are there any websites that explain the the candidates' positions on issues?

Question

can you give any links?

Answer 1

well it depends on your candidates... just search for them in yahoo or google, and usually the first link you will see is there website... explore them and you will find a section on Issues.

Answer 2

Beware of the election guide in your local newspaper. These are typically one-sided, depending on the management of the newspaper. Joseph Pulitzer once made the statement, on his retirement, that his newspapers would never favor any political party. The St. Louis Post Dispatch, for generations a Pulitzer paper and one that prints Pulitzer's quote every day, is widely known for strongly endorsing nearly every liberal candidate and attacking nearly every conservative candidate. They use extreme left-wingers like Maureen Dowd, Leonard Pitts, and Eric Mink. They finally gave up on Molly Ivins, who is so absurdly left-wing that she can't even write clearly enough for people to know what she's talking about (Dowd isn't much better). The Post's write-in section does publish some conservative views, but they regularly follow each of them with an opposing liberal comment as the "last word", sneaky enough that a some people may not even realize what the Post is doing.

BTW, if you want to know what candidates favor the horrible procedure known as "partial birth abortion", where full-term babies are killed at the moment of delivery by plunging scissors into their skulls, check out "Emily's List".

Answer 3

The League Of Women Voters has for years helped voters make an informed choice.

Check their website for your local League's site:

http://www.lwv.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home

you might be out of luck if you live in a small town, tho

Answer 4

I would try to go to a local paper or newstations website. They usually have links to information about and profiles of local candidates.

Answer 5

Depends where you live. The website for your local paper might have an election guide.