Answer the 14 questions below to find out which candidates are most aligned with your views and opinions. You may skip questions if you do not want them factored into the results. This quiz is not meant to pick your candidate for you. It is designed to inform the public of the various stances candidates make. Results are not scientific. The WQAD candidate survey is based on the original SELECT A CANDIDATE survey developed by Minnesota Public Radio and posted at: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/ongoing/select_a_candidate/. Used by permission.

Basic Demographics
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Gender: Male Female
Age:

Iraq: What is your opinion on the war in Iraq?
Decentralize Iraq by dividing it into regions of separate governments.
Draw down the U.S. troops and decentralize Iraq by dividing it into regions of separate governments.
I favor immediate and orderly withdrawal of U.S. troops.
There should be a timetable for the removal of U.S. troops.
We are going to be in Iraq for a long time, as a support force for the Iraqi government and forces.
U.S. forces need to stay in Iraq for as long as it takes for Iraqi forces to take over.
Importance:
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Immigration: What is your position on immigration in the United States?
Build a fence along the border. I am opposed to granting legal status to illegal immigrants.
Tighten security first, but I also believe we should provide a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants who are already here.
I favor stiff fines for employers who hire illegal immigrants, a security fence along the border, and a denial of citizenship to children born here of parents who are in the U.S. illegally. I oppose any form of amnesty.
I favor a guest worker program, while tightening border security.
Importance:
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Taxes: Do you believe the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts should be made permanent?
Yes
No
Importance:
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Stem-Cell Research: Should federal funding of embryonic stem cell research be expanded?
Yes
No
Importance:
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Health Care: Do you favor or oppose the concept of universal health care in America?
Oppose
Favor
Importance:
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Abortion: Do you favor or oppose legalized abortion in the United States?
Favor
Oppose
Importance:
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Social Security: Do you favor the concept of privatization of Social Security to any degree?
No
No Position
Yes
Importance:
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Line-Item Veto: Do you favor or oppose giving the president a "line-item" veto; that is, the ability to remove parts of a spending bill without needing to veto the entire bill?
Favor
Oppose
Importance:
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Energy: Do you support federal assistance for the production of ethanol and/or biofuel as an alternative to oil?
Yes
No
Importance:
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Marriage: Do you favor or oppose a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman?
Oppose
Favor
Importance:
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Death Penalty: Do you favor or oppose the use of the death penalty for certain crimes?
Oppose
Favor
Importance:
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Gun Control: Agree or Disagree: When the government places restrictions on obtaining and owning a gun, they infringe upon our rights to bear arms.
Agree
Partially Agree
Disagree
Importance:
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Environment: Do environmental regulations improve or limit the standard of living?
Improve - A healthy environment sustains life now and in the future.
Limit - Focusing on the enviornment halts advances in technology and transportation.
Undecided
Importance:
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Education: Should teachers receive pay based on the performance of their students?
Yes
No
Sometimes
Importance:
Not Important    Very Important

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