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Positions are categorized as Pro (Yes), Con (No), Not Clearly Pro or Con (NC), or None Found (?). Candidates who have changed positions are listed as Now their most recent position.   Candidates are added when they meet our criteria, and they are removed when they withdraw from the presidential race or no longer meet our criteria.   The candidate menu appears after every 10 questions, and topics appear in alphabetical order.   ProCon.org will continue to update this chart until the Nov. 4, 2008 election. Help us find even better responses. O b a m a M c C a i n B a l d w i n B a r r M c K i n n e y N a d e r Dem. Rep. Cst. Lib. Grn. Ind. 1 2 3 4 5 6 A. Total % of Pro and Con responses (out of our 75 posted questions) 68% 68% 73% 47% 87% 73% B. Total % of NC and ? responses (out of our 75 posted questions) 32% 32% 27% 53% 13% 27% C. Total # of position changes 5 6 0 5 0 0 # Topic ProCon.org's Questions Responses 1 Abortion Should abortion remain a legal option in America? Pro Now Con Con Now NC Pro Pro 2 Abortion Should parental consent be required for pregnant minors to have abortions? NC Pro Pro NC Con ? 3 Character Is competence more important than honesty in a President? NC NC NC ? NC NC 4 China Is China a threat to the US? NC NC Pro Pro NC Con 5 China Should the US impose economic sanctions on China as an incentive to improve its human rights policies? NC NC NC NC NC NC Obama McCai Bald Barr McKin Nader 6 Criminal Justice Should felons, who have completed their jail time and probation and paid all their fines, be allowed to vote in elections? Pro NC NC ? Pro Pro 7 Criminal Justice Should the US develop programs that focus more on rehabilitation than punishment in order to reduce its rate of incarceration? Pro ? NC ? Pro Pro 8 Cuba Should the US continue to support an embargo against Cuba? Pro Pro Pro NC Con Con 9 Darfur Should the US send any American forces, with or without the UN, to the Darfur region of Sudan to stop the genocide? Con NC Con Con Con NC 10 Death Penalty Should the death penalty remain a legal option in America? Pro Pro Pro Pro Con Con More questions and positions below Positions are categorized as Pro (Yes), Con (No), Not Clearly Pro or Con (NC), or None Found (?). Candidates who have changed positions are listed as Now their most recent position.   Candidates are added when they meet our criteria, and they are removed when they withdraw from the presidential race or no longer meet our criteria.   The candidate menu appears after every 10 questions, and topics appear in alphabetical order.   ProCon.org will continue to update this chart until the Nov. 4, 2008 election.   Help us find even better responses. O b a m a M c C a i n B a l d w i n B a r r M c K i n n e y N a d e r Dem. Rep. Cst. Lib. Grn. Ind. 1 2 3 4 5 6 # Topic ProCon.org's Questions Responses 11 Defense Should the US build its missile defense shield in former Soviet states despite objections from Russia? Pro NC Con NC Con Con 12 District of Columbia Should the District of Columbia become the 51st US state? NC NC Con ? Pro Pro 13 Economy Is outsourcing jobs to other countries good for America? NC Pro Con ? Con Con 14 Economy Should the US include mandatory regulations for labor rights in free trade agreements? Pro NC Con NC Pro Pro 15 Economy Has the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) had an overall benefit for the US? Con Pro Con Con Con Con Obama McCai Bald Barr McKin Nader 16 Economy Should the federal government bail out failing US private corporations like it did with Bear Stearns or Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac at taxpayers expense? Pro Pro Con Con Con Con 17 Economy Do labor unions provide an overall benefit to workers in the US? Pro Pro ? NC Pro NC 18 Education Has the No Child Left Behind Act been effective at improving public education? Con Pro Con Con Con Con 19 Education Is the increasing cost of college and university tuition pricing America's middle class out of higher education? Pro Pro NC NC Pro Pro 20 Education Should the federal government fund school voucher programs? Now NC Pro Con Pro Con Con More questions and positions below Positions are categorized as Pro (Yes), Con (No), Not Clearly Pro or Con (NC), or None Found (?). Candidates who have changed positions are listed as Now their most recent position.   Candidates are added when they meet our criteria, and they are removed when they withdraw from the presidential race or no longer meet our criteria.   The candidate menu appears after every 10 questions, and topics appear in alphabetical order.   ProCon.org will continue to update this chart until the Nov. 4, 2008 election.   Help us find even better responses. O b a m a M c C a i n B a l d w i n B a r r M c K i n n e y N a d e r Dem. Rep. Cst. Lib. Grn. Ind. 1 2 3 4 5 6 # Topic ProCon.org's Questions Responses 21 Education Should sex education in our schools be based on abstinence only? Con Pro Con NC Con Con 22 Election Reform Should voter verified paper audit trails (VVPAT) be mandatory in elections? Pro ? Pro NC Pro Pro 23 Election Reform Should there be restrictions on campaign contributions? Pro Pro Con NC Pro Pro 24 Election Reform Should the election campaigns of candidates for public office be publicly financed? Pro Pro Con Con Pro Pro 25 Eminent Domain Should federal or state government be allowed to use eminent domain laws to take private property for non-public use? ? Con Con Con NC Con Obama McCai Bald Barr McKin Nader 26 Energy Should drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) be allowed? Con Con Pro Pro Con Con 27 Energy Should the US tap into its emergency oil reserves to help bring down the price of gasoline? NC Pro NC NC Con Con 28 Energy Should the US permit more offshore drilling to increase domestic energy supplies? Now NC Now Pro Pro Pro Con Con 29 Energy Should the US build additional nuclear plants? NC Pro Pro Pro Con Con 30 Energy Should the private ethanol industry be subsidized by the federal government? Pro Con Con Con Con Con More questions and positions below Positions are categorized as Pro (Yes), Con (No), Not Clearly Pro or Con (NC), or None Found (?). Candidates who have changed positions are listed as Now their most recent position.   Candidates are added when they meet our criteria, and they are removed when they withdraw from the presidential race or no longer meet our criteria.   The candidate menu appears after every 10 questions, and topics appear in alphabetical order.   ProCon.org will continue to update this chart until the Nov. 4, 2008 election.   Help us find even better responses. O b a m a M c C a i n B a l d w i n B a r r M c K i n n e y N a d e r Dem. Rep. Cst. Lib. Grn. Ind. 1 2 3 4 5 6 # Topic ProCon.org's Questions Responses 31 Environment Should the US ratify an international environmental agreement (such as the Kyoto Protocol) that mandates reductions in carbon emissions? Pro NC Con NC Pro Pro 32 Environment Should the federal government mandate an increase in fuel efficiency standards for automobiles? Pro Pro Con Now Con Pro Pro 33 Environment Are humans substantially responsible for global climate change today? Pro NC Con Con Pro Pro 34 Gun Control Are more federal regulations on guns and ammunition needed? Pro Con Con Con Con Pro 35 Health Care Should all Americans have a right to government or employer subsidized basic health care? Pro Con Con Con Pro Pro Obama McCai Bald Barr McKin Nader 36 Health Care Should Americans be allowed to purchase their prescription drugs from other countries? Pro Pro Pro ? Pro ? 37 Health Care Are fast food companies responsible in any way for America's obesity problems? NC NC Con NC Pro Pro 38 Immigration Are illegal immigrants a net gain to the US economy? NC NC Con NC Pro NC 39 Immigration Should illegal aliens receive any of the rights or benefits that lawful permanent residents enjoy? Pro Pro Con Con Pro Pro 40 Immigration Should the US build a physical barrier, such as a fence, along the US-Mexico border? Pro Now Con Pro Con Con Con More questions and positions below Positions are categorized as Pro (Yes), Con (No), Not Clearly Pro or Con (NC), or None Found (?). Candidates who have changed positions are listed as Now their most recent position.   Candidates are added when they meet our criteria, and they are removed when they withdraw from the presidential race or no longer meet our criteria.   The candidate menu appears after every 10 questions, and topics appear in alphabetical order.   ProCon.org will continue to update this chart until the Nov. 4, 2008 election.   Help us find even better responses. O b a m a M c C a i n B a l d w i n B a r r M c K i n n e y N a d e r Dem. Rep. Cst. Lib. Grn. Ind. 1 2 3 4 5 6 # Topic ProCon.org's Questions Responses 41 Iran Should the US use military force against Iran if Iran does not dismantle its nuclear program? Now Con NC NC Con Con NC 42 Iran Should the US be involved in direct negotiations with Iran? Pro Now Pro ? Pro Pro NC 43 Iraq Was it a mistake to attack Iraq in 2003? Pro Con Pro Now Pro Pro Pro 44 Iraq Has the war in Iraq made America safer? Con NC Con NC Con Con 45 Iraq Should the US set a timetable for troop withdrawal in Iraq? Pro Con Pro Con Pro Pro Obama McCai Bald Barr McKin Nader 46 Israel Should Israel continue to receive the current level of military and economic aid from the US? Pro Pro Con NC Con Con 47 Israeli- Palestinian Conflict Should the US allow Hamas to join future Israeli-Palestinian negotiations? NC NC NC ? NC NC 48 Israeli- Palestinian Conflict Should there be an independent Palestinian state? Pro NC NC ? Pro Pro 49 Kosovo Should the US have supported Kosovo's independence? NC Pro NC ? NC ? 50 Marriage Should there be a Constitutional amendment or federal law defining marriage as only between a man and a woman? Con Con Con Con Con Con More questions and positions below Positions are categorized as Pro (Yes), Con (No), Not Clearly Pro or Con (NC), or None Found (?). Candidates who have changed positions are listed as Now their most recent position.   Candidates are added when they meet our criteria, and they are removed when they withdraw from the presidential race or no longer meet our criteria.   The candidate menu appears after every 10 questions, and topics appear in alphabetical order.   ProCon.org will continue to update this chart until the Nov. 4, 2008 election.   Help us find even better responses. O b a m a M c C a i n B a l d w i n B a r r M c K i n n e y N a d e r Dem. Rep. Cst. Lib. Grn. Ind. 1 2 3 4 5 6 # Topic ProCon.org's Questions Responses 51 Marriage Should an affair outside of marriage disqualify a candidate for public office? NC NC ? ? NC Con 52 Media Should journalists be shielded from prosecution for protecting their sources? NC Pro Con ? Pro ? 53 Medical Marijuana Should marijuana be a medical option? Now Pro Con Pro Now Pro Pro Pro 54 Medical Marijuana Should the federal government stop raids against people for using medical marijuana in states where medical marijuana use is legal? Pro Pro Pro ? Pro Pro 55 National ID Should there be a national identification card? ? NC Con Con Con Con Obama McCai Bald Barr McKin Nader 56 National Service Should the US institute a military draft? Con Con Con Pro Con Con 57 National Service Should openly gay people be allowed to serve in the US military? Pro Con Con Pro Pro Pro 58 National Service Should the US mandate military service or civil service like the Peace Corps? NC Con Con Con Con ? 59 Presidential Power Should the US President's powers be expanded to include a line item veto? ? Pro Con ? Con ? 60 Presidential Power Should the unitary executive theory apply to the US President? NC NC NC NC Con Con More questions and positions below Positions are categorized as Pro (Yes), Con (No), Not Clearly Pro or Con (NC), or None Found (?). Candidates who have changed positions are listed as Now their most recent position.   Candidates are added when they meet our criteria, and they are removed when they withdraw from the presidential race or no longer meet our criteria.   The candidate menu appears after every 10 questions, and topics appear in alphabetical order.   ProCon.org will continue to update this chart until the Nov. 4, 2008 election.   Help us find even better responses. O b a m a M c C a i n B a l d w i n B a r r M c K i n n e y N a d e r Dem. Rep. Cst. Lib. Grn. Ind. 1 2 3 4 5 6 # Topic ProCon.org's Questions Responses 61 Presidential Power Should the Vice-President of the US be considered part of the Executive Branch and thus be subject to the laws and rules governing that branch? Pro ? ? ? Pro ? 62 Religion Should federal funds be given to faith-based (religious) organizations and initiatives? Pro Pro NC Now NC Con ? 63 Religion Should a candidate's religion matter to voters? NC Pro Pro NC NC Con 64 Science Should the government continue to fund the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)? Pro Pro ? NC Con NC 65 Science Should Intelligent Design be taught as science in schools? NC Now Con NC ? Con ? Obama McCai Bald Barr McKin Nader 66 Social Security Should Social Security be privatized? Con Pro Pro Pro Con Con 67 Stem Cells Should the federal government fund embryonic stem cell research? Pro Now Pro Con Con Pro NC 68 Taxes Should the Bush tax cuts be made permanent Con Now Pro Pro NC Con Con 69 Taxes Should any federal taxes be increased? Pro Con Con Con NC Con 70 Turkey Should Turkey be able to enter Iraq or other countries unilaterally in search of its enemies? Con Con NC ? NC ? More questions and positions below Positions are categorized as Pro (Yes), Con (No), Not Clearly Pro or Con (NC), or None Found (?). Candidates who have changed positions are listed as Now their most recent position.   Candidates are added when they meet our criteria, and they are removed when they withdraw from the presidential race or no longer meet our criteria.   The candidate menu appears after every 10 questions, and topics appear in alphabetical order.   ProCon.org will continue to update this chart until the Nov. 4, 2008 election.   Help us find even better responses. O b a m a M c C a i n B a l d w i n B a r r M c K i n n e y N a d e r Dem. Rep. Cst. Lib. Grn. Ind. 1 2 3 4 5 6 # Topic ProCon.org's Questions Responses 71 US Constitution Should the US Constitution and Bill of Rights be altered or updated in any way? Pro Pro Con Pro Pro Pro 72 War on Terror Should interrogation techniques that some consider torture, such as waterboarding, be a legal option? Con Con NC Con Con Con 73 War on Terror Should the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay be closed? Pro Pro Con ? Pro Pro 74 War on Terror Has the USA PATRIOT Act had an overall benefit for the US? Now NC NC Con NC Con Con 75 War on Terror Should telecommunication companies receive immunity for allowing the government to conduct past warrantless wiretaps? Con NC Con Con Con Con A. Total % of Pro and Con responses (out of our 75 posted questions) 68% 68% 73% 47% 87% 73% B. Total % of NC and ? responses (out of our 75 posted questions) 32% 32% 27% 53% 13% 27% C. Total # of position changes 5 6 0 5 0 0

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