Kerry vs Bush an issue based rating system
Security: B +1 K -1 (no contest)
Space: B +1 K -1 (again, no contest)
Tort Reform: B 0 K -1
Racial preferences: B 0 K -1
Edu (vouchers): B +1 K -1
Stem Cell: B -1 K +1
INTL Relations: B +1 K -1
Environment B -1 K -1 (for Very different reasons)
Taxes B +1 K -1
Fiscal Responsibility B -1 K -1 (for similar AND different reasons)
Bonus issue:
Good for Massachusetts: B 0 K +1
Max score = 11
Bush 2 Kerry -7 (with the bonus question)
A pathetic result
-p (your mileage may vary)