VoteMatch Goes for President

VoteMatch Goes for President

AMSTERDAM, January 2/PRNewswire/ -- VoteMatch (http://www.stemwijzer.nl) is back online in the Netherlands,
starting today. Not for Dutch elections this time, but for the presidential
race in the United States. For and in collaboration with Dutch public TV news
and current affairs program Een Vandaag, the Institute for Public and
Politics (IPP) has developed a special VoteMatch USA website
(http://www.VoteMatchUSA.org).

Based on 25 statements addressing major election themes like the war in
Iraq, taxes, same-sex marriage, abortion and gun control, VoteMatch USA
reveals which presidential candidate - Republican or Democrat - is closest to
your position. The site also provides a good overview of the key issues on
which the battle for the most powerful job in the world is being fought.

America chooses its new President on November 4th this year. Een Vandaag
will be providing regular and extensive coverage of the race for Dutch
viewers. And VoteMatch, the most popular website in the Netherlands during
election periods, complements that coverage by supplying visitors with
accessible information about the policies of the main candidates.

The US election campaign is about to step up a gear, with the Iowa
primaries on January 3rd and those in New Hampshire following later this
month. VoteMatch USA features the eight candidates revealed by reliable polls
to be likely to attract more than 10 percent of the vote. On the Republican
side they are Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney and Mike
Huckabee. For the Democrats, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards
are the most serious contenders.

VoteMatch USA is not just for Dutch users with an interest US politics.
For Americans living in the Netherlands, and indeed for all English speakers,
a translated version is available at http://www.VoteMatchUSA.org. All the
VoteMatch polls are available at http://usa.eenvandaag.nl and
http://www.stemwijzer.nl.

The US presidential race is an elimination contest. So, as candidates
drop out, VoteMatch USA will be updated to reflect the latest situation. The
final version will appear in late August, once the Democratic and Republican
party conventions have selected their candidates for the election itself.

Source: Instituut voor Publiek en Politiek

For more information, please contact: Petra Spaninks, Coordinator, EenVandaag: +31-356-715842 or +31-653-864660; Nico Bloot, Head of Communications, IPP: +31-616-934592; Jochum de Graaf, Project Leader, VoteMatch: +31-624-267886.

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