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Abortion Ezola Foster: Against abortion rights. John Cornyn: Endorsed by Texas Right to Life. Steve Stockman: AdWatch: If babies had guns, they wouldn't be aborted. |
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Budget & Economy Pat Buchanan: Pay down debt; reduce federal share of economy. |
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Civil Rights Charles Booker: Rand Paul believes that racism is a winning strategy. Charlie Crist: 2010: Backed gay marriage ban; 2014: supports gay marriage. Ezola Foster: Against gay rights & women in military. |
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Corporations Hillary Clinton: Corporate elite treat working-class America as invisible. |
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Crime Mary Fallin: 2011: OK to experiment with drugs used in lethal injection. Pat Buchanan: Stop gun rampages by requiring press silence. Pat Buchanan: Prompt death penalty would stop mass murderers. Donald Trump: You can't teach a criminal not to be a criminal. |
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Drugs George W. Bush: Changed license in 1995 to avoid DUI arrest disclosure. |
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Education Joseph Lieberman: Would advocate vouchers privately, but support Gore publicly. Pat Buchanan: Schools went wrong when judges & feds got involved. Pat Buchanan: Block grants to states with all federal education funds. Pat Buchanan: Federal role in science & scholarships; not grade schools. Paul Broun: Big Bang & evolution: "lies straight from the pit of hell". |
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Energy & Oil Carly Fiorina: Regulation won't stop climate change. |
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Families & Children Rand Paul: Revival of values depends on fusing freedom and virtue. |
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Foreign Policy Dick Cheney: South Africa: Voted against apartheid sanctions in 1980s. Marco Rubio: I have a clear strategic vision of America's role in world. Marco Rubio: Obama has no ISIS policy to avoid upsetting Iran. |
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Government Reform Ben Carson: Covertly spy on government workers to make them work harder. Dennis Kucinich: There's a fourth branch of government with a dollar sign. Dennis Kucinich: Citizens United was a body blow to our democracy. Hillary Clinton: Consider Constitutional Amendment against Citizen's United. Michael Steele: Biden showed moral courage in criticizing voter suppression. Michael Steele: We know this is all about a fear of black voters. Michelle Benson: The more we watch the polls, the less they cheat. Mike Murphy: Voter fraud at massive scale in 2020 across the country. |
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Gun Control Dick Cheney: Opposed 7-day waiting period for buying guns. Pat Buchanan: Stop using heinous crimes to take away 2nd amendment rights. Steve Stockman: AR-15 giveaway: the perfect Mother's Day gift. |
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Health Care Anthony Kennedy: ObamaCare not ok under Commerce Clause, but ok as tax. John Roberts: ObamaCare not ok under Commerce Clause, but ok as tax. Tim Kaine: Public option puts some real competition into the system. |
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Homeland Security Joseph Lieberman: Supported use of force in Gulf War. Marco Rubio: We need coherent interrogation policy, & keep it classified. Rand Paul: Transparency is mostly good; we should not have torture. Ted Cruz: Torture was rightly outlawed, but keep tactics classified. |
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Jobs Pat Buchanan: Offset minimum wage increase with small business tax cuts. |
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Principles & Values David Perdue: CEO of Dollar General & Reebok; cousin of Gov. Sonny Perdue. Dennis Kucinich: I have always considered myself pretty much in the center. Dick Mountjoy: Mistakenly claimed navy service on USS Missouri. Joseph Lieberman: Accepts V.P. request; "walks the same path" as Gore. Paul Gazelka: 2020 election was unfair, but Biden won. Randy Forbes: Dropped out of Lt. Governor race to run for House vacancy. Scott Jensen: Can't know what I don't know about 2020 election. Spencer Abraham: Consistent conservative in Senate votes. Tim Walz: Minnesota Lutheran, a Midwestern cultural subtype. |
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Social Security Pat Buchanan: Address solvency first, before adding new programs. Pat Buchanan: Option for private investment, with public fall-back. Pat Buchanan: Let people who work past 65 collect benefits. Rick Perry: FactCheck: Softened "fraud" rhetoric in current campaign. |
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Tax Reform Dick Gephardt: Bush tax cut plan threatens our prosperity. Pat Buchanan: Tax imports & transnationals instead of small businesses. |
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War & Peace Jim Gilmore: Bush's steadfastness in Iraq is leadership in crisis. Jim Gilmore: UN supported US before war; let's move beyond pre-war debate. Joe Biden: Proud of involvement in winding down Iraq war. Joe Biden: We shared responsibility to bring democracy to Libya. Joe Biden: Withdraw US troops continuously from Afghanistan until 2014. Joe Biden: Iran is isolated, and will be more so when Syria falls. Marco Rubio: ISIS plan: US air support for Sunni forces on the ground. Tony Hall: Restrict "conflict diamonds" to end African war financing. |
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