Positions are categorized as Pro
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Con (NC), or None Found
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Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by party. They 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 up until the Nov. 8, 2008 election.
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A. Total % of Pro and Con responses (out of our 52 posted questions) |
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B. Total % of NC and ? responses (out of our 52 posted questions) |
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C. Total # of position changes |
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ProCon.org's Questions |
Responses |
| 1 |
Abortion |
Should abortion remain a legal option in America? |
Pro |
Pro |
Now NC |
NC |
Pro |
Con |
Pro |
Pro |
| 2 |
Abortion |
Should parental consent be required for pregnant minors to have abortions? |
Con |
NC |
Pro |
NC |
? |
NC |
NC |
? |
| 3 | Character |
Is competence more important than honesty in a President? |
NC |
NC |
NC |
? |
NC |
? |
? |
? |
| 4 | China |
Is China a threat to the U.S.? |
NC |
NC |
NC |
NC |
NC |
Pro |
NC |
? |
| 5 | China |
Should the U.S. impose economic sanctions on China as an incentive to improve its human rights policies? |
NC |
NC |
NC |
NC |
? |
NC |
NC |
NC |
| 6 | Criminal Justice |
Should felons, who have completed their jail time and probation and paid all their fines, be allowed to vote in elections? |
ProCon.org will post the candidates' positions to this question by July 29, 2008. |
| 7 | Criminal Justice |
Should the U.S. develop programs that focus more on rehabilitation than punishment in order to reduce its rate of incarceration? |
ProCon.org will post the candidates' positions to this question by July 29, 2008. |
| 8 | Cuba |
Should the U.S. continue to support an embargo against Cuba? |
Pro |
Pro |
Pro |
Con |
Con |
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 |
Con |
NC |
Con |
NC |
NC |
? |
NC |
| 10 |
Death Penalty |
Should the death penalty remain a legal option in America? |
Pro |
Pro |
Pro |
Pro |
Con |
Pro |
Con |
Con |
| More questions and positions below
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Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by party. They 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.
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| 11 | Defense |
Should the U.S. build its missile defense shield in former Soviet states despite objections from Russia? |
ProCon.org will post the candidates' positions to this question by July 29, 2008. |
| 12 | District of Columbia |
Should the District of Columbia become the 51st U.S. state? |
ProCon.org will post the candidates' positions to this question by July 29, 2008. |
| 13 |
Economy |
Is outsourcing jobs to other countries good for America? |
Con |
NC |
Pro |
Con |
NC |
Con |
Con |
NC |
| 14 |
Economy |
Should the U.S. include mandatory regulations for labor rights in free trade agreements? |
Pro |
NC |
NC |
Con |
? |
NC |
Pro |
Pro |
| 15 |
Economy |
Has the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) had an overall benefit for the U.S.? |
Now NC |
Con |
Pro |
Con |
Con |
Con |
Con |
Con |
| 16 |
Education |
Has the No Child Left Behind Act been effective at improving public education? |
Con |
Con |
Pro |
Con |
Con |
NC |
NC |
Con |
| 17 |
Education |
Is the increasing cost of college and university tuition pricing America's middle class out of higher education? |
Pro |
Pro |
Pro |
NC |
Pro |
? |
NC |
NC |
| 18 |
Education |
Should the federal government fund school voucher programs? |
Con |
Now NC |
Pro |
Con |
Pro |
Pro |
? |
Con |
| 19 | Education |
Should sex education in our schools be based on abstinence only? |
ProCon.org will post the candidates' positions to this question by July 29, 2008. |
| 20 |
Election
Reform |
Should voter verified paper audit trails (VVPAT) be mandatory in elections? |
Pro |
Pro |
? |
? |
Pro |
? |
Pro |
NC |
| More questions and positions below
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| 21 |
Election Reform |
Should there be restrictions on campaign contributions? |
NC |
Pro |
Pro |
Con |
? |
NC |
NC |
NC |
| 22 |
Election Reform |
Should the election campaigns of candidates for public office be publicly financed? |
Pro |
Pro |
Pro |
NC |
Pro |
? |
Pro |
Pro |
| 23 | Eminent Domain |
Should federal or state government be allowed to use eminent domain laws to take private property for commercial, non-government use? |
ProCon.org will post the candidates' positions to this question by June 3, 2008. |
| 24 |
Energy |
Should drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) be allowed? |
Con |
Con |
Con |
Pro |
Con |
Pro |
Con |
Con |
| 25 |
Energy |
Should the U.S. tap into its emergency oil reserves to help bring down the price of gasoline? |
Pro |
NC |
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NC |