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And for Those of You Keeping Score at Home…

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Authors: Ashley Hinson [3]
Ashley Hinson is a Peacework intern and an international studies student at Lesley University.

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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 [4]

Planned Parenthood Action Fund Congressional Scorecard
www.ppaction.org/ppvotes/Scorecard.html [5]

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/ [6]

Project Vote Smart: Information, by state, on presidential, congressional, gubernatorial, and statewide officials www.votesmart.org/official_five_categories.php?dist=npat.php [7]

Global Stewards comparative summary of several scorecards
Including ACLU, NAACP, National Education Association, and Planned Parenthood.
www.globalstewards.org/democrats.htm [8]

The Commonwealth Fund: An essay on candidates' plans for health care
www.commonwealthfund.org/aboutus/aboutus_show.htm?doc_id=533029 [9]

Global Stop AIDS Platform
www.healthgap.org/camp/08/08.html [10]

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Election research links from 2006
www.thetaskforce.org/Update/2006/29_06_1108/index.htm [11]

Center for Public Integrity: The Buying of the President 2008
A project to track the finances of each candidate's campaign
www.bop2008.org/ [12]

Congressional Quarterly's Political Moneyline site at
www.tray.com [13]

From Issue 380 - November 2007 [14]

Regions: United States [15]

Categories: 1.08 military spending [16] 4.02.08 protest action participatory decision-making [17] 5.04.01 political parties and campaigns [18] 5.04.02 right to vote, fair elections, electoral systems [19] 5.04.03 legislative actions and organizing [20]


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[3] http://www.peaceworkmagazine.org/authors/ashley-hinson
[4] http://dev.hrc.org/documents/HRCscorecard2006.pdf
[5] http://www.ppaction.org/ppvotes/Scorecard.html
[6] http://www.clw.org/elections/2008/presidential/2008_presidential_candidates_questionnaire_responses/
[7] http://www.votesmart.org/official_five_categories.php?dist=npat.php
[8] http://www.globalstewards.org/democrats.htm
[9] http://www.commonwealthfund.org/aboutus/aboutus_show.htm?doc_id=533029
[10] http://www.healthgap.org/camp/08/08.html
[11] http://www.thetaskforce.org/Update/2006/29_06_1108/index.htm
[12] http://www.bop2008.org/
[13] http://www.tray.com
[14] http://www.peaceworkmagazine.org/issue-380-november-2007
[15] http://www.peaceworkmagazine.org/geography/americas/northern-america/united-states
[16] http://www.peaceworkmagazine.org/category/1-wars-and-militarism/1-08-military-spending
[17] http://www.peaceworkmagazine.org/category/4-nonviolent-action/4-02-nonviolent-direct-action/4-02-08-protest-action-participatory-deci
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[20] http://www.peaceworkmagazine.org/category/5-countering-oppression-organizing-building-alternatives/5-04-legislative-and-electoral-i-0
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