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How to Choose a Candidate to Vote for. Learn how to sort through all the slogans and showboating
to choose the candidate that will best represent your interests and values. You will need Factual
information Internet access Stance on the major issues Ability to see through ploys
and information sources. Step 1. Be an informed voter by reading as much factual information
as you can about the candidates and issues. Find out when debates will be broadcast and
watch them. Explore the candidates' websites for their positions on the major issues. A
candidate who is open about their positions and qualifications is more to be an accountable
and responsive elected official. Step 2. Take a political ideology test online that finds
the candidate or political party that matches up best with your stance on the issues. Check
each candidate's voting record to see who best represents your interests. Step 3. Try
to look past the name-calling and sound-bytes in ads and commercials to find the candidates'
actual record of accomplishments and stated goals. Take ploys to sway you emotionally
with a grain of salt. Claims to be the most patriotic or family-oriented candidate are
examples of emotional claims that are usually more manipulative than helpful. Step 4. Always
check the source of new information such as polling data and claims of scandals. If the
source is biased toward one candidate, it's likely the information is biased, too. Step
5. Cast your vote for the person you believe will do the best job, and have fun watching
the results come in on election night to see if your candidate is the winner. Did you know
As president, Lyndon Johnson is said to have asked aides and important visitors to follow
him into the bathroom to continue their conversations.