This person shall assume the role of a blue-collar worker who makes a relatively low wage. Usually, someone from this branch of the community will have liberal stances on issues like education, welfare policy, tax, and civil rights. Your main objective is to devise positions on the issues most relevant to this section of society. After accomplishing this goal, you should turn your attention to forming questions that will draw out responses from the candidates to see where they stand on the matters that are most important to your portion of society. At the conclusion of the town meeting, you should have a clear idea of how each candidate would act to represent the issues you hold dearest in office and be prepared to cast a well informed vote indicating the candidate who best protects your interests. The web sites offered below are intended to provide you with the necessary information on the issues that are most important to this segment of the community.
 

AFL-CIO's Summary of Candidate Positions - This page briefly summarizes the positions of the two major candidates on the issues or particular interest to blue-collar workers.

Pew Research Center's Descriptions of Groups and Party Affiliation - A well respected research institute's descriptions of social classes and their typical party affiliation.

Graphic Communications International Union - This story details the AFL-CIO's plan for the election. It briefly details the key issue/plans that effect laborers.

ACLU Fact Sheet Dealing with Campaign Finance Reform and the Poor - This essay deals with proposed campaign finance and the ramifications for the underprivledged.

Issues2000- This site examines major issues and many candidates stated positions on them. Focus on: budget/economy, crime, civil rights, drugs, education, families & children, environment, gun control, health carejuvenile crime, principles & values, school choice, social security, tax reform, and welfare reform.