Welcome to the HealthCare08 PoliGraph, which illustrates where the presidential contenders —and you— stand on key healthcare issues.

Where the candidates stand
The candidates' placement on the PoliGraph takes into account both where their ideas fall on the political spectrum from left (progressive) to right (conservative), and how important these issues are to them. [An explanation of our process for determining candidates' placement is here.]

For information about a candidate's specific proposals on the issue, mouse over the candidate's head for details. To see the candidate's position on all healthcare issues, click on the "[Candidate's name] on all healthcare issues" link in the popup box.

Where you stand
To find out where you stand on the same healthcare issues, click on the "Plot Your Stance on This Graph" button on the top of the PoliGraph. You'll be taken to a page with one question about your position, and one question about its importance to you. Click the "See Where I Stand" button, and you'll return to the PoliGraph and see just where you come down—and how that compares to the candidates.

Where HealthCentral's experts stand
The smaller "bubble" icons on the PoliGraph represent HealthCentral's experts, who have also answered the issue questions. Mouse over those icons to see which experts each represents. Click in the popup box to read the expert's brief comments on the issue—and click to read more at that expert's blog. There, you can write comments of your own and join the debate.