Nevertheless, Clayton’s excellent article is a true piece of service journalism that we could all use more of in this political season, because it goes beyond the rhetoric to reveal the actual actions taken and opinions stated by the candidates. Kudos.

Jennifer Vanasco is a CJR columnist and the former editor in chief of MTV Network's LGBT news site 365gay.com. She writes about social minorities, national politics, and culture. Her award-winning newspaper column on gay and women's issues ran for 15 years.