Numerous groups produce a scorecard and each makes its record available on its own website, but there is now a single website to which voters may turn to see the scorecards of many groups collected in one location:
- Go to Project Vote Smart (http://www.votesmart.org)
- At the top right of the front page, click on "Presidential Candidates"
(which will take you to http://www.votesmart.org/election_president.php?dist=bio.php). - Click on the photo of a presidential candidate.
- When the page comes up for that candidate, under the candidate’s photo, click on "Interest Group Ratings."
- Dozens of scorecards on the candidates will appear, listed alphabetically by categories. To see where the candidate stands on abortion, go to the "Abortion" section at the top. Then scroll down to "Civil Liberties and Civil Rights" to see the ratings of groups like the ACLU and AU and other secular groups that oppose public religious expressions as well as the ratings of pro-homosexual groups such as the Human Rights Campaign and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Scroll down to "Conservative" to see the ratings of many Biblically-oriented pro-family groups such as Christian Coalition, Concerned Women for America, Christian Action Network. And scroll down even further to "Family and Children Issues" to find the ratings of Biblical-values groups such as the Family Research Council
- Realize that the ratings presented in each category are from groups that are religious as well as secular, liberal as well as conservative, so make sure you know the philosophy of each group to understand whether its rating is good or bad from a Biblical viewpoint. (This same procedure can be used to check the voting records of others running for office, including U. S. Senators and Representatives.)