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Select A Candidate from Minnesota Public Radio provides voters interactive Web tool to match their positions with the candidates'

New Spanish-language version also available

October 14, 2008

With less than one month to go before the general election on November 4, the winning candidate in the Presidential race may be determined by the nation's undecided voters. Minnesota Public Radio has created Select A Candidate, an online tool that helps voters on the fence learn more about where Presidential, Senate and Congressional candidates stand on the issues.

Select A Candidate is part of Campaign 2008, a collection of election coverage resources available at www.mpr.org. These resources include interactive tools that provide unique ways in which to educate, inform and entertain the electorate.

The tool is regularly updated with candidates' positions as details emerge. Voters' "matches" to a corresponding candidate are weighted according to the level of importance that voter places on a particular issue.

Since its fall 2007 launch, nearly 700,000 people have played Select A Candidate.

As Spanish-language voters are expected to play a significant role in this year's presidential election, American Public Media—Minnesota Public Radio's parent organization—has teamed with V-me, America's fastest growing Spanish-language TV network, to create and distribute a Spanish version of the tool, available on the Select A Candidate Web site.

Minnesota Public Radio® operates a 38-station radio network serving virtually all of Minnesota and parts of surrounding states and produces programming for radio, Internet and face-to-face audiences. Programs produced by Minnesota Public Radio's parent company, American Public Media,™ reach 15.9 million listeners nationwide each week. Of those, nearly 800,000 listen regionally, in Minnesota and surrounding states. A complete list of stations, programs and additional services can be found at www.mpr.org.

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Source: Data are copyright Arbitron, Inc. Arbitron data are estimates only. Fall 2007/Spring 2008 average

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Press Contacts:
Jennifer Haugh
Minnesota Public Radio
651-290-1369
jhaugh@mpr.org