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Which candidate would make the best US president?
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?"
ARCHIVED WEBSITE: No new data posted since Jan. 19, 2009 because Barack Obama became US President the following day. The 2008 Election website was ProCon.org's most popular website ever with over 868,000 sessions between Dec. 12, 2007, when the site first launched, through Election Day on Nov. 4, 2008. We kept it active until Jan. 19, 2009, the day before President Elect Barack Obama became President of the United States. On Jan. 20, 2009 we archived the site - meaning we will no longer make any updates to it. The site will remain accessible in our "Archived Sites" section. Thanks to all our inquisitive readers, staff, and volunteers who made the project such a success.


2008 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES - BIOS AND VIEWS
 
Democratic Party
 Republican Party
 3rd Parties / Independents
Barack Obama
 Check mark for election winner
Obama, Barack
&
John McCain
McCain, John
&
Chuck Baldwin
Baldwin, Chuck (Cst.)

Bob Barr
Barr, Bob (Lib.)

Joe Biden
Biden, Joe

 Sarah Palin
Palin, Sarah
Cynthia McKinney
McKinney, Cynthia (Grn.)

Ralph Nader
Nader, Ralph (Ind.)

Inactive Candidates News and Notices Candidate Summary Chart
CANDIDATE VIEWS BY ISSUE
 
Pros & Cons by Category
Abortion
Character
China
Criminal Justice
Cuba
Darfur
Death Penalty
Defense
District of Columbia
Economy
Education
Election Reform
Eminent Domain
Energy
Environment
Gun Control
Health Care
Immigration
Iran
Iraq War
Israel
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Kosovo
Marriage
Media
Medical Marijuana
National ID
National Service
Presidential Power
Religion
Science
Social Security
Stem Cells
Taxes
Turkey
US Constitution
War on Terror
Teacher Survey

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Archived Notices (archived after 30 days)



Last updated on 11/1/2010 11:29:46 AM PST

Which candidate would make the best US president?



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?"
ARCHIVED WEBSITE: No new data posted since Jan. 19, 2009 because Barack Obama became US President the following day. The 2008 Election website was ProCon.org's most popular website ever with over 868,000 sessions between Dec. 12, 2007, when the site first launched, through Election Day on Nov. 4, 2008. We kept it active until Jan. 19, 2009, the day before President Elect Barack Obama became President of the United States. On Jan. 20, 2009 we archived the site - meaning we will no longer make any updates to it. The site will remain accessible in our "Archived Sites" section. Thanks to all our inquisitive readers, staff, and volunteers who made the project such a success.


2008 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES - BIOS AND VIEWS
 
Democratic Party
 Republican Party
 3rd Parties / Independents
Barack Obama
 Check mark for election winner
Obama, Barack
&
John McCain
McCain, John
&
Chuck Baldwin
Baldwin, Chuck (Cst.)

Bob Barr
Barr, Bob (Lib.)

Joe Biden
Biden, Joe

 Sarah Palin
Palin, Sarah
Cynthia McKinney
McKinney, Cynthia (Grn.)

Ralph Nader
Nader, Ralph (Ind.)

Inactive Candidates News and Notices Candidate Summary Chart
CANDIDATE VIEWS BY ISSUE
 
Pros & Cons by Category
Abortion
Character
China
Criminal Justice
Cuba
Darfur
Death Penalty
Defense
District of Columbia
Economy
Education
Election Reform
Eminent Domain
Energy
Environment
Gun Control
Health Care
Immigration
Iran
Iraq War
Israel
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Kosovo
Marriage
Media
Medical Marijuana
National ID
National Service
Presidential Power
Religion
Science
Social Security
Stem Cells
Taxes
Turkey
US Constitution
War on Terror
Teacher Survey

Notices for 2008 Election and Other ProCon.org Information (archived after 30 days) rss icon

Archived Notices (archived after 30 days)


Last updated on 11/1/2010 11:29:46 AM PST
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