Project Vote Smart collects
performance evaluations from special interest
groups who provide them, regardless of issue or
bias.
Keep in mind that ratings done by special
interest groups are biased. They
do not
represent a non-partisan stance. In addition,
some groups select votes that tend to favor
members of one political party over another,
rather than choosing votes based solely on
issues concerns. Nevertheless, they can be
invaluable in showing where an incumbent has
stood on a series of votes in the past one or
two years, especially when ratings by groups on
all sides of an issue are compared. Website
links, if available, and descriptions of the
organizations offering performance evaluations
are accessible by clicking on the name of the
group.
Most performance evaluations are displayed in
a percentage format. However, some organizations
present their ratings in the form of a letter
grade or endorsement based on voting records,
interviews, survey results and/or sources of
campaign funding. For consistency, Project Vote
Smart converts all scores into a percentage when
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