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How SelectSmart.com Visitors Responded

1. ABORTION ISSUES: Which views on the issue of abortion would you prefer your candidate advocate?

"Pro-Choice"	Neither	"Pro-Life"
53.1%	12.0%	35.0%

2. MINORITY ISSUES: Would you prefer your candidate support or oppose such legislation as affirmative action?

Oppose	Neither	Support
49.4%	19.7%	30.9%

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.)
14.5%	23.0%	62.6%

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
51.7%	13.6%	34.7%

5. DEFENSE SPENDING: Would you prefer your candidate advocate an increase or decrease in the defense spending budget?

Support increase	Neither	Support decrease
48.6%	25.5%	25.9%

6. DRUG POLICY: Some presidential candidates champion 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
51.1%	16.3%	32.6%

7. GAY RIGHTS: Some candidates would add sexual orientation to the list of protected classes. 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 legislation that most gay activists favor.	Neither	Oppose special legislation concerning homosexuality.
42.3%	18.7%	39.0%

8. EDUCATION : Some presidential candidates champion 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
47.2%	14.6%	38.2%

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
24.5%	14.8%	60.7%

10. EVOLUTION VS. CREATIONISM: Some presidential candidates favor the teaching of Creationism in public schools along with the theory of evolution which is currently taught in science classes. What's your opinion?

Support the status quo -- evolution only	Neither	Support legislation allowing the teaching of Creationism
39.4%	23.8%	36.8%

11. FOREIGN POLICY: Would you prefer your candidate embrace an non-interventionist or interventionist approach to foreign policy?

Support non-interventionist	Neither	Support interventionist
36.5%	21.8%	41.7%

12. GUN CONTROL: Would you prefer your candidate oppose or support gun control legislation?

Oppose	Neither	Support
31.9%	11.3%	56.8%

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
39.8%	15.6%	44.5%

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".
45.5%	16.6%	37.9%

15. SOCIAL SECURITY: Would you prefer your candidate promise to preserve existing system or reform (or even abolish) Social Security?

Support reforming or abolishing	Neither	Support preserving
38.9%	15.7%	45.3%

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
15.1%	19.6%	65.3%

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
46.6%	22.9%	30.5%