The media does provide the information on where the candidates stand on issues. You just have to wade through the chaff and filter substance from rhetoric. You also need to know what is really possible and what is not possible to achieve by one person, the president. It is evident that many citizens vote for the candidate that offers the most, a bribe per se, and then you have the few that look at the long term picture and vote for what is best for the country. But, you will not find an accurate assessment of one candidate's stance on issues by utilizing only one source of information.

There is NO perfect candidate. There was only ONE perfect person in this world, and he was executed by the government.