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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 CNN "State of the Union" interviews during 2021 (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion Glenn Youngkin: Virginians elected a pro-life governor; I've been very clear. |
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Budget & Economy Chris Sununu: Washington doesn't understand the concept of a budget. Janet Yellen: Expects inflation will drop by late 2022. Joe Biden: $130 billion in stimulus aid to counties and cities. Pete Buttigieg: Redesigned streets proved safer & increased property values. |
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Civil Rights Pete Buttigieg: Transportation decisions have hurt minority neighborhoods. |
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Crime Caitlyn Jenner: I am in favor of the death penalty. Kevin Faulconer: Time to have a governor who is going to put victims first. |
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Drugs John Cox: If we have to, we're gonna force people to get treatment. |
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Education Joe Biden: Write off $10,000 in student debt, not $50,000. Joe Biden: $200B in emergency COVID funding for K-12 schools. Glenn Youngkin: Unfair for biological boys to play sports with girls. |
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Energy & Oil Antony Blinken: This is the decisive decade to meet climate change goals. Caitlyn Jenner: Skeptical of state goal of zero emissions by 2045. Tudor Dixon: Fact Check: Falsely claimed wind and solar power unreliable. Glenn Youngkin: Energy plan is all of the above, not just renewables. |
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Families & Children Joe Biden: No mandatory paid family and sick leave in COVID relief. |
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Government Reform Caitlyn Jenner: We need to have integrity in our election system. Caitlyn Jenner: If we lose election integrity, we lose everything. Doug Ose: Government engaged in significant overreach of authority. Gavin Newsom: COVID: all registered voters receive mail-in ballots. Julia Letlow: Would have objected to certification of president election. |
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Gun Control Beto O`Rourke: We don't want extremism in our gun laws. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Confronted Parkland shooting survivor on radical gun control. Ralph Northam: Appreciate thoughts & prayers but need commonsense gun laws. |
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Health Care Joe Biden: Cap insurance at 8.5% of income instead of 10%. Joe Biden: $119 billion to build public confidence in vaccines. Joe Biden: $8.5 billion for rural hospitals, for telehealth & COVID. |
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Homeland Security Joe Biden: Greatest terror threat to America is domestic terror. |
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Immigration Beto O`Rourke: Not enough urgency in rewriting law, providing resources. Caitlyn Jenner: Path to citizenship for undocumented; deport "bad ones". |
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Jobs Janet Yellen: As we get beyond pandemic, labor supply should increase. Joe Biden: Extended unemployment benefits for COVID, to contractors too. |
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Principles & Values Adam Kinzinger: Jan. 6 investigation about history, truth needs to win out. Bill Nelson: One of the rare civilians who has traveled to space. Caitlyn Jenner: I don't like labels, I'm kind of middle of the road. Chris Sununu: Vilifying pols is culturally ruining America. Gavin Newsom: Partisan divisions can smash democracy like an antique vase. Joe Biden: The nation is not as divided as we make it out to be. Marjorie Taylor Greene: To remove Pelosi: "Bullet to the head would be quicker". Marjorie Taylor Greene: 2018: Pelosi should be executed for treason. Ralph Northam: Now is not the time for divisiveness, time for leadership. |
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Tax Reform Antony Blinken: Global minimum tax agreement is an incredibly big deal. |
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Technology Bill Nelson: Cutting NASA budget could cause US to fall behind in space. |
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War & Peace Antony Blinken: US committed to Taiwan being able to defend itself. |
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Welfare & Poverty Antony Blinken: Reopen desperately needed humanitarian access to Syria. Joe Biden: Gave up on $15 minimum wage in Congressional bills. Joe Biden: $880M for SNAP food stamps; let's increase to $3B. |
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2021 Sunday pundit shows (2021 events; 2022 Senate races and 2021-2023 gubernatorial races):
2020 Sunday pundit shows (2020 Senate races and 2020 presidential race): |
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