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Abortion Chris Sununu: Disagrees with states having no exception abortion bans. Eric Greitens: Overturn law making St. Louis into "abortion sanctuary city". Neil Gorsuch: Let Hobby Lobby skip contraceptives on religious grounds. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Keep government away from women's childbearing choices. Royce White: Praised overturning of Roe; accused of paying for abortion. |
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Budget & Economy Zoltan Istvan: California needs to construct supercities. |
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Civil Rights Bob Barr: Threats to liberty in post-9/11 world require libertarianism. Doug Jones: 2000: Got convictions of two involved in 1963 church bombing. George W. Bush: No gay adoptions; but listens to gay GOP group. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Insurrection defendants are political prisoners of war. Samuel Alito: Schools cannot limit student speech insulting other students. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Against biological males participating in women's sports. Marianne Williamson: Declare transgender murder/suicide a national emergency. Kari Lake: Pride Month marketing being "thrown" in people's faces. |
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Corporations Elaine Chao: Public-private partnerships for innovating on infrastructure. Jon Huntsman: Aggressively pro-business agenda as governor. Neil Gorsuch: Taught law school courses on anti-trust and legal ethics. |
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Crime Cory Booker: $1,000 reward for crime tips leading to gun recovery. Don Blankenship: Served sentence, called himself a "political prisoner". Neil Gorsuch: Police tasers aren't excessive force, even if person killed. Samuel Alito: Casinos not responsible for drunken gambling losses. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Release Sirhan Sirhan; doesn't believe he shot RFK. |
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Drugs Samuel Alito: Alcohol ads cannot be banned from school newspapers. Sarah Palin: Rejected making Wasilla bars close earlier than 5 AM. |
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Education Blake Masters: Schools are indoctrinating students with anti-white racism. Doug Jones: Supported integration of his high school in late '60s. |
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Energy & Oil Al Gore: An Inconvenient Truth: Gore�s movie about global warming. Al Gore: Global warming captured Gore�s interest as student. Joe Pinion: Capitalism is the solution for developing renewables. Kelly Craft: Climate change: "I respect both sides of the science". |
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Families & Children Doug Jones: Supported women accusing opponent of sexual misconduct. |
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Foreign Policy Joe Biden: The days of cozying up to dictators is over. Pope Francis: Israel & Palestine should be separate, independent countries. Jill Stein: Attended Moscow event with Putin, says she was critical. Chase Oliver: Call out Israel when its government does wrong. |
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Free Trade Bill Hagerty: Biden making us dependent on China for solar & wind. Joe Biden: Won't be at the mercy of other countries to protect our own. Jon Tester: Federal farm subsidies are a necessary evil. |
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Government Reform Charles Schumer: We need independent commission on insurrection. Neil Gorsuch: Strict originalist: interpret Constitution as Founders meant. Scott Colom: Protect ballot access particularly in Black communities. |
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Gun Control Lincoln Chafee: 2014: B+ rating from Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Mike Bloomberg: It's not about gun control, it's about crime control. Sarah Palin: Hunts as much as she can; freezer-full of wild game. Perry Johnson: I am pro-Second Amendment; I am pro-freedom. |
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Health Care Andrew Yang: Invest in "telehealth" allowing internet access to doctors. Joe Biden: Made 100M vaccination goal, but not 70% goal. Julia Letlow: COVID can touch anyone; get a vaccine and save your life. Mitt Romney: State universal coverage plan is national test case. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Would put Dr. Fauci on trial over COVID vaccines. Jeff Colyer: Some want to cut Medicare benefits, which is wrong. Raja Krishnamoorthi: Medicaid is too important a program to cut in the budget. |
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Homeland Security Joe Biden: Don't turn a blind eye to Russian bounties on US soldiers. Sarah Palin: Let veterans apply skills to skip state certification. |
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Immigration Pope Francis: Take better care of refugees driven from their land. Jon Huntsman: 2008: GOP should tack to the middle on immigration. Joe Biden: Let Title 42 expire: more humanitarian asylum policy. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: War on Drugs creates desperate conditions south of border. |
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Jobs Sarah Palin: Closed last factory in Wasilla in 2007. Haley Stevens: We need to protect the right to organize. |
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Principles & Values Al Gore: Parallels to Nixon�s comeback from 1960 vs. 1968. Bill Clinton: Lying about sex is not an abuse of presidential power. Bob Barr: Expects votes to come from those who would sit out election. Bob Barr: Rejects �spolier� label; expects to win electoral votes. Brad Carson: Member of Cherokee Nation; descendant of �Trail of Tears�. Howard Dean: Sealed governorship records for 10 years. Jaime Harrison: Not political issues: about doing what is right. Jon Tester: Sen. Burns brings scandals like Abramoff & bridge-to-nowhere. Mark Meuser: Compared seized Trump documents to raid on Obama. Mitt Romney: Faces questions on Mormonism like Kennedy did on Catholicism. Richard Nixon: Nixon abused powers to improperly influence election. Sarah Palin: Officiated a marriage in the aisle of Wal-Mart. Wesley Clark: Candidacy about national security going wrong. Jill Stein: Born into Jewish family, stresses she's no longer practicing. Vladimir Putin: Putin claims "Russia supports Harris", sarcastically? Kamala Harris: Putin and Russia should stay out of our elections. |
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Social Security Joe Biden: Some Republicans want to cut Social Security and Medicare. Joe Biden: Public commitment from both parties: no cuts to entitlements. Chris Pappas: No cuts to Social Security & Medicare to sustain tax cuts. JD Vance: Get more people in labor force, to bolster Social Security. JD Vance: No cuts; privatizing social security is a bad idea. JD Vance: Problems with the trust fund may be overstated. Jermaine Johnson: Proposed life insurance for embryos. Tommy Tuberville: We have to reform Social Security or it will go broke. |
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Tax Reform Jon Huntsman: Pro-business agenda, including targeted tax cuts. |
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Technology Al Gore: Cautious moratorium on Internet sales taxes. Andrew Yang: Internet users should have property rights to their data. Andrew Yang: Allow people to cast ballots through mobile apps. Bill Bradley: Cautious moratorium on Internet sales taxes. Charles Schumer: Public-private partnerships allow "Trump tolls" for cronies. Elaine Chao: Make self-driving cars a reality, and quickly. George W. Bush: Extend Internet sales tax ban; but wary of Main St. losses. Jon Huntsman: Prevent Chinese manufacturers from selling patented products. Zoltan Istvan: Even with regulation, autonomous AI is dangerous. |
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War & Peace Dick Cheney: Most dire view of terrorist threat of all Bush advisers. Elizabeth Dole: We must win, even if it takes ground troops. Sarah Palin: Yes, we can kill our way to victory in the Mideast. Wesley Clark: Get the Iraqis involved in taking responsibilities. Kari Lake: Why are we sending weapons and ammunition to Ukraine? Michele Tafoya: Be patriots about Iran war: maybe one less trip to Starbucks. |
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