2008 | Who Should You Vote For?

McCain or Obama?

This site provides you with a simple tool to see how closely the main candidates' views match your own. WSYVF is not funded by or linked to any political party or interest group.

1. State how much you agree or disagree with the statements below
Note: you should only select the 'strongly' options for the issues that are most important to you; if you don't think an issue is relevant, pick 'neutral' rather than disagree
2. The site will then compare your views with the policy statements of the major candidates

PERSONAL, CHARACTER AND EXPERIENCE (learn more)
The nominee should have experience of a senior political office
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The nominee should NOT have taken illegal drugs
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The nominee should be less than 65 years old
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The nominee should be less than 50 years old
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The nominee should NOT be a divorcee
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The nominee should be a person of colour
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The nominee should have served in the US military
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SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY (learn more)
The USA should NOT have invaded Iraq
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US troops should remain in Iraq for as long as is required to ensure peace in the region
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The President should be prepared to meet with the Iranian leadership without requiring them to meet any pre-conditions
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Waterboarding should be allowed as a means of interrogation
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Guantanamo Bay should be closed and the prisoners either charged or released
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LAW AND SOCIETY (learn more)
A woman's right to an abortion as laid out in Roe vs Wade should NOT be limited
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Partial birth abortion should be banned
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Research using human embryonic stem cells should NOT be banned
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The death penalty should be banned
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Marijuana should NOT be decriminalised
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The sale of assault weapons should be banned under Federal law
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The Federal Marriage Amendment (amending the constitution to define marriage as only being between a man and a woman) should be passed into law
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IMMIGRATION (learn more)
Illegal immigrants should have the right to remain in the USA and follow a path created to enable them to earn the right to citizenship
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Illegal immigrants should NOT be given US drivers licenses
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A permanent fence/wall should NOT be built along the US/Mexican border
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HEALTHCARE (learn more)
There should be universal health coverage
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Medicaid/SCHIP (or similar replacements) should be expanded to increase the number of low income children and adults who can receive free healthcare
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TAX AND ECONOMY (learn more)
Recent tax cuts for rich families should be repealed to help pay for universal health care/other federal projects
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The US should retain CAFTA and NOT hold back from similar new trade agreements
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Tax breaks for companies that outsource jobs overseas should NOT be abolished
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The minimum wage should be increased at a rate higher than inflation to return it to its historic spending power
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ENVIRONMENT (learn more)
US greenhouse gas emissions should be reduced by at least 80% by 2050 to cut global warming
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The US should sign up to the Kyoto treaty if China and India do as well
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