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Budget & Economy Kamala Harris: Prosecuted fewer foreclosure fraud cases than smaller states. Tim Walz: Bipartisan compromise $48B budget to address 2017 crises. |
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Civil Rights Howard Schultz: Starbucks did little to stop sexual harassment of employees. Julian Castro: Protections for GLBTQ; benefits to same-sex partners. Tulsi Gabbard: Against gay marriage but no government morality. |
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Corporations Elizabeth Warren: Proposes new federal limits for corporations. Julian Castro: Supported tax breaks to lure corporations. Kamala Harris: Tough stance on mortgage lenders fell short. |
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Crime Kamala Harris: Focus on helping non-violent young offenders. Kamala Harris: Defied pressure for death penalty for cop killer. Tim Walz: George Floyd protests: balance racial justice & public order. Tim Walz: Police reforms: ban chokeholds; investigate misconduct. |
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Drugs Joe Biden: 1989: Bush didn't go far enough in War on Drugs. Joe Biden: Proud of backing tough drug laws & penalties. Joe Biden: 1981: Militarized domestic police against drugs. |
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Education Elizabeth Warren: Invest in education, but focus on results. Elizabeth Warren: Supported all-voucher system for public schools in 2003 book. Julian Castro: Extended Pre-K education for needy kids. |
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Energy & Oil Cedric Richmond: Supported fracking, 76% Conservation Voters lifetime rating. Julian Castro: Green Jobs Leadership Council: more solar; less coal. Julian Castro: Supported both fossil fuel and green energy. Noam Chomsky: Limited time on climate change; US going in wrong direction. Noam Chomsky: Market can't solve climate change, structural changes needed. Noam Chomsky: Task ahead enormous & there is not much time. Kathy Hochul: Fought hard against the Build Public Renewables Act. |
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Environment Kamala Harris: Prosecuted polluters for illegal dumping and air pollution. |
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Families & Children Kamala Harris: Punish parents of chronically truant kids. |
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Foreign Policy Kirsten Gillibrand: Opposes boycotts of businesses in Israel. Noam Chomsky: Israel relies on support from reactionary fundamentalists. Noam Chomsky: Establish a nuclear weapons free zone in Middle East. Tulsi Gabbard: Skeptical of Iran nuclear deal. Tulsi Gabbard: Supports Egyptian dictator in fight against terrorism. Tulsi Gabbard: Against criticizing India's treatment of Muslims. |
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Health Care Beto O`Rourke: Supports Medicare for America as public option. Gina Raimondo: COVID: civil liability immunity for hospitals, nursing homes. Gina Raimondo: Privatized & cut budgets for Medicaid. Jerry Brown: How would we pay for single-payer? Kamala Harris: Require pharmaceutical companies to allow generics. John Hickenlooper: Too soon to make changes in Obamacare. Michael Bennet: Single payer would lead to massive tax increase. Nancy Pelosi: Single payer plans better handled by states. Rahm Emanuel: Wrote op-ed "Medicare-for-All is a Pipe Dream". Xavier Becerra: 2016: rescind patents for government funded medicine. Barack Obama: 2009: preferred single-payer if were starting from scratch. Gavin Newsom: Public option is not the right thing. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Public option not right thing, unless part of single-payer. Tim Walz: 2020 COVID restrictions resulted in lower death rates. |
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Homeland Security Joe Biden: 1991: Favors government "back doors" into encryption. Julian Castro: Supported military expansion into cybersecurity. |
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Immigration Kirsten Gillibrand: 2007 SAVE Act: beef up border; oppose sanctuary cities. Kirsten Gillibrand: 2010: moratorium on government immigration raids. Tulsi Gabbard: 2015: Favor Christian over Islamic refugees. |
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Jobs Julian Castro: Opposed unionizing city employees. Rahm Emanuel: Raise minimum wage to $15/hour but allow states to opt out. |
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Principles & Values Bernie Sanders: 2019 OpEd: Bernie is best chance to beat Biden. Marty Walsh: Put an end to Boston's bid for summer Olympics. Lee Carter: I'm a socialist, "democratic socialist" is redundant. Francesca Hong: Have to show folks that socialism improves your life. |
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Social Security Joe Biden: Freeze entitlements; don't favor special interests. |
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Tax Reform Julian Castro: Senior/disabled property tax freeze favored wealthy. |
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War & Peace Mike Gravel: Filibustered to end the military draft. Noam Chomsky: No-nuke zone in Middle East would end military aid to Israel. Tulsi Gabbard: Use military to fight terrorists, not for regime change. Tulsi Gabbard: Opposes fighting in Afghanistan & Syria; end arms to Saudis. |
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