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Which candidate would make the best US President?
ProCon.org has researched the US Presidential candidates and their views on 75 issues ranging from abortion to global warming to the war in Iraq. Read our simple, nonpartisan, pro-con presentations and decide for yourself: "Which candidate would make the best US President?"

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2008 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES - BIOS AND VIEWS
 
Democratic Party
Republican Party
3rd Parties / Independents

Obama, Barack
&
McCain, John
&

Baldwin, Chuck (Cst.)

Barr, Bob (Lib.)


Biden, Joe


Palin, Sarah

McKinney, Cynthia (Grn.)

Nader, Ralph (Ind.)

 
CANDIDATE VIEWS BY ISSUE
 
Pros and Cons by Issue
Abortion
  1. Legal option
  2. Parental Consent

Character
  3. Honesty vs. competence

China
  4. Threat to US?
  5. Human Rights

Criminal Justice
  6. Felon Voting
  7. Rehab vs. incarceration

Cuba
  8. Embargo

Darfur
  9. Genocide

Death Penalty
  10. Legal option

Defense
  11. Missile defense shield

District of Columbia
  12. Statehood

Economy
  13. Outsourcing jobs
  14. Free trade regulations
  15. NAFTA
  16. Bailout
  17. Labor unions

Education
  18. No Child Left Behind
  19. Increasing costs
  20. School vouchers
  21. Abstinence only

Election Reform
  22. Paper trails
  23. Campaign contributions
  24. Public financing

Eminent Domain
  25. Non-public use

Energy
  26. ANWR drilling
  27. Price of US gasoline
  28. Offshore drilling
  29. Nuclear plants
  30. Ethanol subsidies

Environment
  31. International agreements
  32. Fuel efficiency
  33. Global climate change

Gun Control
  34. Federal regulations

Health Care
  35. Subsidized care
  36. Prescription options
  37. Fast food and obesity

Immigration
  38. Net impact on economy
  39. Rights and benefits
  40. US-Mexico fence

Iran
  41. US military force
  42. Direct negotiations

Iraq War
  43. Was the attack a mistake?
  44. Is America safer?
  45. Withdrawal timetable

Israel
  46. Military and economic aid

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
  47. Hamas
  48. Palestine

Kosovo
  49. Independence

Marriage
  50. Constitutional amendment
  51. Infidelity

Media
  52. Protecting sources

Medical Marijuana
  53. Legalization
  54. Raids

National ID
  55. National ID card

National Service
  56. Draft
  57. Gays in the military
  58. Mandatory service

Presidential Power
  59. Line item veto
  60. Unitary executive theory
  61. VP in Executive Branch

Religion
  62. Faith-based funding
  63. Importance to voters

Science
  64. Funding NASA
  65. Intelligent Design as science

Social Security
  66. Privatizing

Stem Cells
  67. Federal funding

Taxes
  68. Bush tax cuts
  69. Tax increase

Turkey
  70. Entering Iraq

US Constitution
  71. Alteration

War on Terror
  72. Waterboarding
  73. Guantanamo Bay
  74. PATRIOT Act
  75. Warrantless wiretapping

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