2012 Republican Presidential Candidate Positions Matrix

Positions of GOP Candidates for President Download a matrix on the policy positions of the leading Republican candidates for President.

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The last update was 01/01/12 at 8:30pm. There are two versions of the Presidential Matrix to choose from: http://southernnh912.com/sites/default/files/PresidentialCandidatePositions_Summary_0.pdf http://southernnh912.com/sites/default/files/PresidentialCandidatePositions_1.pdf

In 2012, voters across the country will have an opportunity to cast a vote for the next Democratic or Republican candidate for President of the United States. President Obama is running uncontested, but if you are considering to vote for a Republican candidate, the upcoming primary elections provide an opportunity for every American to cast an extremely important vote. If you are still unsure about which Republic candidate(s) represent your values -- or if you would like to learn more about any specific candidate... more than 15 members from several liberty minded groups in New Hampshire -- the Southern NH 9.12 Project, the Greater Nashua Tea Party and the NH 9.12 Liberty Action Team – spent hundreds of hours compiling a comparison matrix that can be easily used to cross reference each of the seven leading candidates on many of the important issues... ranging from Constitutional values, the economy, energy policies, immigration and social issues. Since first releasing this document, we have incorporated feedback from others who have read it. The goal of this project was to assemble this PDF document in a factual, unbiased manner to provide detailed facts on each candidate that you may not learn anywhere else. You will find positives and negatives on each candidate... and armed with that knowledge you will be in a position to cast an informed vote for the candidate that is truly worthy of your support. Each candidate was sent a link to download this document on November 17, 2011 and was asked to provide input and corrections. We make the same request to you: This document is a work in progress. If you find any factual errors, please send an email to Ken@SouthernNH912.com and we will make the proper changes as quickly as possible. Please include the issue, candidate's name and the position you think should be represented ("Yes" or "No" -- in addition to at least one link to a reputable web site to support the position. As you review the document, you will see that a footnote reference number follows each position. You can either click directly on the footnote to display the web page where the information was obtained, or you can scroll down to the bottom of the document to view the link. To obtain the most current version, please go to http://www.SouthernNH912.com/, and click on the link in the upper right hand corner for "Positions of GOP Candidates for President" We hope you find the document to be as helpful as we have. For Liberty, Ken Eyring Co-founder Southern NH 9.12 Project Ken@SouthernNH912.com

So where are the accompanying lists of past positions and how many times they have changed positions on the issues?

You can’t just take a candidate on their word by what they are saying right this minute.

It has to be measured by how they have governed in the past and how reliably they stick to issue positions.

Factor this in with the current candidates and Mitt Romney gets an F.

He is unfit to lead, no reliability, no trustworthiness where conservatism is concerned.

In short, Mitt Romney is a liar!

The first link is a condensed version and the 2nd link has a few more details on positions.

I is not “my” document. I am just putting it out there to help people get a look at the positions. past of present of the candidates.

If you are not happy that it doesn’t list ALL of the times that Mitt has changed his position on Pro-Life, don’t dismiss the whole document as the long version does, in fact list that he has changed positions which is the point.

If objectivity is your goal and giving people enough information to assess the trustiworthiness, the reliability, and the strength of a candidates committment to issue positions, then it should include the number of times a candidate has changes positions on an issue.

A candidate can change positions once on an issue because they truly had a change of heart.

A candidate, like Mitt Romney, who makes a practice of changing his positions on the issue multiple times to fit the audience he is currently talking to, cannot be trusted.

That is the in-depth analysis the electorate needs to make an informed decision.

“If you think Romney is still some nice Republican just trying to win an election, (snip) as he tries to smear Newt over known false ethics charges that the Democrats used against him in the 90s. In fact we’ve already shown here that Newt was exonerated by the IRS. We even linked the great piece by Byron York detailing the truth about the ethics charges.

But Romney insists on trying to destroy Newt Gingrich over the same false, trumped-up ethics charges just like Democrats did. He’s acting exactly like a power hungry Democrat who is willing to say anything to get elected”

excerpt http://www.therightscoop.com/new-romney-ad-smears-newt-over-old-ethics-charges/

‘“He [Rick Santorum] was the most effective advocate of bringing it [legislation to protect gun companies from frivolous lawsuits] to the floor and getting a vote scheduled. He used his influence to get it to the floor. Without that, we would have lost every American gun company.”

– Wayne LaPierre, CEO – National Rifle Association, October 25, 2006’

excerpt http://www.ricksantorum.com/defending-2nd-amendment-rights

Wayne LaPierre calls Rick Santorum the MOST EFFECTIVE. Can you imagine what it would do to our 2nd amendment rights if guns were no longer made in the U.S.A.?

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