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The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter - Winston Churchill

Well it's that time again. Election time. If you're like me, you're wishing the Supreme Court hadn't struck down the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform act because we're now stuck with a million more commercials than we use to be.

The problem I have with these commercials is:

  1. They're negative
  2. They make promises the candidate can't implement without 100's of votes in the state legislature
  3. Uninformative: i.e. does candidate X support abortion? Yes/No

Because of this, I decided to do my own research (you know, like a good voter should?) and see where the candidates stand on what I like to call "black & white issues. These issues are typically polarizing and seldom, people fall in the middle on them.

I tried to avoid issues like healthcare, education, jobs & cancer (nobody supports cancer, people you're preaching to the choir)...since these issues any candidate with a chance, will say they "support it". The only real difference is how they support it.

Issues Comparison - 2010 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Race
  Scott Walker Tom Barrett
Abortion Opposes [1] Supports [1] [2] [3]
Assisted Suicide Unknown Semi-Supports [1]
Death Penalty Supports [1] Opposes [1]
Freedom Of Speech Semi-Opposes [1] Supports [1]
Gay Marriage Opposes [1] Semi-Supports [1]
Going Green Semi-Supports [1] Supports [1] [2]
Gun Control Opposes [1] [2] Semi-Supports [1] [2]
Immigrant Rights Opposes [1] Semi-Supports [1]
Medical Marijuana Opposes [1] Supports [1]
Separation Of Church & State Unknown Supports [1] [2]

Results

The results weren't too surprising with both candidates, for the most part, sticking with their party lines.

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Date:2010-10-11
Time:20:39:00
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