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| 2016 Election: | Hillary's book | Trump's book | Bernie's book | Ted Cruz's book | | | 2016 Senate Debates |
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from Survey of 2016 Presidential campaign websites (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion Darrell Castle: Only candidate of any party that is 100% pro-life. Evan McMullin: Subsidizing abortion undermines dignity of mother and child. Lincoln Chafee: Support right to woman's personal reproductive decisions. Rick Santorum: Pushed legislation to protect the unborn. Gary Johnson: Government ill-equipped to address abortion; it's personal. Rand Paul: Stop flow of taxpayer dollars to fund abortions. |
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Budget & Economy Darrell Castle: End the Federal Reserve. Darrell Castle: Lower taxes, lower regulations, and lower spending. Gary Johnson: National debt of $20 trillion is obscene & unsustainable. John Kasich: Converted Ohio's $8B deficit to $2B surplus. Martin O`Malley: Why weren't Wall Street CEOs convicted in 2008 meltdown? Rick Santorum: Spend-o-meter: publicize costs of spending amendments. Rand Paul: Reform the tax code; address the national debt. |
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Civil Rights Darrell Castle: No same sex marriage; no gender neutral bathrooms. Ajamu Baraka: Protect LGBTQIA+ people from discrimination. Jill Stein: Protect LGBTQIA+ people from discrimination. Ajamu Baraka: Beyonce's Superbowl show caricaturized & commodified blacks. Martin O`Malley: All are created equal, including gay, lesbian & transgender. Rand Paul: Stand up for Bill of Rights against federal usurpation. Bernie Sanders: Equal pay for equal work by women. Ajamu Baraka: Obama serves white power, not MLK's dream. |
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Corporations Gloria La Riva: Capitalist banking is a form of organized crime. Gary Johnson: Eliminate double taxation embodied in business income taxes. Jill Stein: Break up "too-big-to-fail" banks. Martin O`Malley: Income gap growing due to concentration of corporate power. Bernie Sanders: Break up major Wall Street firms. Bernie Sanders: Worker-owned cooperatives instead of corporate tax breaks. |
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Crime Ajamu Baraka: Death penalty for whites is tactic to stop black opposition. Gary Johnson: Too many unnecessary laws leads to too many in prison. Lawrence Lessig: Comprehensive reform of mandatory minimum sentences. Martin O`Malley: Baltimore riot due to hopelessness, not just race & policing. Rand Paul: REDEEM Act: seal non-violent criminal records to allow jobs. Rand Paul: Restore federal right to vote to non-violent felons. Jill Stein: Black Lives Matter: end racism & police militarization. |
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Drugs Ajamu Baraka: Replace drug prohibition with harm reduction. Jill Stein: Replace drug prohibition with harm reduction. Gary Johnson: Why do we tell adults what they can put in their bodies? Lawrence Lessig: War on Drugs is most self-destructive war in U.S. history. Jill Stein: End the racist war on drugs and school-to-prison pipeline. |
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Education Darrell Castle: Stop using the education system to corrupt our children. Evan McMullin: Replace failing education system with local control. Ajamu Baraka: Treat education as a right. Jill Stein: Treat education as a right. Jill Stein: End high stakes testing. Rand Paul: Don't constrict kids to one-size-fits-all Common Core. Bernie Sanders: Quality affordable education, from child care to higher ed. Jill Stein: Mobilize to simply keep public education in existence. |
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Energy & Oil Evan McMullin: Expand domestic energy production across the board. Ajamu Baraka: Green New Deal to turn the tide on climate change. Jill Stein: Green New Deal to turn the tide on climate change. Gary Johnson: Man contributes to climate change, but no government fix. Martin O`Malley: American jobs agenda to build a new renewable energy future. Rand Paul: Cut red tape to allow energy freedom & traditional energy. Bernie Sanders: Transform to sustainable system & away from fossil fuels. Jill Stein: Make wars for oil obsolete: 100% renewables by 2030. |
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Environment Darrell Castle: Property rights under assault by "Sustainable Development". Ajamu Baraka: Adopt the Precautionary Principle. Bill Weld: Protect environment with competition, not regulation. Jill Stein: Adopt the Precautionary Principle. Gloria La Riva: Environmental racism pollutes our neighborhoods. Lawrence Lessig: We don't own Earth; we hold it in trust for our children. Jill Stein: Moratorium on GMOs until they are proven safe. Lincoln Chafee: Proper respect for our natural world & vulnerable species. Jill Stein: Promote sustainable agriculture & freedom from toxic threats. Rand Paul: Balance environmental safety with business deregulation. Jill Stein: Filthy Five: clean up coal plants in Massachusetts. |
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Families & Children Martin O`Malley: Gave access to family planning for 35,000 low-income women. Donald Trump: Stress importance of a strong family, & a culture of Life. George Pataki: Our parents never felt like victims even in Great Depression. Rick Santorum: Book "Bella's Gift" about their special-needs youngest child. Rick Santorum: Patriot Voices: online community to restore American dream. Rick Santorum: Strong families help produce a strong economy. Jill Stein: Physician married to a physician; two sons and one dog. |
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Foreign Policy Darrell Castle: Withdraw from the United Nations. Evan McMullin: American leadership instead of withdrawing from the world. Ted Cruz: Countries aspire to be like America, the exceptional nation. Gloria La Riva: Immediate lifting of the U.S. blockade on Cuba. Martin O`Malley: New foreign policy of engagement and collaboration. Rand Paul: Stand with Israel Act: no US funds to Palestinian Authority. |
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Free Trade Evan McMullin: Negotiate stronger trade deals but don't close doors. Bernie Sanders: End disastrous NAFTA, CAFTA, and PNTR with China. |
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Government Reform Evan McMullin: Too much power in Washington and in Executive branch. Ajamu Baraka: Replace Electoral College with national popular vote. Jill Stein: Replace Electoral College with national popular vote. Jill Stein: Reject campaign donations from military-industrial complex. Ted Cruz: Current administration defies Constitution and rule of law. Ted Cruz: Authored 70 Supreme Court briefs & argued 9 cases. Marco Rubio: Next president should appoint in mold of Justice Scalia. Gary Johnson: Strong advocate of term limits for governors & Congress. Lawrence Lessig: Voter vouchers: matching funds for federal campaigns. Lawrence Lessig: Referendum president: pass voting reform, then step down. Lawrence Lessig: Automatic voter registration; make election day a holiday. Lawrence Lessig: Ranked Choice Voting: end political gerrymandering. Jill Stein: Establish a constitutional right to vote. George Pataki: Empower the citizens to take back our government. George Pataki: Ban lobbying by former Members of Congress. Rick Santorum: 1990s "Gang of Seven": exposed congressional scandals. Rand Paul: End the profession of "career politician" with term limits. |
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Gun Control John Kasich: Supports state reciprocity and concealed carry. Darrell Castle: People in gun free enclaves cower, unarmed. Evan McMullin: Fundamental right is enshrined in the Second Amendment. Lincoln Chafee: Common sense adherence to the Second Amendment. Rand Paul: Oppose laws which would limit the right to gun ownership. |
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Health Care Evan McMullin: ObamaCare has driven up costs and reduced access. Ajamu Baraka: Healthcare for all including contraception. Jill Stein: Healthcare for all including contraception. Jim Gilmore: ObamaCare is primary reason our economy is not recovering. Jill Stein: Single-payer public health insurance program. Rand Paul: Health system was over-regulated before ObamaCare. Bernie Sanders: Move toward a single-payer system. Jill Stein: Healthy People, Healthy Planet: link environment & health. Donald Trump: Make health insurance premiums tax-deductible. |
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Homeland Security John Kasich: Improve veteran healthcare with more options & fewer delays. John Kasich: Easier licensing for veterans; and more job services. Evan McMullin: Free America requires strongest in the world. Ajamu Baraka: Close the 700+ foreign military bases. Jill Stein: Close the 700+ foreign military bases. Ajamu Baraka: Public opinion is manipulated to support permanent war. Jill Stein: Slash dangerously bloated military budget by at least 50%. Jill Stein: Cancel F-35 project; cancel the Littoral Combat Ship. Ted Cruz: Provide our veterans the care they have been promised. Gary Johnson: Founding Fathers would be disgusted about spying on citizens. Gary Johnson: Overturn simplistic, chaotic, reactive military policies. Gary Johnson: Reactive military policies allow real threats to flourish. Lawrence Lessig: The size of our own defense budget induces instability. Jill Stein: 700+ foreign military bases are bankrupting us. Jill Stein: End persecution of government and media whistleblowers. Donald Trump: Increased Veterans Day parade audience from 100 to 1 million. George Pataki: A strong America is a safe America: strengthen our military. Rand Paul: Provide veterans support tools to adjust to civilian life. Ajamu Baraka: Militarization to fight terrorism is permanent war posture. |
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Immigration Darrell Castle: No asylum & no path to citizenship. Evan McMullin: Secure our borders and enforce our laws. Ted Cruz: Bar refugees from terrorist-ridden regions. Gary Johnson: Bigger border fence will only produce taller ladders. Martin O`Malley: Comprehensive reform to bring 11 million out of shadows. George Pataki: Immigrants come to work, not for government handouts. Rand Paul: Protect AGAINST feds creating a national ID card. |
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Jobs Martin O`Malley: Raise the minimum wage, plus collective bargaining rights. Bernie Sanders: Raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. Bernie Sanders: Corporate opposition makes union organizing difficult. |
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Principles & Values Marco Rubio: American Strength; American Prosperity; American Values. Marco Rubio: Next president should appoint in mold of Justice Scalia. George Pataki: Served as mayor, Assemblyman & state Senator before Governor. George Pataki: Raised in a small town where the American Dream was real. Rick Santorum: Won 11 state primaries in 2012 presidential race. |
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Social Security Ajamu Baraka: Remove income cap on social security taxes. Jill Stein: Remove income cap on social security taxes. Lawrence Lessig: Privatizing Social Security is a sure path to insecurity. Lawrence Lessig: Apply same Social Security rate to all levels of income. Rand Paul: Raise retirement age to save program for younger generation. Bernie Sanders: Strengthen the social safety net, instead of weakening it. |
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Tax Reform Darrell Castle: Apportion federal taxes to states by census, not by income. Evan McMullin: Tax code should be lean, simple, and pro-investment. Jill Stein: Lower taxes for majority by cutting $2.3T military spending. Gary Johnson: Current tax code penalizes productivity & investment. Lawrence Lessig: Taxes in America should be progressive and efficient. Lincoln Chafee: I voted against every Bush tax cut favoring the wealthy. George Pataki: Throw out incomprehensible tax code: simpler, lower rates. Rand Paul: EZ Tax: $700B tax cut via 17% flat tax. Bernie Sanders: We need a progressive tax system based on ability to pay. |
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Technology Marco Rubio: Phase out Mass Transit account; cut gas tax by 80%. Hillary Clinton: Invest $250B in public transit and NextGen aviation. Gary Johnson: No government "back doors" into encrypted, private info. Donald Trump: Emmy award & Hollywood Walk of Fame for "The Apprentice". Lincoln Chafee: No tapping of our phones without a warrant. George Pataki: Travel between cities should be in trains faster than planes. Bernie Sanders: Stop bailing out Wall Street & start repairing Main Street. |
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War & Peace Darrell Castle: I don't see why it's any of our business who runs Syria. Ajamu Baraka: U.S. complicity created Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. Ajamu Baraka: CIA training & equipment created ISIS in Syria & Iraq. Jill Stein: We have killed millions of civilians in our war for oil. Ted Cruz: U.S.-Israel alliance is a strategic bedrock. Lawrence Lessig: No US ground troops in Syria; but create safe zones. Lawrence Lessig: Vigorously support nuclear agreement with Iran. Lawrence Lessig: Work with Sunnis and Iraq against ISIS. Lawrence Lessig: Maintain 5,500 or more US troops in Afghanistan. Lincoln Chafee: Averse to foreign entanglements, including Iraq. George Pataki: Make sure Iran never has a nuclear weapon. Rick Santorum: We cannot allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. |
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Welfare & Poverty Evan McMullin: More government poverty programs aren't the single answer. Gloria La Riva: Make affordable housing a Constitutional right. Jill Stein: Economic human rights: food, water, & housing. George Pataki: Replace dependency with opportunity. |
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