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| 2020 Election: | Joe Biden's book | Cory Booker's book | Pete Buttigieg's book | Kamala Harris' book | Bernie Sanders' book | Donald Trump's book | 2018 Senate Debates |
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from CBS "Face the Nation" interviews during 2019 (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion Amy Klobuchar: Against criminalizing abortion & imprisoning doctors. Amy Klobuchar: Repeal Hyde Amendment; fund Planned Parenthood. Amy Klobuchar: New restrictive state laws are "just wrong". Kirsten Gillibrand: Democratic candidates must support reproductive freedom. |
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Budget & Economy Beto O`Rourke: Farmers want markets, not subsidies. |
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Civil Rights Cory Booker: Don't give a damn about the politics: racism is racism. Kamala Harris: We cannot be ignorant of history of race in this country. Doug Jones: We should be encouraging voting, not making it harder. |
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Corporations Elizabeth Warren: Use anti-trust to break up anti-competitive businesses. John Hickenlooper: Market must allow entry to new businesses. Julian Castro: Top earners & corporations must pay fair share. |
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Education Marianne Williamson: Fund schools with federal mandate, not property taxes. |
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Families & Children Marianne Williamson: Federal mandate for social services for children. |
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Foreign Policy Ilhan Omar: Supports boycott/divest/sanction movement against Israel. Beto O`Rourke: Would talk to North Korea, but only if it gets results. Beto O`Rourke: Diplomacy should yield results: none yet with North Korea! Kamala Harris: We need to get back into Iran nuclear deal. Kamala Harris: Iran nuclear deal was being complied with by all parties. Mike Pence: No nukes for Iran; support Iranians but not government. Mike Pence: We stand with the Iranian people against the Ayatollahs. Mike Pompeo: No nuclear weapons for Iran; they must be a "normal nation". Pete Buttigieg: US foreign policy should be based on American values. Pete Buttigieg: We can lead the world or resent it; we can't do both. |
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Free Trade Amy Klobuchar: China: we need credibility, would remove some tariffs. Andrew Yang: Create a path forward on China that works for both sides. Amy Klobuchar: China trade problems are real; use allies, not broad tariffs. Amy Klobuchar: Can't just talk about trade war with China, get it done. Larry Kudlow: Farmers are patriots, assisting during trade war with China. Larry Kudlow: Patriotic farmers support Trump's trade war with China. Steve Bullock: Tariffs hurt farmers; let's work to open up markets. Steve Bullock: Trump has turned "America First" into "America Alone". Michael Bennet: Chinese trade practices unfair, but tariffs not the answer. |
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Government Reform Pete Buttigieg: Prosecution for obstruction shouldn't be president's call. Steve Bullock: Elections should be decided by people, not corporations. Michael Bennet: Congress must investigate Russian election tampering. |
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Gun Control Mike Bloomberg: Gun laws effective but no one law will stop everything. |
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Health Care Amy Klobuchar: Provide immediate health care for undocumented immigrants. Cory Booker: Public option is first step, negotiate lower drug prices. Rick Scott: Enact law so drug prices in US aren't higher than Europe. Kirsten Gillibrand: Provide a public option to get to universal coverage. |
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Homeland Security Bernie Sanders: Violent white nationalists should be treated as terrorists. Pete Buttigieg: Must not allow foreign powers to interfere in elections. Eric Swalwell: Russian attack on 2016 elections must be taken seriously. |
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Immigration Ilhan Omar: Seeking asylum is a right; policy should be humane and just. Julian Castro: Always for secure border and apprehending criminals. John Delaney: Treat those who cross our borders with measure of dignity. Ken Cuccinelli: Detain and then deport one million undocumented immigrants. Amy Klobuchar: Comprehensive immigration reform is an economic issue. Beto O`Rourke: Keep asylum laws; let refugees apply from home countries. Beto O`Rourke: End family separation; rewrite law from ground up. Beto O`Rourke: Asylum seekers should be able to apply from home countries. Mike Pence: Conditions at borders is fault of Democrats in Congress. Mike Pence: Asked for humanitarian help, Congress continues to delay. Beto O`Rourke: Those seeking asylum pose no threat. Kirsten Gillibrand: For border security, but don't harm asylum seekers. Cory Booker: Intervene in refugees' home countries; reform asylum process. Jay Inslee: Illegal immigration not a national emergency. Kirsten Gillibrand: Pathway to citizenship for DREAMers. Julian Castro: Compassion for refugees, pathway for those here. |
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Jobs Tim Ryan: Public/private partnership to rebuild manufacturing base. |
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Principles & Values Dick Durbin: President is on trial for impeachment, but so is Senate. Lindsey Graham: Impeachment: Don't need to hear a lot of witnesses. Kelly Armstrong: After Ukraine call transcript, everything else is just noise. Mike Bloomberg: Words matter; what President says is very important. Bernie Sanders: Economic rights are human rights: that's FDR's "socialism". Kamala Harris: Words matter; leaders cannot be ignorant of history of race. Pete Buttigieg: Not up to the president to decide who should be prosecuted. |
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War & Peace Amy Klobuchar: We need to start bringing troops home from Afghanistan. Marianne Williamson: We're spending $350B supporting genocidal war against Yemen. Amy Klobuchar: Talking to enemies good if there's results; Trump has none. Amy Klobuchar: Would not accept North Korea as nuclear power. Bernie Sanders: No support of Saudis against Iran; it's a never-ending war. Bernie Sanders: Iran not an emergency; no military action without Congress. Mike Pompeo: Sanctions & withdrawal from deal will change Iran behavior. Pete Buttigieg: Restore Iran deal; work with allies in Europe and the region. Pete Buttigieg: Never should have left Iran deal, will do something new. Beto O`Rourke: End war in Afghanistan; even work with Taliban. Beto O`Rourke: Default should be to pursue peace, not war. |
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2019 Sunday pundit shows (2019 Senate races and 2020 presidential preparation): |
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