By the People: Election 2004 . Web Roundup



"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." Alice Walker			Candidates and Parties Who are the candidates and what do they believe? We have gathered research that provides an in-depth look at each candidate as well as tools that compare the candidates to one another. You can also find out more about the political parties that are stakeholders in this election. Candidate Profiles Compare the Candidates The Political Parties Libertarian Party Candidate for President --Submitted 06.29.04 by Chris Claypoole, Baltimore, MD Candidate Match-Up Survey This site is cool -- you answer different questions about how your own position on issues like health care, the death penalty, social security, etc. and it shows you which candidates are the closest match. --Submitted 02.03.04 by Jennifer, Arlington, VA Democrats/The South Interesting Washington Post op-ed that claims Democrats should give up on winning the South. --Submitted 02.02.04 by Scott, Oakland, CA Howard Dean Official site NewsHour profile New York Times Profile John Kerry Official site NewsHour profile New York Times Profile Dennis Kucinich Official site NewsHour profile New York Times Profile Al Sharpton Official site NewsHour profile New York Times Profile George W. Bush Official site New York Times Profile The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer: Issues Quiz This tool allows you to select your own positions on key issues and find the candidate whose views most closely reflect your own. The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer: In Their Own Words The NewsHour has put together video and written statements from each of the candidates that allow you to see and read their responses to campaign issues. Washington Post: Compare the Candidates This feature allows you to compare the candidates quickly and easily. Council on Foreign Relations: Campaign 2004 Research candidate's positions on international issues confronting the U.S. The Wall Street Journal: Campaign 2004 (Subscription only) Find commentary from the candidates as well as delegate tallies, financial information and more for each Presidential hopeful who managed to raise $5 million by the last FEC deadline. Time/AOL News: President Match. Time and AOL ask you to tell them how strongly you oppose or support a variety of public policy initiatives and, based on your answers, they will tell you which candidate most closely matches your views. You might be surprised. Select Smart This is an independent website that has created a very good list of questions about issues. It will assess your answers to the questions and then tell you which candidates hold views similar to yours. Slate.com: Whack-a-pol Try this. Trust us. This is unquestionably the most fun way to judge which candidate holds positions that most closely match your own. Politics1 Democrats, Republicans, Third Party candidates and Independents... if they're running for President in 2004 (or even thinking about running), you can find them ALL here. The Democratic National Committee. This is the official site of the Democratic National Committee. The Green Party. This is the official site of the Green Party The Libertarian Party. This is the official site of the Libertarian Party The Republican National Committee. This is the official site of the Republican National Committee
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