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National Political Courage Test Results Reveal Scared Candidates in Every State

Only 17% of all 2010 candidates for U.S. House & Senate, governor and state legislatures are willing to tell voters their positions on key issues facing the nation. The rest are afraid of exposing themselves to their opponents. Notable findings include:

  • Republican and Democratic candidates overall response rates are within two percentage points of each other, 14% & 12%, respectively.
  • Only 15% of congressional incumbents answered issue questions.
  • The national committees of both major parties are warning their candidates to not submit the Political Courage Test.

2010 Political Courage Test results & candidate answers from all U.S. gubernatorial, state legislative, and congressional candidates are now available. Also, use our interactive maps to view the 2010 Test response rates by office and state.

All 50 states are now available on VoteEasy including Maryland, Massachusetts, and New York

Your candidates' issue positions are now available in two ways: view all candidate answers from the 2010 Political Courage Test on our website now or check out the brand-new, interactive tool, VoteEasy™.

To try, visit VoteEasy, type in your zip code, answer a few key issue questions from the 2010 Political Courage Test, and instantly receive an visual confirmation on which congressional candidates agree with YOU!

Available Political Courage Test Results

Political Courage Test results are currently available for the following states:

You can now compare your positions on key issues with those of all the congressional candidates in these states on VoteEasy™

Receive Your Free Copy of the 2010 U.S. Government Owner's Manual

E-mail us at request@votesmart.org or call 1-888-VOTE-SMART and ask for your free copy of the new 2010 U.S. Government Owner's Manual. This manual provides a reliable, nonpartisan guide to your government and is just one of the ways you can access the Voter's Self-Defense System, working to give you the facts on 40,000 candidates and elected officials from local officials to the Presidency.

Civics Matters: Bringing Politics to Life in Classrooms

Project Vote Smart, in collaboration with the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools and award-winning teachers and curriculum specialists, has developed an exciting new civics curriculum, “Civics Matters”. Our goal is to help bring politics, government, and ins and outs of civil society to life for students in grades K-12. Civics Matters lesson plans and worksheets can be accessed for free here on our site.

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