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. NEWLY UPDATED!

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)
Long service in the Senate is good preparation for being President
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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 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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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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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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HEALTHCARE (learn more)
There should be universal health coverage
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Health coverage should be increased through tax cuts enable personal choice rather than state provision
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TAX AND ECONOMY (learn more)
The Bush tax cuts for families making >$250000 a year should be repealed to fund tax cuts for middle class families
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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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There should be tighter government regulation of financial institutions
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There should be no limit to offshore oil drilling
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ENVIRONMENT (learn more)
US greenhouse gas emissions should be reduced by at least 60% by 2050 to cut global warming
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$150 billion should be invested over the next 10 years to build a clean energy future
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Which result do you actually expect to get?
Barack Obama     John McCain     
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