November 6th, 2012
President:
1. Abortion
Obama – Saddleback Presidential Candidates Forum, 8-17-08 http://transcripts.cnn.com/
Romney – “My Pro-Life Pledge,” National Review Online, 6-18-11
http://www.nationalreview.com/
2. Human Cloning
Obama – President Obama’s March 9, 2009, announcement of his lifting of President George W. Bush’s funding restriction on embryonic stem cell research. S. 1520, See Sec. 301 (b) which allows cloning for research: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/
Co-Sponsored: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/
Romney – Campaign website, http://www.mittromney.com/
3. Public Funding for Abortion Providers
Obama – ABC News Report, 1-23-09
http://abcnews.go.com/
Romney – “My Pro-Life Pledge,” 6-18-11
http://www.nationalreview.com/
4. Religious Liberty
Obama – USCCB Office of General Counsel Memorandum, 3-7-12
http://www.usccb.org/about/
Romney – “President Obama versus religious liberty,” Mitt Romney, Washington Examiner, 3-
16-12 http://washingtonexaminer.com/
5. Same-Sex Marriage
Obama – http://www.nytimes.com/2012/
Roll call vote on S.J.Res. 1 http://www.senate.gov/
Pg 3: http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Romney – “Mitt Romney reaffirms opposition to gay marriage,” ABC News Report, 5-10-12
http://abcnews.go.com/
6. Second Amendment
Obama – Chicago Tribune, 7-22-12
http://articles.
Romney – NRA Website, 10-5-12
http://www.nraila.org/news-
U.S. Senate:
1. Abortion
McCaskill – “Where They Stand: Talent, McCaskill On Abortion,” Sam Hananel, The Associated Press, 9-25-06
http://votesmart.org/
Akin – http://nrlc.www.capwiz.com/
http://votesmart.org/
2. Traditional Marriage
McCaskill – “Blunt Pulls Out Win As Bush Carries State,” Terry Ganey and Virginia Young, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 11-3-04
Akin – 2008 H.J. Res 89: http://www.govtrack.us/
3. Second Amendment
McCaskill – http://www.nrapvf.org/grades-
Akin – http://www.nrapvf.org/grades-
4. Wasteful Gov. Spending
McCaskill – H.R. 1 (111th Congress) “Yes” vote: http://www.govtrack.us/
“…stimulus bill was an egregious waste of $800 billion of tax payer money…” CAGW, 6-27-12: http://www.cagw.org/newsroom/
CAGW rating: http://www.ccagwratings.org/?
Akin – H.R. 1 (111th Congress) “No” vote: http://www.govtrack.us/
CAGW rating: http://www.ccagwratings.org/?
5. ObamaCare
The Associated Press, “McCaskill, Akin differ on health care policy,” 9-30-12
http://www.sfgate.com/news/
Governor:
1. Abortion
Nixon – As Attorney General paid to defend Missouri’s laws, Nixon explained why he would not defend a pro-life law: “I’m Pro-Choice, I have a conflict of interest.” (Post-Dispatch, July 30, 1999). “anti-life rating” from Missouri Right to Life: http://www.missourilifepac.
Spence – St. Louis Beacon, 12-16-11: https://www.stlbeacon.org/#!/
Endorsed by Missouri Right to Life: http://www.missourilifepac.
2. Homosexual Special Rights
Nixon – Gov. Nixon’s Executive Order 10-24, July 9, 2010 (see Articles I, VI, IX, XI, XII, & XIII) http://governor.mo.gov/orders/
Spence – http://www.spenceforgovernor.
The Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.
http://www.spenceforgovernor.
3. Religious Liberty
Nixon – SB 749 veto, 7-12-12 http://www.mbcpathway.com/
Spence – “Spence: Nixon veto a blow to religious liberty,” 7-12-12: http://rturner229.blogspot.
4. Second Amendment
Nixon – NRA ratings: http://www.nrapvf.org/grades-
Spence – NRA ratings: http://www.nrapvf.org/grades-
5. ObamaCare
Nixon – Kansas City Star, 6-29-12
Spence – Position on ObamaCare: http://www.spenceforgovernor.
Lt. Governor:
1. Abortion
Montee – Midwest Democracy Project, 2012 Candidate Survey Responses
http://midwestdemocracy.com/
Kinder – S.B. 275, 9-10-97: http://www.house.mo.gov/
2. Religious Liberty
Kinder – S.B. 12, 7-9-03: http://www.senate.mo.gov/
3. Same-Sex Marriage
Kinder – S.B. 895, 8-28-96: http://www.senate.mo.gov/
http://www.senate.mo.gov/
4. ObamaCare
Montee & Kinder – St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 4, 2012: http://www.stltoday.com/news/
Secretary of State:
1. Abortion
Schoeller & Kander: Missouri Right to Life, 2012 General Election Endorsement List:
http://www.missourilifepac.
2011 Legislative Scorecard: http://missourilife.org/mrl_
2. Second Amendment
Schoeller & Kander: NRA, Grades & Endorsements Database:
http://www.nrapvf.org/grades-
3. Religious Liberty
Schoeller & Kander: S.B. 749, 9-12-12: http://www.house.mo.gov/
4. Voter ID
Schoeller & Kander: Kansas City Star, October 1, 2012
http://midwestdemocracy.com/
2-15-12 Voter ID Bill: http://midwestdemocracy.com/
5. ObamaCare
Schoeller – VoteSmart.org, HB 1764 Roll Call Vote: http://votesmart.org/
http://www.shaneschoeller.org/
Kander – VoteSmart.org, HB 1764 Roll Call Vote: http://votesmart.org/
State Treasurer:
1. Abortion
McNary – Missouri Right to Life, 2012 General Election Endorsement List
http://www.missourilifepac.
Zweifel – Missouri Right to Life, 2012 General Election Endorsement List;
http://www.missourilifepac.
State House Journal, HB 156, May 1, 2003, Overall vote: 122-35, Zweifel vote: No; September 10, 2003, Overall vote to override: 121-38, Zweifel vote: No; State House Journal, HB 481, April 28, 2003, Overall vote: 116-40, Zweifel vote: No
2. Second Amendment
NRA, Grades & Endorsements Database:
http://www.nrapvf.org/grades-
3. ObamaCare
McNary – McNary website on ObamaCare: http://colemcnary.com/?page_
Zweifel – http://semotimes.com/a-
Attorney General:
1. Abortion
Koster – “Koster switches party and stances on issues.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 2, 2007
Martin – Missouri Right to Life, 2012 General Election Endorsement List
http://www.missourilifepac.
2. ObamaCare
Martin & Koster – St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 30, 2012; http://www.stltoday.com/news/
“Democrat in Missouri to Oppose Health Care Law” The New York Times, April 12, 2011: Article talks about Koster taking some steps but not joining the other states in their litigation. “supports expansion of health coverage”
3. Government Transparency
Koster – http://www.stltoday.com/news/
http://articles.kspr.com/
Martin – “He was also chairman of the St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners. He headed the leadership team[8] that designed and implemented the Missouri Accountability Portal,[9] an Internet search engine that aims to track state government spending in order to increase transparency and better identify and eliminate government waste.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
http://www.rebootcongress.
4. Defending Family Farms
Koster – “The HSUS Praises Missouri Attorney General for Cracking Down on Third Substandard Puppy Mill this Summer” 8-9-11:
http://www.humanesociety.org/
Martin – “Ed Martin will Defend Missouri Agriculture from Regulatory Overreach,” RebootCongress, 7-13-12:
http://www.rebootcongress.net/
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