{"id":2344110,"date":"2024-09-20T18:53:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T22:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-voter-guide-group-pushes-its-way-into-universities\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T18:55:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T22:55:41","slug":"leftist-voter-guide-group-pushes-its-way-into-universities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-voter-guide-group-pushes-its-way-into-universities\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftist &#8216;Voter Guide&#8217; Group Pushes Its Way Into Universities"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleftist-voter-guide-group-pushes-its-way-into-universities%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2344110&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>It seems you\u200b provided a detailed excerpt about the Guides.Vote \u200cinitiative, \u2064which\u200b is designed to help students engage in \u200cthe voting process. The content discusses the perceived biases in their voter guides and the distribution methods employed to promote these resources on college campuses. Here\u2019s \u200ca brief summary of the key points:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Guides.Vote Initiative**: Created to provide resources for voter engagement among \u200ccollege students, \u2064the initiative claims to be nonpartisan but has faced criticism for favoring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stacey-abrams-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize\/\" title=\"Stacey Abrams Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize\">left-wing candidates<\/a>, particularly in its assessments of major political figures.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Content Promotion**: The initiative engages with colleges to distribute materials, such as\u200d guides and\u200c quizzes that present \u2064candidates&#8217; positions on various issues, which some argue are biased in favor of Democratic candidates.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Distribution Networks**: Guides.Vote collaborates with several\u200c left-leaning organizations to spread its materials, utilizing college resources like emails, social media, and campus \u2064events to\u200b reach students.<\/p>\n<p>-\u200b **Claims of Nonpartisanship**: The organization asserts that its guides undergo a rigorous review process to maintain a balanced\u2064 perspective, \u200dbut critics highlight discrepancies in how different candidates are portrayed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Engagement Methods**: The initiative encourages student volunteers and staff to distribute materials\u200c broadly on campuses and in local communities, fostering engagement among\u2064 young voters.<\/p>\n<p>the discussion reflects ongoing debates about political mobilization, especially among \u2063younger \u200cvoters and the role educational institutions\u2062 play in shaping electoral participation. If you need further analysis or information on specific aspects of this topic, feel free to ask!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A left-wing &ldquo;voter guide&rdquo; group is contacting professors, attempting to place biased content in universities. The group claims its content is &ldquo;nonpartisan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have made it simple to incorporate our guides and resources into your existing curriculum,&rdquo; wrote Claire Adams, campus and youth programs director for Guides.Vote, in an <a href=\"http:\/\/pull.xmr3.com\/cgi-bin\/pull\/DocPull\/1509-99A0\/223052006\/11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111.html\">email<\/a> to a professor, obtained by The Federalist. &ldquo;We hope you&rsquo;ll check out <a href=\"http:\/\/pull.xmr3.com\/p\/1509-1260\/223098553\/b40d6ba3-ed85-48d0-b148-8cd964e29307.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our guides<\/a> and use <a href=\"http:\/\/pull.xmr3.com\/p\/1509-BD2F\/223075795\/4cc6c9dd-69ae-4db7-aaf7-cf71af3fb79b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our resources<\/a> to help your students vote.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Adams apparently emailed college professors on Sept. 12, pitching content from <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guides.Vote<\/a> for use in the classroom. Youth Service America is the &ldquo;fiscal host for the Guides.Vote initiative,&rdquo; YSA Vice President of Partnerships Michael Minks told The Federalist. According to InfluenceWatch, YSA is a left-wing group that mobilizes youth to &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/organization\/youth-service-america-ysa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">influence elections<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With Higher Education in mind, our <a href=\"http:\/\/pull.xmr3.com\/p\/1509-5A8D\/221642768\/848e1b87-d280-4aa4-88e3-7797613b44e8.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FREE resources<\/a> have been created to be easily embedded in Canvas, or any other LMS [Learning Management System],&rdquo; Adams wrote. &ldquo;We would love to support you, your students, and your campus voter engagement efforts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She advertised &ldquo;printable guides&rdquo; and an &ldquo;interactive <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.vote\/candidate-quiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">quiz<\/a> where students can guess where the presidential candidates really stand.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While the group claims its voter resources are &ldquo;nonpartisan,&rdquo; the guides indicate a clear bias in favor of left-wing candidates.<\/p>\n<h2>Promoting Democrat Candidates<\/h2>\n<p>Guides.Vote offers a <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.vote\/guide\/2024-united-states-presidential-voters-guide-harris-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">guide<\/a> contrasting former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris for November&rsquo;s election.<\/p>\n<p>One issue is &ldquo;How to ensure effectiveness and fairness in law enforcement?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The group said Trump thinks &ldquo;police are &lsquo;under siege.&rsquo; Cut back active federal oversight of excess force, though supported a database to track it. Admires Chinese approach of quick trials and a death penalty for drug dealers so there will be a &lsquo;zero drug problem.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, it says Harris thinks &ldquo;police are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-demand-state-dept-revoke-security-clearance-for-appointee-tied-to-iranian-regime\/\" title=\"Lawmakers Demand State Dept. Revoke Security Clearance for Appointee Tied to Iranian Regime\">dedicated public servants<\/a>. As a prosecutor increased felony convictions by one third. But &lsquo;public safety requires community trust.&rsquo; Has supported better training, banning choke holds, and prosecuting police misconduct.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another issue is &ldquo;How to handle immigration? Support a path to citizenship for &lsquo;DACA&rsquo; participants brought to the US as children?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The group said Trump thinks &ldquo;illegal immigrants are &lsquo;poisoning the blood of our country,&rsquo;&rdquo; adding that he &ldquo;will use the National Guard and local police, with possible detention camps, to deport 15 to 20 million illegal immigrants. Opposed the bipartisan Senate immigration bill. Tried to end DACA; Supreme Court overruled. Would renew his Muslim ban and end automatic citizenship for everyone born in US.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Contrast this with the group&rsquo;s glowing review of Harris. It said she &ldquo;supports &lsquo;comprehensive immigration reform.&rsquo; Backed the bipartisan Senate border security bill. Rejects mass deportation of undocumented immigrants. &lsquo;We are a nation of immigrants. &hellip; let us all address [the issue] with the urgency and seriousness it requires.&rsquo; Supports pathways to citizenship for DACA participants and undocumented spouses of citizens.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>These guides closely imitate left-wing media&rsquo;s coverage of the issue. For example, The New Republic <a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/186111\/donald-trump-immigration-plan-extreme-ethnic-cleansing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> Wednesday that Trump &ldquo;essentially endorsed ethnic cleansing.&rdquo; The same day, Newsweek <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/kamala-harris-illegal-immigrants-report-1955563\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> a &ldquo;boost for Kamala as illegal immigrant crossings drop 70 percent.&rdquo; The first claim is laughable, and the second claim is taken far out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2023\/10\/29\/us\/illegal-border-crossings-data.html\">context<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The presidential voting guide also misrepresented Trump&rsquo;s positions on key issues, such as abortion and Social Security &mdash; as Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/13\/tracking-kamala-harris-biggest-and-baddest-lies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has done<\/a> repeatedly. At the same time, the voter guide appears to gloss over Harris&rsquo; numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/10\/26-questions-americans-deserve-to-have-kamala-harris-answer-during-the-presidential-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">policy flip-flops<\/a> and, despite its importance, fails to include a question directly addressing the topic of energy, an issue for which Harris has faced heavy <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/10\/kamala-harris-doesnt-have-to-support-a-fracking-ban-to-regulate-energy-out-of-business\/\">criticism<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Guides.Vote offers a similarly biased <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.vote\/guide\/2024-united-states-vice-president-voters-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">guide<\/a> for the vice presidential candidates, Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Republican Sen. J.D. Vance. It offers a <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.vote\/guide\/2024-texas-senate-voters-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">variety<\/a> of guides for <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.vote\/\">elections<\/a> in more than 25 states, including the swing states Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/guides.vote\/candidate-quiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">quiz<\/a>&rdquo; Adams advertised to professors shows a similar bias, with questions based on the group&rsquo;s voting guide that is favorable to Harris. When users reach the end, the quiz shows them the candidate who most closely matches their answers to the biased questions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Minks claimed the group uses a &ldquo;rigorous process&rdquo; to ensure its guides are &ldquo;nonpartisan.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Their nonpartisan guides inform voters of candidates&rsquo; policy positions, based on the candidates&rsquo; own statements,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;They subject the guides to a rigorous process involving multiple reviewers who have varying political perspectives.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Minks pointed to a <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.vote\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/How-and-Why-We-Create-Our-Guides.pdf\">document<\/a> from Guides.Vote that explains how it assembles voting resources.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We understand that a guide occasionally may not seem perfectly fair. For example, an incumbent who has had to make difficult policy decisions while in office may appear more controversial than a political newcomer with no record to defend,&rdquo; the document reads. &ldquo;But we pride ourselves in conveying an accurate sense of candidate positions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Guides.Vote offers a guide on &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/guides.vote\/detecting-disinformation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Detecting Disinformation<\/a>.&rdquo; It cited &ldquo;climate discussions,&rdquo; the Russia-Ukraine war, the 2020 election, and Covid-19 as sources of &ldquo;disinformation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some promoted untested or debunked medications and unsubstantiated prevention or detection techniques. Others created conspiracy theories about COVID&rsquo;s origins,&rdquo; reads the webpage. &ldquo;During the height of the shutdown, nearly half of the Twitter accounts that discussed &lsquo;reopening America&rsquo; may have been bots.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The group <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.vote\/detecting-disinformation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">urged<\/a> readers to &ldquo;prioritize reputable and trusted sources,&rdquo; directing them to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poynter.org\/media-news\/fact-checking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Poynter Institute<\/a> which publishes the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/politifact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">discredited<\/a> fact-checker Politifact.<\/p>\n<h2>Mobilizing Students<\/h2>\n<p>Guides.Vote first created its guides in 2012 for college students, Adams said in the email obtained by The Federalist. &ldquo;They rapidly became the favorite resource of the schools, who said they not only helped students decide who to vote for but whether to vote at all,&rdquo; she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Two-thirds of college-aged Americans &mdash; ages 18 to 24 &mdash; prefer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2024\/04\/09\/age-generational-cohorts-and-party-identification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Democrats<\/a> over Republicans, according to Pew Research.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Minks said a &ldquo;lack of knowledge about the candidates and issues&rdquo; is often a &ldquo;barrier to voting,&rdquo; and that Guides.Vote provides resources to a &ldquo;number of audiences&rdquo; including students. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re confident that the guides are an important, trusted resource in a politically divisive environment,&rdquo; Minks said. <\/p>\n<p>Adams advertised &ldquo;FREE printed guides and banners.&rdquo; The group <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.vote\/print-request-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prints<\/a> sheets or banners of voting guides &mdash; which it insists are &ldquo;nonpartisan,&rdquo; but often show bias in favor of the left &mdash; and sends them to colleges in multiple states.&#8203;&#8203; The group recommends displaying its content in &ldquo;high-traffic locations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can display the banners on a campus or a community location, like a YMCA or library,&rdquo; reads the group&rsquo;s webpage. &ldquo;You can hang them on walls, put them on bulletin boards, or hang them from posts in front of an entrance.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Guides.Vote recommends staff use &ldquo;student volunteers&rdquo; to spread its content on campus, noting their clothing should not show partisanship. &ldquo;Have student volunteers hand out printed guides for canvasses, tabling, and events,&rdquo; read <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.vote\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/guides.vote-Campus-Distribution-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">instructions<\/a> from the group. &ldquo;Distribute printed copies of the guides in students&rsquo; physical mailboxes. Or post them in cafes, bars, hair salons, and other off-campus locations where students congregate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The group said staff can also spread its content <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.vote\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/guides.vote-Campus-Distribution-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online<\/a> in school-wide emails, campus websites, social media, and by co-opting media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Send through all-campus email &mdash; the most efficient way to reach everyone. Senior administrators and top student government leaders have access, and hundreds of schools have done this,&rdquo; the group says. &ldquo;If you cut and paste actual guides into emails and format for your email platform, far more people will read them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Guides.Vote recommended spreading its content on school websites, saying &ldquo;posting actual guides is ideal.&rdquo; It also said staff can spread the group&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1N7oceXDY8PUJ9H8RYWnEJ4HVv7ZYa5Z0_7Jqd5uQliw\/edit\">messaging<\/a> on social media, or ask the campus or local newspaper to <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.vote\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/guides.vote-Campus-Distribution-Guide.pdf\">reprint<\/a> the guides.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The group includes a Disclaimer with instructions to &ldquo;always use them in fair and nonpartisan ways,&rdquo; and &ldquo;not to combine them with partisan materials or express preferences for a candidate or party while distributing them.&rdquo; Never mind the guides&rsquo; content, which as shown earlier, gives favorable coverage of Harris and critical coverage of Trump.<\/p>\n<h2>A Powerful Network<\/h2>\n<p>Guides.Vote uses other groups to distribute and promote its guides, Adams said in the email, including the leftist groups <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/andrew-goodman-foundation\/\">Andrew Goodman Foundation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/campus-vote-project\/\">Campus Vote Project<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/organization\/students-learn-students-vote-slsv\/\">Students Learn Students Vote Coalition<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/naacp\/\">NAACP<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/nonprofit-vote\/\">Nonprofit VOTE<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/01\/vote411-feeds-voter-info-to-leftist-data-harvesting-machine-while-masquerading-as-nonpartisan\/\">Rock The Vote<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/voto-latino\/\">Voto Latino<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/teen-vogue\/\">Teen Vogue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The group <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.vote\/partner-resources\">partners<\/a> with a still broader network of groups, according to its website. Prominent partners include Ben &amp; Jerry&rsquo;s, The Freemasons, MTV, and Patagonia. It also works with its sponsor, Youth Service America, and other left-leaning groups, including <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/06\/17\/a-whos-who-of-left-wing-hacks-behind-the-aspen-institutes-upcoming-report-on-silencing-dissent\/\">Aspen Institute<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blackvotersmatterfund.org\/\">Black Voters Matter Fund<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/19\/this-leftist-linked-group-is-coaching-journalists-on-covering-elections-who-are-its-targets\/\">Bridge Alliance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/18\/google-directs-americans-searching-for-voter-registration-info-to-left-wing-elections-group\/\">Democracy Works<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/accounts.muckrock.com\/election-hub\/\">Knight Election Hub<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/mi-familia-vota\/\">Mi Familia Vota<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/07\/28\/leftist-disinformation-police-pressure-meta-to-run-election-interference-on-new-threads-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vote.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While The Federalist reached out to Guides.Vote and YSA for comment, only Minks with YSA responded in time for publication.<\/p>\n<p><em>For more election news and updates, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/electionbriefing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">electionbriefing.com<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Logan Washburn is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-clark-county-keeps-commercial-addresses-on-voter-rolls\/\" title=\"Lawsuit: Clark County Keeps Commercial Addresses On Voter Rolls\">staff writer covering election integrity<\/a>. He graduated from Hillsdale College, served as Christopher Rufo&#8217;s editorial assistant, and has bylines in The Wall Street Journal, The Tennessean, and The Daily Caller. Logan is originally from Central Oregon but now lives in rural Michigan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A left-leaning &#8220;voter guide&#8221; organization is reaching out to professors in an effort to introduce biased materials into university curricula, while asserting that its content is &#8220;nonpartisan.&#8221; Claire Adams, the campus and youth programs director for Guides.Vote, stated in an email to a professor\u2014acquired by The Federalist\u2014that they have made it easy to integrate their guides and resources into current coursework. She expressed hope that educators would utilize their materials to assist students in voting.<\/p>\n<p>Adams reportedly contacted college professors on September 12, promoting Guides.Vote&#8217;s content for classroom use. Youth Service America (YSA) serves as the financial host for the Guides.Vote initiative, according to YSA Vice President of Partnerships Michael Minks. InfluenceWatch describes YSA as a left-wing organization focused on mobilizing youth to influence elections.<\/p>\n<p>In her email, Adams highlighted that their free resources can be easily integrated into platforms like Canvas or other Learning Management Systems (LMS). She offered support for voter engagement efforts on campuses and promoted &#8220;printable guides&#8221; along with an &#8220;interactive quiz&#8221; designed for students to assess where presidential candidates stand on various issues.<\/p>\n<p>Despite claiming nonpartisanship, the group&#8217;s guides exhibit a clear bias favoring left-wing candidates. For instance, Guides.Vote provides a comparison between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris regarding law enforcement effectiveness and immigration policies. The descriptions of Trump&#8217;s views are critical while Harris&#8217;s positions are presented more favorably.<\/p>\n<p>The group\u2019s portrayal of Trump includes statements about his views on police being \u201cunder siege\u201d and his harsh stance on illegal immigration. In contrast, Harris is depicted positively regarding her support for community trust in policing and comprehensive immigration reform.<\/p>\n<p>Guides.Vote also offers similarly biased comparisons between vice presidential candidates Tim Walz (Democrat) and J.D. Vance (Republican), along with election guides covering over 25 states including key swing states like Arizona and Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>The interactive quiz mentioned by Adams reflects this bias by aligning users&#8217; answers with favorable portrayals of certain candidates. Minks defended the group&#8217;s claims of nonpartisanship by stating they undergo a rigorous review process involving diverse political perspectives; however, he acknowledged that incumbents may appear more controversial than newcomers due to their established records.<\/p>\n<p>Guides.Vote has been creating these resources since 2012 specifically targeting college students; Adams noted that schools have found them helpful not only in deciding whom to vote for but also whether or not to vote at all. With two-thirds of young Americans leaning Democratic according to Pew Research data, Minks emphasized addressing knowledge gaps about candidates as crucial for increasing voter participation among students.<\/p>\n<p>The organization distributes free printed guides across multiple states while encouraging visibility through high-traffic areas such as libraries or community centers. They suggest using student volunteers who should remain neutral during distribution efforts but provide instructions on how staff can promote these materials through various channels including emails and social media platforms without appearing partisan themselves\u2014despite evidence suggesting otherwise based on the content provided within those guides.<\/p>\n<p>Guides.Vote collaborates with numerous other organizations known for their progressive stances\u2014including Ben &amp; Jerry\u2019s and MTV\u2014to amplify its reach further within educational institutions across America<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":507,"featured_media":2344111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/800px-Vote_Here_sign_in_Minneapolis_Minnesota._50562445028.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[4717,40146,41375,10658,36500],"class_list":["post-2344110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-leftist","tag-political-activism","tag-student-engagement","tag-universities","tag-voter-guide"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/800px-Vote_Here_sign_in_Minneapolis_Minnesota._50562445028.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/507"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2344110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344110\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2344111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2344110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2344110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2344110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}