Strongly

    9. ENVIRONMENT: Which position regarding the environment would your ideal candidate advocate?
    Support the environment only
    after considering market and
    private property concerns.     		Neither Support environmental
    protection legislation
    Strongly Somewhat No Preference Somewhat Strongly

    10. EVOLUTION VS. CREATIONISM: Some presidential candidates favor the teaching of Creationism in public schools along evolution which is currently taught in science classes. What's your opinion?
    Support the situation as it
    is now: evolution only         		Neither Support legislation including
    the teaching of Creationism
    Strongly Somewhat No Preference Somewhat Strongly

    11. FOREIGN POLICY: Would you prefer your candidate embrace an non-interventionist or interventionist approach to foreign policy?
    Support non-interventionist Neither Support interventionist
    Strongly Somewhat No Preference Somewhat Strongly

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    12. GUN CONTROL: Would you prefer your candidate oppose or support gun control legislation?
    Oppose Neither Support
    Strongly Somewhat No Preference Somewhat Strongly

    13. HEALTH CARE: Would you prefer your candidate support increased federal involvement in health care? Or would you prefer health care be an area outside governmental control?
    Support health care as primarily
    the responsibility of the individual         		Neither Support health care as primarily
    the responsibility of the government
    Strongly Somewhat No Preference Somewhat Strongly

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    14. MORAL ISSUES: Would you prefer your candidate favor federal, state and/or local legislation supporting "traditional values" such as advocating prayer in public schools, promoting teen-age sexual abstinence and restricting access to Internet pornography?
    Support legislation of
    "traditional values".         		Neither Oppose legislation of
    "traditional values".
    Strongly Somewhat No Preference Somewhat Strongly

    15. SOCIAL SECURITY: Would you prefer your candidate promise to preserve or reform (including dismantle) Social Security?
    Support reforming Neither Support preserving
    Strongly Somewhat No Preference Somewhat Strongly

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    16. TAX POLICY: Various candidates have promised to overhaul the federal income tax codes. They differ in how extreme the proposed changes would be.
    Support retaining current system Neither Support reforming or abolishing
    Strongly Somewhat No Preference Somewhat Strongly

    17. TRADE ISSUES: Would you prefer your candidate be an advocate of free trade or trade controls like tariffs and embargoes?
    Support free-trade Neither Support trade controls
    Strongly Somewhat No Preference Somewhat Strongly

       

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