CANDIDATE COMPARISON

disclaimer* Many political candidates have nuanced (and often too veiled) positions.  We highly recomend that you...
 I) see footnotes below the table to read the candidates statements or votes.
II) see true explanation of table's color classifications below the table.


 

    RED   : Candidate politically opposes
(in this instance) Catholic teaching
on one of the Five Non-Negotiables.

YELLOW: Candidate neither fully 
opposes nor fully promotes (in this
instance) Catholic teaching on one
of the Five Non-Negotiables.
(Please click to view more.)

  GREEN  : Candidate politically promotes 
(in this instance) Catholic teaching on
one of the Five Non-Negotiables.


SCOTT STARIN


JARED POLIS

On the issue of
ABORTION
the candidate...
 

Supports

Catholic
Teaching 1a

Opposes Catholic
Teaching 1b

On the issue of
EUTHANASIA
the candidate..

Unknown 2a

 Unknown 2b

On the issue of
EMBRYONIC STEM
CELL RESEARCH
the candidate...

Supports

Catholic
Teaching 3a 

 Unknown3b

On the issue of
HUMAN CLONING
the candidate...

Unknown 4a

 Unknown4b

On the issue of
HOMOSEXUAL
"MARRIAGE"
the candidate...

Supports

Catholic
Teaching5a

 Opposes Catholic
Teaching5b

 

 

MEANING OF COLOR CLASSIFICATIONS 

I.
If a candidate receives a classification...

    RED    , this does not necessarily mean that the candidate is 100% in favor of the non-negotiable issue, only that the candidate's views find (some) serious and clear departure from that of the Catholic Church. 

YELLOW, this does not mean that the candidate is 50% in favor of the non-negotiable issue, only that there are details of the candidate's views that require the voter's compitant understanding.  Please click on the yellow boxes.

  GREEN  , does not mean that the Church supports or endorses a specific candidate, only that the candidate agrees with the teaching of the Catholic Church on the specific non-negotiable. 

II.
Therefore if both candidates receive the same classification on a specific non-negotiable this does not necessarily mean that the candidates' positions are similar, nor that they carry the same degree of similarity or difference from the teaching of the Catholic Church.

               

FOOTNOTES ON THE ISSUES


ABORTION

1a - Scott Starin agrees with the statement "Abortions should be legal when the life of the woman is endangered."

From Project Vote Smart "Political Courage Test" http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=107226

1a - Scott Starin agrees with the statement "Medicare, Medicaid, and federal subsidies should be prohibited from being used on abortion procedures."

From Project Vote Smart "Political Courage Test" http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=107226

1b - Jared Polis States, " I strongly support the right to privacy and I am pro-choice.                                                                                  source: the Jared Polis for Congress web site http://www.polisforcongress.com/issues/human-rights


EUTHANASIA

2a - Unknown stance on this topic. Unable to find reliable and documentable information on this topic for this candidate at this time.
2b - Unknown stance on this topic. Unable to find reliable and documentable information on this topic for this candidate at this time.


EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH


3a - Scott Starin answers "no" to the question; Do you support federal funding for research on existing embryonic stem cell lines?

From Project Vote Smart "Political Courage Test" http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=107226

3a - Scott Starin answers "no" to the question; Do you support federal funding to create lines of stem cells from new embryos?

From Project Vote Smart "Political Courage Test" http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=107226

3b - Unknown stance on this topic. Unable to find reliable and documentable information on this topic for this candidate at this time.
      
HUMAN CLONING

4a - Unknown stance on this topic. Unable to find reliable and documentable information on this topic for this candidate at this time.
4b - Unknown stance on this topic. Unable to find reliable and documentable information on this topic for this candidate at this time.

HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGE

5a - Scott Starin answers "no" to the question; Should same-sex couples be allowed to marry?

From Project Vote Smart "Political Courage Test" http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=107226

5a - Wayne Wolf answers "yes" to the question; Do you support a federal constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman?

From Project Vote Smart "Political Courage Test" http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=107226
5b - Jared Polis states, "I believe that two committed adults of the same sex should be able to enjoy full marriage rights in the United States and that no federal, state, or local jurisdiction should be able to deny any of the benefits of the marriage to same-sex couples. The so-called "Defense of Marriage Act" must be repealed.                                                                                                                              source: the Jared Polis for Congress web site http://www.polisforcongress.com/issues/equal-rights

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

 

1. Why are there only these five issues displayed?
These issues are "non-negotiable." To find out more as to why only these are designated as such, please click here.

2. What about the other issues?
Click here to find out the importance of the other social issues in Church teaching.