- dri ven , ▁standard ized ▁format . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Project ▁V ote ▁Sm art ▁k icked ▁John ▁McC ain ▁off ▁of ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁board ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁ref us al ▁to ▁fill ▁out ▁the ▁Political ▁Cou rage ▁Test . ▁ ▁The ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Political ▁Cou rage ▁Test ▁has ▁dropped , ▁from ▁ 7 2 % ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 4 8 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁even ▁further ▁to ▁ 2 0 % ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁because ▁polit icians ▁from ▁both ▁parties ▁are ▁afraid ▁that ▁challeng ers ▁will ▁use ▁their ▁responses ▁out ▁of ▁context ▁in ▁attack ▁ad s , ▁according ▁to ▁The ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal . ▁ ▁Rep . ▁Anne ▁G annon , ▁Democratic ▁leader ▁pro ▁temp ore ▁of ▁the ▁Florida ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁stated : ▁" We ▁tell ▁our ▁candidates ▁not ▁to ▁do ▁it . ▁It ▁sets ▁them ▁up ▁for ▁a ▁hit ▁piece ." ▁In ▁response , ▁V ote ▁Sm art ▁has ▁tried ▁to ▁shame ▁polit icians ▁into ▁it , ▁and ▁lets ▁them ▁leave ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 0 % ▁of ▁answers ▁blank . ▁ ▁V ote E asy ▁ ▁V ote E asy ▁is ▁" the ▁interactive ▁tool ▁that ▁enables ▁vot ers ▁to ▁compare ▁their ▁position ▁on ▁various ▁issues ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁candidate ." ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁introduced ▁by ▁V ote ▁Sm art ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁election ▁season . ▁ ▁Following ▁its ▁launch ,