Candidate Comparisons

Here are some comparisons of the 2008 Democratic Presidential primary candidates. Unlike many supposedly objective blogs and newspapers, I’m letting you know the candidate I support. I hope this encourages you to read the resources below and any others you may find carefully and critically.

General

• Clinton, Obama: Public Accomplishments - New Hampshire Union Leader
• Years of Experience Comparison - Diatribes of Jay
• Clinton, Edwards, Obama on Approaches for Making Change - The American Prospect
• All the Candidates on General Election Hurdles - Newsweek
• Stump Speech Videos - Hillary Clinton (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), John Edwards (Full Speech), Barack Obama (Full Speech)

African Americans

• Clinton, Obama Platform Comparison- Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
• Clinton, Other Candidates on Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Retroactivity - The Daily Background, Jack and Jill Politics, and the U.S. Sentencing Commission

Civil Liberties

• Obama, Clinton, Dodd on Iowa Student Disenfranchisement - Chronicle of Higher Education

Darfur

• All Candidates, Darfur Action Ratings - The Genocide Intervention Network

Environmental Issues

• All Candidates, Voting Record Scores - League of Conservation Voters

Ethics Reform/Lobbyists

• Clinton, Edwards, and Obama Comparison - Washington Post
  
• Clinton, Obama Comparison - Think On These Things
• All the Candidates on Transparency–Releasing Tax Returns to Public - ABC News
  
• Clinton, Obama on Small Donor Support - Think On These Things based on FEC Filings
  
• Clinton, Obama, Edwards on Earmarks and Pork Spending - Los Angeles Times
• Clinton, Obama on Disclosing Earmark Requests - USA Today

Foreign Policy

• All the Candidates on Iran Kyl-Lieberman Resolution - Think On These Things compiled from Senate Records
• Obama, Clinton, and Edwards Foresight on Iran Diplomacy - Think On These Things based on Washington Post article
• Obama, Clinton on Diplomacy - Think On These Things
• Obama, Other Democrats on Search for Bin Laden - Video of CIA Former Head of Search for Osama Bin Laden
• Obama Approach vs. Clinton/Giuliani Approach on Policy Towards Iran - Bloomberg interview with Republican Chuck Hagel

Iraq

• Obama, Edwards Judgment on Iraq in 2002 - lovingj1 Youtube video
• Biden, Clinton, Edwards, Dodd on Reading the NIE Report before voting for Iraq War - The Hill
• 2002 Iraq Speech Video Clips - Clinton, Edwards, and Obama

Health Care

• Clinton, Obama Comparison - New York Times
• Clinton, Obama, Edwards Comparison - Concord Monitor
• Paul Krugman’s Anti-Obama Argument vs. Diatribes of Jay Pro-Obama Argument
• Paul Krugman’s Second Anti-Obama Argument vs. Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter’s Pro-Obama Argument and Diatribes of Jay’s Second Pro-Obama Argument

Poverty

• Clinton, Obama, Edwards: Urban Poverty Proposals - Beyond Chronicle

Technological Innovation

• Candidate Platform Grades - TechPresident