Wisconsin Family Council (WFC) has issued 2008 Presidential Preference Primary Voter Information sheets suitable for distribution in churches.
We recommend Questions to Ask Presidential Candidates published in the January 2007 issue of The Phyllis Schlafly Report as a guide to evaluating presidential candidates' positions.
In addition, WFC has compiled the following list of links to a number of voter education sites specifically designed for the presidential
election. These sites represent a cross section of issues—ranging from abortion to the Iraq war, from marriage to taxes, from health
care to education—from a variety of political perspectives.
PLEASE NOTE: Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and do not imply an endorsement of the sites, their contents, or any political party or candidate.
Family Research Council Action : Values-oriented, 20-page voter information publication. This document covers a variety of topics, however, some candidates did not respond to all of the issues/questions. The link takes you to the FRC Action website, where you can download a copy of the publication for free. You will need to enter your first and last name, zip code and email address in order to download the guide.
http://www.frcaction.org/
Project Vote Smart 2008: Bipartisan website containing presidential candidate responses to a Political Courage Test, as well as links to speeches and public statements, endorsements, interest group ratings, biographical information, etc.
http://www.votesmart.org/election_president.php?dist=bio.php
Faith to Action : These PDF documents contain candidate responses on issues such as abortion, marriage, immigration, defense, etc. The positions of candidates who attended (and spoke at) the September 17, 2007 Values Voter Debate in Ft Lauderdale, FL are excerpted from their speeches. All other responses are in question and answer format.
http://cwalac.org/valuesvoterreport-repprimary.pdf
http://cwalac.org/valuesvoterreport-demprimary.pdf
New York Times : Contains presidential candidates’ statements and positions on a variety of issues in tab format, with links for more information. Also lists results of presidential primaries by state broken down by pledged delegates and percent of vote.
http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/issues/index.html1%23/context=index/issue=iraq#/context=index/issue=health
Compare the Candidates : This is a great tool for comparing candidates on the issues. Two drop-down boxes allow you to compare candidate positions on the economy, health care, Social Security, marriage, etc.
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/compare-candidates/index.html
On the Issues : Very detailed site containing a breakdown of candidate positions, statements, votes and history on a number of issues.
http://ontheissues.org/default.htm
2007 Washington Briefing: Transcripts of Presidential Candidates: In October of 2007, Family Research Council hosted the Washington Briefing. All of the GOP and Democratic candidates were invited, but only the GOP candidates came to the event. This page contains transcripts of the candidates’ speeches at the event.
http://www.frcblog.com/2007/10/washington_briefing_transcript.html
Focus Action Candidate Commentary: This candidate commentary contains segments taken from live
webcasts produced by Focus on the Family Action. The webcasts feature Focus Action's senior vice president of government and public policy Tom Minnery and president of FRC (Family Research Counciil) Action
Tony Perkins who discuss where candidates stand on issues of importance to the family.
http://www.citizenlink.org/content/A000006338.cfm
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