Why is the Political Courage Test important?
At a time when Americans are increasingly frustrated with the attack advertising and empty rhetoric of many campaigns, the need for this relevant information has never been greater. The public integrity of candidates and the quality of their campaigns can be viewed, in part, as a measurement of their willingness to provide their prospective employers (voters) with this information during a campaign, the point when voters need the most help and when the candidates are asking for their vote. How does Project Vote Smart choose issues to be addressed on the Political Courage Test? The issues included in the Political Courage Test are only those that are both consistently the top concerns of the American people and also likely to come up in the next legislative session. They are determined by intense examination of national polls over the last three years, the majority, minority and third party platforms, State of the Union and Response speeches, State of the State and Response speeches, le
