republican vs. democrat?

Question

for my government class I have to find the issues that are important to me then write the views that both the democrats and republicans have and then I have to pick what side I am in favor of. Does anyone know any web site that would give me the views that each sides has on different subjects?? any help would be great. I'm tired and need to get this done!! thanks so much

Answer 1

Well you could start with
www.democrats.org ( democratic national commitee page )
and
www.rnc.org ( republican national commitee page )

But remember that what they say they are for isnt necessarily what they actually vote for.

here is a page showing voting records for reference for state

http://www.vote-smart.org/official_five_categories.php?dist=voting_category.php

Here is the congressional voting record page

http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/congrecord.htm

Answer 2

That is fairly sad. Your teacher is forcing you to research only 2 of the political parties and ideas today. There is more to life than Republicanism and Democratism. You could look up third parties, that while don't directly influence the nation, DO influence how the big parties work. For example, during the Presidential election of 1992, The race had 3 big contenders, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Ross Perot. Because the Republicans were fed up with the way their current leader was handling things, some split their vote for Ross Perot (a conservative candidate who ran independently), so Bill Clinton ended up winning, with only 43% of the vote! The same could have been argued in the 2000 election, when Environmental extremist Ralph Nader ran on the ticket for the Green Party, and is claimed to have ruined Al Gore's chance at winning.

That said the above Y!Answerers gave great links to follow. Unofficial websites for each side's community could be followed here:

Conservatives (mostly Republican, some Libertarian, some Ind.)
http://www.freerepublic.org
http://www.townhall.com
http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com
http://www.conservativeunderground.com
http://www.nationalreview.com

Liberals (mostly Democrat, some Green, some Ind.)
http://www.dailykos.com
http://www.democraticunderground.com
http://www.talkleft.com/
http://www.pandagon.net
http://www.wonkette.com

Answer 3

If you want the truth on issues where the writers are not biased tword either partywell maybe a little but just provide facts with quotes from politicians from both sides on important issues of the day then you should check out the patriot. You can subscribe for free and look at back issues. Not to put you down but I'm sure your teacher gave you ample time to cover this subject. I don't think you can do it in an hour or two but I feel for you I was the same way in high school. lol Sorry but I don't know of any websites with neatly typed answers to issues that you can just ccp, print out and hand in. Some things require a bit of reserach and who knows as I tell my kids you just might accidently learn something!

Answer 4

I don't know any web sites, but I can give you a list of current hot issues. These are not necessarily democrat and republican issues, they're liberal and conservative issues. There are moderates in both parties, and you'll always find those on either side who support both conservative and liberal views at the same time, since it's a personal decision on each one. (Democrats usually take the liberal side, Republicans usually take the conservative.)

Pro-abortion (liberal, also called pro-choice)
Pro-life (conservative)

Big government (liberal)
Small government (conservative)

Socialist economy (liberal)
Free market economy (conservative)

Diversity and special rights (liberal)
Citizen rights (conservative)

Globalization and open borders (liberal)
American exceptionalism (conservative)

Anti-war (liberal)
National security (conservative, about 80-90% of military members are conservative, as are politce and firemen)

Tax-driven fiscal policy (liberal)
Market-driven fiscal policy (conservative)

Social welfare (liberal)
Education and training (conservative)

It used to be that liberals were the ones that championed women's rights and civil rights, but they've lost these issues. Older liberals still have the respectable values of a champion of the people, but today's liberals are far too angry and have lost these causes. It's no longer about helping a man when he's down, it's about calling someone a racist and a bigot if he gets in your way.