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from 2016 FL Senate race (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion Augustus Invictus: Leave abortion decisions to the states. |
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Budget & Economy Augustus Invictus: Fight for balanced budget & against Federal Reserve. David Jolly: Balance the budget: morally bound and for national security. Carlos Lopez-Cantera: As Lt. Governor: focus on job creation and tax reduction. David Jolly: We've doubled our national debt in the last 8 years. |
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Civil Rights Augustus Invictus: Friends with white supremacists, but denies affiliation. Marco Rubio: Men's bathrooms are for men & women's bathrooms for women. Augustus Invictus: Who one marries is not the concern of the Government. Pam Keith: Racists are sad aberrations, but they still exist. |
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Drugs Marco Rubio: Prove medical benefits to FDA before legalizing marijuana. Patrick Murphy: Let states decide marijuana legalization. Alan Grayson: Exempt high-CBD/low-THC medical marijuana from Drug War. Patrick Murphy: Protect people complying with state marijuana laws from feds. Augustus Invictus: Abolishing the DEA is a start to end war on drugs. |
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Education Rocky De La Fuente: Keep college graduates in Florida after graduation. Patrick Murphy: Quality public education is best way to grow middle class. Augustus Invictus: Enemy of Common Core and No Child Left Behind. |
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Energy & Oil Augustus Invictus: Find alternatives to dependence on foreign energy sources. David Jolly: I support offshore drilling, but not off Florida's coasts. Ron DeSantis: No delay on Keystone pipeline for security & safety study. |
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Environment Rocky De La Fuente: We bear responsibility as stewards of our planet. Patrick Murphy: Vital to Florida's future that we protect our environment. Augustus Invictus: Respecting environment over business is a must. |
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Families & Children Augustus Invictus: Healthy relations between men and women: opposes deviancy. |
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Foreign Policy Pam Keith: Don't live by fear; we're the most bad-ass nation. Pam Keith: Born in Turkey; lived outside US for 9 years. Carlos Lopez-Cantera: Defend democracy in Cuba, Venezuela, & Israel. Carlos Lopez-Cantera: After Cuban "normalization," more beatings & more oppression. David Jolly: Help create stability in regions where there is none. |
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Free Trade David Jolly: Yes to Ex-im bank; No to fast-track. Ron DeSantis: No to Ex-im bank; Yes to fast-track. Patrick Murphy: Yes to Ex-im bank; No to fast-track. |
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Government Reform David Jolly: OpEd AdWatch: Worked for lobbyists associated with Pakistan. |
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Gun Control Patrick Murphy: Expand background checks; bar people on watch lists. Augustus Invictus: Wants restoration of the Second Amendment. Patrick Murphy: No civilian access to military-style assault weapons. Patrick Murphy: More background checks: close the terrorist gun loophole. |
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Health Care Patrick Murphy: We can improve ObamaCare, but it has hugely positive impact. |
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Homeland Security Rocky De La Fuente: Address broken VA hospital system. Augustus Invictus: Non-interventionism & no unconditional support to Israel. Pam Keith: My military service exposed me to issues that we face. Patrick Murphy: Voted with GOP for DoD bill that Obama vetoed. Alan Grayson: Opposed $607 billion national defense bill. Ann Kirkpatrick: Voted with GOP for DoD bill that Obama vetoed. |
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Immigration Alan Grayson: Allow administrative amnesty to some illegal aliens. Rocky De La Fuente: We have a rich history of embracing immigrants. Augustus Invictus: Screen immigrants for status and ISIS connections. Carlos Lopez-Cantera: FactCheck: Supports E-Verify, but not racial profiling. |
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Jobs Rocky De La Fuente: Create more jobs, and create higher paying jobs. |
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Principles & Values Augustus Invictus: Libertarians are the party of peace & party of principle. Patrick Murphy: OpEd: Angry black women should oppose party-choice Murphy. Patrick Murphy: Former Republican; FL's most conservative House Democrat. |
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Social Security Carlos Lopez-Cantera: Preserve and protect Social Security and Medicare. David Jolly: FactCheck: Discuss private accounts & other options too. |
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Technology Augustus Invictus: Subsidies to ISPs are the internet's real problem. |
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War & Peace Marco Rubio: Imminent, credible threat obliges president to act. Patrick Murphy: Air strikes against ISIS but no ground troops. Augustus Invictus: Our foreign policies are interventionist. David Jolly: Cancel Obama's Iran agreement and keep sanctions. Carlos Lopez-Cantera: No nuclear deal with Iran; support preemptive strike. |
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