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2. Vote Easy - Our candidate matching tool: https://voteeasy.votesmart.org/
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2. Their Positions part of Political Galaxy: https://votesmart.org/galaxy
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3. Vote Easy - Our candidate matching tool: https://voteeasy.votesmart.org/
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However, only ~25% of Congressional candidates take the PCT (based off of recent years). Voters are still interested in where their candidates stand on the issues, so we go ahead and research how candidates would answer these questions. When candidates fail to take the PCT, these researched determinations act as a substitute on the three tools mentioned above. This research is our answer to candidates failing to provide citizens with their stances on the key issues. We use their public record to divine where they stand on the issue. Therefore, it is especially important that the research is comprehensive and evidence based.
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In an ideal world, each politician would directly, clearly, and consistently demonstrate his or her adherence to a specific issue position; in reality, we may need to make judgments based on a collection of evidence. This research is our answer to candidates failing to provide citizens with their stances on the key issues. Therefore, it is especially important that the research is comprehensive and evidence based.
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However, only ~25% of Congressional candidates take the PCT (based off of recent years). Voters are still interested in where their candidates stand on the issues, so we go ahead and research how candidates would answer these questions. When candidates fail to take the PCT, these researched determinations act as a substitute on the three tools mentioned above.
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2. Their Positions part of Political Galaxy: https://votesmart.org/galaxy
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1. The candidate's "Positions" page on the website: https://votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/22421
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**Reason for Issue Position Research**
**End Goal of Issue Position Research:**
To construct strong and defensible determinations of politicians' positions on the questions posed by the Political Courage test.
**End Goal of Issue Position Research:**
To construct strong and defensible determinations of politicians' positions on the questions posed by the Political Courage test.
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**End Goal of Issue Position Research:** To construct strong and defensible determinations of politicians' positions on the questions posed by the Political Courage test.
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**The end goal of Issue Position Research:** To construct strong and defensible determinations of politicians' positions on the questions posed by the Political Courage test.
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**The end goal of Issue Position Research:** To construct strong and defensible determinations of politicians' positions.
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However, only ~25% of Congressional candidates take the PCT (based off of recent years). Voters are still interested in where their candidates stand on the issues, so we go ahead and research how candidates would answer these questions. When candidates fail to take the PCT, these researched determinations act as a substitute for the three tools mentioned above.
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**====Introduction to Issue Position Research====**
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2. Their Positions part of Political Galaxy: https://votesmart.org/galaxy/Jimmy-Gomez-138524/Abortion-2/positions
3. VoteEasy - Our candidate matching tool
3. VoteEasy - Our candidate matching tool
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3. VoteEasy - Our candidate matching tool that is active during election season
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The goal of Issue Position Research is to construct strong and defensible determinations of politicians' positions.
In an ideal world, each politician would directly, clearly, and consistently demonstrate his or her adherence to a specific issue position; in reality, we may need to make judgments based on a collection of evidence. This research is our answer to candidates failing to provide citizens with their stances on the key issues. Therefore, it is especially important that the research is comprehensive and evidence based.
In an ideal world, each politician would directly, clearly, and consistently demonstrate his or her adherence to a specific issue position; in reality, we may need to make judgments based on a collection of evidence. This research is our answer to candidates failing to provide citizens with their stances on the key issues. Therefore, it is especially important that the research is comprehensive and evidence based.
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In an ideal world, each politician would directly, clearly, and consistently demonstrate his or her adherence to a specific issue position; in reality, we may need to make judgments based on a collection of evidence.
Issue Position Research is incredibly important, as it feeds into multiple applications (VoteEasy, Political Galaxy, & Positions folder on the live site). This research is our answer to candidates failing to provide citizens with their stances on the key issues. Therefore, it is especially important that this research is comprehensive and evidence based.
