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2000 AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SELECTOR

Your informed vote is important. The next 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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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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