And for Those of You Keeping Score at Home…
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Many different groups track members of Congress, and candidates campaigning for Congress and the presidency, on particular issues. Here are some on-line sources for "political scorecards."
Human Rights Campaign Congressional Scorecard:
http://dev.hrc.org/documents/HRCscorecard2006.pdf
Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard
www.ppaction.org/ppvotes/Scorecard.html
Council for a Livable World: Democratic presidential candidates'
responses to questions about nuclear weapons and national security
www.clw.org/elections/2008/presidential/2008_presidential_candidates_questionnaire_responses/
Project Vote Smart: Information, by state, on presidential, congressional, gubernatorial, and statewide officials www.votesmart.org/official_five_categories.php?dist=npat.php
Global Stewards comparative summary of several scorecards
Including ACLU, NAACP, National Education Association, and Planned
Parenthood.
www.globalstewards.org/democrats.htm
The Commonwealth Fund: An essay on candidates' plans
for health care
www.commonwealthfund.org/aboutus/aboutus_show.htm?doc_id=533029
Global Stop AIDS Platform
www.healthgap.org/camp/08/08.html
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Election research
links from 2006
www.thetaskforce.org/Update/2006/29_06_1108/index.htm
Center for Public Integrity: The Buying of the President 2008
A project to track the finances of each candidate's campaign
www.bop2008.org/
Congressional Quarterly's Political Moneyline site at
www.tray.com
