The problem is, candidates all say a lot but it doesn't always match their actions. You can listen to speeches and read their books but that only tells you how they want to be perceived.

Looking at their past voting records in lower offices tells you how they actually sided on issues when it came down to it.

I can see examples of this on both sides. I'm no fan of Jeb Bush but I think the only reason he is using nasty rhetoric about Mexican immigrants is because candidates like Trump are so loud about it. I think if you were to look at Jeb's record as governor I don't think you would see lots of initiatives involving deportation.

And as a democrat I see BS on my side too. In one of Obama's books he wrote about his heart swelling at a church service. It came off as very false--everything else I've read about him leads me to believe he is a closeted atheist . I am an Obama supporter and Atheist myself but it annoys me that people hide who they are because it isn't politically popular.

That's probably more than what you are asking