I read quite a few blog's daily and have spoken with people who have already made up their mind on who they will vote for Nov. 2, however most of them have no idea or little idea of where the 3 candidates really stand. So I've taken the pleasure to get some info together on where the candidates stand. From CNN
Nader on Affirmative Action; Supports affirmative action policies
Nader on Gay marriage; Backs same-sex marriages to ensure GLBT full equal rights
Nader on Gays in the military; favors allowing gay men and women to serve openly in military
Nader on Gay adoption; No public position, but supports full equal rights for GLBT
Nader on Hate crime legislation; In 2000, supported strengthening hate crimes legislation
Nader on National Missile Defense; Opposes NMD, major critic of military 'overspending'
Nader on Increasing the size of the Army; Criticizes deployment of forces in Europe, East Asia, Iraq
Nader on Program budgets; Curb funding for 'wasteful ... military industrial complex'
Nader on drilling in the Artic National Wildlife refuge; Opposes oil exploration in Arctic refuge
Nader on Alternative Fuels; Invest in renewable energies such as wind, solar power
Nader on Energy Policy; Do not subsidize energy interests; promote sustainable energy
Nader on Gas mileage requirements; Push for more efficient automobiles, energy sources
Nader on Drugs costs; Challenge drug industry, negotiate for cheaper drugs
Nader on Medicare solvency; Says single-payer system will fix program's "precarious future"
Nader on Prescription Drugs Benefit; Universal health care addresses issues, lowers drug prices
Nader on Nationalized health care; Single-payer program with full coverage for all
Nader on Suing HMO's; Get insurance companies out of health care administration
Nader on Enemy Combatants; End secret detentions, no tribunals for civilians
Nader on Patriot Act; Repeal Patriot Act, restore and expand civil liberties
Nader on Immigration; Offer worker permits, employee rights; opposes open borders
Nader on Intelligence agencies; No public position on reform
Nader on War in Iraq; 'Faulty and fabricated rationale' led to quagmire in Iraq
Nader on Iraqi reconstruction; Replace U.S. troops with U.N. force, expedite Iraqi elections
Nader on Pre-emption policy; For limiting force, says pre-emption violates international law
Nader on Afghanistan; Wary of unrest, harm to Afghans, absence of U.S. exit policy
Nader on Middle East; Sympathetic to Palestinians' plight; urges open, balanced dialogue
Nader on Abortion; Supports a woman's right to an abortion
Nader on Death penalty; Opposes death penalty; says it doesn't deter crime, has racial and class bias
Nader on drug policy; End 'drug war,' legalize some drugs; calls drug abuse a health problem
Nader on gun control; Backs trigger locks, licensing of gun owners, bans in some cases
Nader on Education Reform; Bar vouchers, curb standardized testing push
Nader on Supreme Court; no public position on justices
Kerry on Affirmative Action; supports affirmative action policies
Kerry on Gay marriage; against gay marriage, back benefits, rights for gay couples
Kerry on Gays in the military; favors allowing gay men and women to serve openly in the military
Kerry on Gay adoption; supports gay adoption by gay men and lesbians
Kerry on Hate Crime legislation; expand the federal hate crimes legislations, assure equal justice
Kerry on National Missile Defense; opposes NMD, supports nonproliferation and arms control
Kerry on Increasing the size of the Army; recruit more service members, start Community Defense Services.
Kerry on Program Budgets; Invest in new equipment, offer better pay, benefits
Kerry on drilling in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge; Opposes oil exploration in Arctic refuge
Kerry on Alternative Fuels; Promotes clean, renewable fuel sources, especially ethanol
Kerry on Energy Policy; Set goals, incentives to reduce dependence on fossil fuels
Kerry on Gas Mileage requirements; Push new requirements, hybrid cars, hydrogen fuel
Kerry on Drug Costs; close loopholes, financial incentives to lower drugs costs
Kerry on Medicare Solvency; Fund all health care by rescinding tax cuts, cutting waste
Kerry on Prescription drug benefit; tighten rules on drug companies, focus on seniors, vets
Kerry on Nationalized health care; let people buy into government system, fund by reversing tax cuts
Kerry on Suing HMO's; Allow patients to sue HMO's, collect money for damages
Kerry on Enemy Combatants;against labeling U.S. citizens "enemy combatants"
Kerry on Patriot Act; Backs letting act expire without congressional approval
Kerry on Immigration; Speed immigration process; unite families; patrol borders
Kerry on Intelligence agencies; Reform domestic intelligence; start targeted alert system
Kerry on War on Iraq; Supported the war; later said Bush misled nation
Kerry on Iraqi reconstruction; Involve other nations more in Iraqi rebuilding, security
Kerry on Pre-emption policy; Denounces threat of pre-emption; would seek global consensus
Kerry on Afghanistan; Boost international efforts to secure peace, beat al Qaeda
Kerry on Middle East; Improve social, economic, political conditions in region
Kerry on Abortion; Supports a woman's right to an abortion; planning resources
Kerry on death penalty; Opposes death penalty
Kerry on drug policy; More police; aggressively target traffickers; fund treatment
Kerry on Gun control; Close gun show loophole; require child safety locks
Kerry on Education reform; Bar vouchers; fully fund NCLB, special ed., school building
Kerry on Supreme Court; Appoint judges committed to law, civil and abortion rights
Bush on affirmative action; has both supported and opposed affirmative action. There are many articles out where Bush now opposes affirmative action. Example
Bush on Gay Marriage; Backs a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
Bush on Gays in the military; supports "don't ask don't tell' policy
Bush on Gay adoption; Opposes gay adoption
Bush on Hate crime legislation; opposes expanding federal law to cover sexual orientation
Bush on National Missile Defense; has ordered limited National Missile Defense system deployed by 2004
Bush on Increasing the Size of the Army; he has not proposed increasing the Army's size.
Bush on Program Budgets; would increase military spending by 4.2% to $380 billion
Bush on Drilling in the Artic National Wildlife refuge; favors opening refuge for gas and oil exploration, drilling
Bush on Alternative Fuel; Proposed $1.7 billion to develop hydrogen-powered fuel cells
Bush on Energy Policy; supports market-based solution to improve air quality
Bush on Gas Mileage Requirements; supports 1.5 mpg increase for SUVs, light trucks by 2007
Bush on Drug costs; supports reducing drug costs for low-income patients
Bush on Medicare solvency; Introduce private sector competition to reduce costs
Bush on Prescription drug Benefit; supports adding drug benefit to Medicare
Bush on Nationalized Health Care; favors improving current system over government-based system.
Bush on Suing HMO's; would place limits on patient lawsuits against HMO's
Bush on Enemy Combatants; Supports labeling of U.S. citizens as "enemy combatants"
Bush on Patriot Act; supports all of Patriot Act
Bush on Immigration; Proposed increasing budget to enforce immigration laws
Bush on Intelligence agencies; Homeland Security Dept. primary home of threat information
Bush on War in Iraq; authorized the war to oust Saddam Hussein regime, based on idea that Hussein had WMD's and was part of the Sept. 11th plot
Bush on Iraqi reconstruction; initially opposed the U.N. involvement, is now warming up to the idea
Bush on Pre-emption policy;Announced new policy of pre-emption in June 2002
Bush on Afghanistan; More than $1 billon proposed for reconstruction
Bush on the Middle East; Co-sponsored "Road Map" plan for peace process.
Bush on Abortion; opposes abortion except in cases of rape, incest or to save a woman's life.
Bush on the Death penalty; supports death penalty
Bush on Drug policy; reduce illegal drug usage by 10% over two years
Bush on Gun control; protect gun makers from lawsuits
Bush on Education reform; signed No Child Left Behind act; federal budget has not fully funded legislation
Bush on the Supreme Court; has cited Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia as model justices
Bush on Social Security; Supports investing some Social Security taxes in stocks
Bush on State fiscal crisis; allocated funds to help states pay increased security costs
Bush on Tax cuts; Signed two tax cut bills, helped wealthy out more
Bush on Budget deficits; reduce deficit by holding spending increases to 4%
Bush on Job Creation; says 2001, 2003 tax cuts have helped keep economy going, however the people of Americans do not see this. Since the president took office, the nation has lost 2.2 million payroll jobs.
So that's it. Read it, do more research. Do something! VOTE! Know why you are voting for a candidate. Any questions or comments you know what to do.