Recall vote-by-issue quiz
KQED in San Francisco and WBUR in Boston have collaborated on a "California Recall Edition of the Vote by Issue Quiz." You may remember that WBUR.org, Boston's NPR affiliate, developed a useful "Vote By Issue" quiz for last year's gubernatorial election by asking the state's five candidates for governor to explain their positions on 10 issues.Now, interestingly, WBUR is licensing "Vote by Issue" to stations that want to apply the tool to local races. WBUR has applied for a patent as well.
For the recall version, KQED asked the five top candidates to outline their positions on 12 key topics they'll face as governor. Select the responses that most closely match your own opinions about each topic and at the end you get a report card revealing which candidate's plan you chose for each issue. This is a great way to learn the candidates' views on today's most pressing issues and decide for yourself.
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"The quiz is an experiment in civic journalism aimed at reframing the way voters evaluate those who run for political office," says WBUR's Will Thomson. "The answers are all from the campaigns, in their own words, and the format has forced them to be more candid, more specific, and more detailed in their responses than in many other formats."
Here's a similar interactive feature from SelectSmart.com, a site that specializes in tools like this. The SelectSmart.com feature includes 13 candidates.
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