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from Fox News coverage of 2010 Senate races (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Boozman's pro-life stance puts rapists over victims. John Boozman: Opposes transporting minors across state lines for abortion. |
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Budget & Economy Jack Conway: Against TARP bailouts due to lack of accountability. Rand Paul: Bank bailout was bad policy & helped no banks in KY. Paul Hodes: Stimulus bill was needed to stabilize economic free fall. Charlie Crist: $8B stimulus funds saved or created 87,000 jobs in Florida. Marco Rubio: Oppose Obama stimulus package; it's bad for America. |
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Civil Rights Jack Conway: I abhor discrimination; end "don't ask, don't tell". |
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Corporations Kirsten Gillibrand: Access to capital for small business will create jobs. Marco Rubio: Work across the aisle to make America more business-friendly. |
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Drugs Jack Conway: Meth lab count is up because we are identifying smaller labs. Rand Paul: Tackle drug problem; no one cares where funding comes from. |
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Energy & Oil Jack Conway: Protect coal even under cap-and-trade. Rand Paul: Unelected EPA should not regulate greenhouse emissions. |
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Government Reform Jack Conway: I stood up for the people against price-gouging & lies. |
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Health Care Jack Conway: Pay for Obamacare with bulk purchasing & fraud units. Rand Paul: Obamacare will cost $3T & health insurance still goes up 15%. Blanche Lambert Lincoln: I stopped the public option in ObamaCare. John Boozman: Something needs to be done, but ObamaCare is a job killer. Charlie Crist: Cover Florida: 6,000 uninsured given peace of mind. Charlie Crist: Get waste & fraud out of Medicare so program will survive. Marco Rubio: Provide alternatives to employer-based insurance system. |
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Immigration Rand Paul: Obamacare treats illegal aliens because it's illegal to ask. Charlie Crist: Seal borders; enforce laws; send illegals to back of line. Marco Rubio: Allow children of illegals to pay in-state college tuition. Marco Rubio: No amnesty in any form, not even back-of-the-line. |
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Jobs Joe DioGuardi: Democrats have created a toxic environment for NY jobs. Jack Conway: 20% hometown tax credit for cost of creating a new job. Kelly Ayotte: Government won't create jobs; it's our small businesses. |
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Principles & Values Rand Paul: This election really is about the president's agenda. Charlie Crist: In Rubio's $600,000 slush fund only $4000 went to candidates. Charlie Crist: Problem solving requires consensus, and sometimes concession. Marco Rubio: Without America, the world would be a worse place. Marco Rubio: $600,000 fund was not taxpayer money, & is fully accounted. Marco Rubio: Attended 15-20 Tea Party events; but not formally vetted. Marco Rubio: Are Floridians better off than they were four years ago? No! |
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Social Security Rand Paul: Raise the retirement age for people under age 55. Charlie Crist: Don't raise retirement age; don't adjust COLA. Marco Rubio: Hard choices for people under 40, to avoid runaway growth. Marco Rubio: Keep raising the retirement age on the table. Marco Rubio: Keep cost-of-living adjustment on the table. |
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Tax Reform Jack Conway: Keep Bush tax cuts during recession. Rand Paul: Balanced budget amendment to pay to extend $4T Bush tax cuts. Kelly Ayotte: Wrong philosophy to raise taxes during difficult economy. Paul Hodes: Fiscally irresponsible to allow tax breaks for the top 2%. Charlie Crist: Reduce the tax brackets to let private enterprise flourish. Charlie Crist: 2006: Pledged no taxes; 2009: $2.2B in fees on 16M people. Marco Rubio: Proposed to replace property taxes with state sales tax. Marco Rubio: Pledged to never raise taxes as state rep. |
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