Presidential Candidates, 2020 (from Ballotpedia) provides biographies, voting records, and political campaign contributors.
2020 Presidental Candidates (from FactCheck.org) gives you access to FactCheck files related to each candidate, their FEC Filings, and Sanford's OpenSecrets Profile.
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What kind of resources should you be looking for?
Below you'll see an example that models what you should be looking for in selecting sources:
The publishing source (what is their reputation?)
Expertise (is the author an expert? does he quote experts?)
Evidence of Research (does the author cite or link out to their sources?)
HINT: You have polling data to rely on. You can make inferences from other resources. Consider the "Commonly Requested U.S. Laws and Regulations" page at usa.gov. You might infer that if people are looking up these laws, they are related to issues or policies they care about. |
What do the polls say?
There are a number of research centers that produce research reports related to the policies you are exploring. One of the best known is PEW Research Center.
Check out their page on Political Issue Priorities. You can filter this down further by year or area of research. When you're done go to the main page. You'll find tons of information about what Americans care about.
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