Obama vs. McCain: A Side-By-Side Comparison on Arms Control

September 23, 2008.

This voter guide was prepared for Maine’s 2008 primaries.

PAM’s 2008 Peace Voter Guide is here! See what the 1st Congressional District and Senatorial candidates had to say about the war in Iraq, U.S. defense spending, nuclear proliferation, the war on terror and much more!

This voter guide has been prepared by Peace Action Maine to educate the public on candidates’ positions on peace, militarism and foreign policy issues. It is based primarily on questionnaire responses. This voter guide is not to be construed as an endorsement of any candidate or political party.

To compile the voter guide, Peace Action Maine repeatedly contacted the offices of each CD-1 and Senatorial candidate by both phone and e-mail to invite them to participate. The responses of those who agreed are listed below.

Peace Voter 2008: 1st Congressional District Candidates

Peace Voter 2008: Senatorial Candidates

To learn more about the 2008 presidential candidates, read Peace Action National’s 2008 Peace Voter Guide.

Never heard of the Arms Export Control Act? Curious about what our military budget actually is these days? Check out our Peace Voter Guide Appendix. Here, we’ve defined some terms found in the voter guide that might be unfamiliar and also offered some fun facts that help put some of these issues into perspective.

Our friends at the Maine Fair Trade Campaign have also compiled a voter guide on trade issues. Their voter guide can be viewed at www.mainefairtrade.org.