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| 2024 Election: | Joe Biden's book | Kamala Harris' book | Donald Trump's book | JD Vance's book | 2024 Senate Debates |
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from Past and present Senate candidates from Arkansas (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Boozman's pro-life stance puts rapists over victims. Conner Eldridge: I'm personally opposed, but Roe v Wade is the law. Curtis Coleman: Champion of the rights of the unborn. Curtis Coleman: Supports umbilical stem cell research, but not embryonic. Dan Whitfield: Pro-choice but focus on sex ed & access to contraceptives. Frank Gilbert: Only allow abortion for rape, incest, and maternal life. John Boozman: Opposes transporting minors across state lines for abortion. Natalie James: Support safe access to reproductive services. Tom Cotton: AdWatch: I believe in God; and only God has all the answers. Tom Cotton: Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided; let states decide. |
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Budget & Economy Conner Eldridge: Start doing something about $18 trillion in debt. Curtis Coleman: Work tirelessly to reduce our deficit & pay back $18T debt. Natalie James: Fund projects strengthening under-served communities. Natalie James: Prioritize assistance to small and minority businesses. Nathan LaFrance: Politicians CANNOT control government spending; time for BBA. |
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Civil Rights Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Defer to military decision on Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell. Conner Eldridge: OpEd: Dems embrace same-sex marriage; Eldridge is reluctant. Curtis Coleman: Protect right to free practice of our faith. Curtis Coleman: Marriage is the union of one man and one woman. Dan Whitfield: No discrimination for sexual orientation or identity. Dan Whitfield: Solving systemic racism will improve life for Americans. John Boozman: Keep Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell; the policy has worked well. Tom Cotton: Affirmative action is systemic discrimination. Tom Cotton: So-called equity policies discriminate on the basis of race. Tom Cotton: Employing DEI in hiring is courting trouble. Tom Cotton: So-called equity policies discriminate on the basis of race. |
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Corporations Dan Whitfield: Close loopholes so corporations pay more than zero in taxes. John Boozman: Tax cuts for higher income helps small business owners. Natalie James: Revoke tax breaks for corporations that outsource US jobs. Tom Cotton: AdWatch: Worked as management consultant, not in insurance. |
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Crime Conner Eldridge: Work with law enforcement to reduce threats of violence. Dan Whitfield: End the corruption of private prisons. Dan Whitfield: Greater firepower is not solution; deal with systemic racism. Dan Whitfield: Need to reform, not "defund," the police. Mark Swaney: Eliminate the federal death penalty. Natalie James: End Qualified Immunity, end mass incarceration. Ricky Dale Harrington: Reduce prison population; impose sentencing caps. Ricky Dale Harrington: Prisons shouldn't profit off of people. Tom Cotton: Zero tolerance for destruction during protests. |
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Drugs Conner Eldridge: Spent 5 years as US Attorney taking on drug traffickers. Dan Whitfield: Marijuana should be federally decriminalized. Dan Whitfield: Let voters in each state determine how to treat marijuana. Natalie James: Decriminalize marijuana; expunge marijuana-related offenses. Tom Cotton: Stiffer penalties for deceptively trafficking in fentanyl. Tom Cotton: Drug smugglers are valid targets, even if on wrecked boats. |
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Education Conner Eldridge: I attended public schools and I will prioritize education. Dan Whitfield: Cap the interest rate on Federal Student Loans at 1-2%. Dan Whitfield: Raise teachers' salaries from $33K to $40K. Dan Whitfield: Free college for 2-year degrees; lower interest rates. Dan Whitfield: Promote vocational training for those not going to college. Dan Whitfield: Raise teacher's minimum salary to $40,000. Natalie James: Strengthen public school system; prioritize Pre-K education. Tom Cotton: Cut funding to schools using 1619 Project about slavery. |
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Energy & Oil Curtis Coleman: Use every American energy source to end external dependency. Curtis Coleman: Cap-and-trade is a massive tax on energy consumption. Dan Whitfield: Climate change exists even if we pretend it doesn't. Dan Whitfield: Climate change is real; make Arkansas leader in clean energy. Jake Bequette: Democrats want insane policies like Green New Deal. Josh Mahony: Climate change is man-made. Mark Swaney: Tax carbon to encourage people to use alternatives. Natalie James: Advocate for equity in developing clean energy economy. |
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Environment Curtis Coleman: EPA poses a serious threat to property rights. John Boozman: EPA regulations make dirtier climate abroad & no gain in US. Natalie James: Reverse Trump's EPA war on environmental justice. |
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Families & Children Tom Cotton: Domestic violence victim funding pushes ideological agenda. |
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Foreign Policy Conner Eldridge: Advocate for an aggressive, unapologetic foreign policy. Ricky Dale Harrington: As missionary in China, saw lack of rights under Communism. Tom Cotton: Buy strategically-important Greenland, to block China. Tom Cotton: We must end our economic dependence on China. Tom Cotton: We must end our economic dependence on China. |
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Free Trade Asa Hutchinson: Supports high tariffs to eventually lead to low tariffs. Conner Eldridge: Opposes Trans Pacific Partnership; supports fair trade. Natalie James: Expand market access; fight trade policies hurting farmers. |
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Government Reform Blanche Lambert Lincoln: No moratorium on earmarks; they fund local projects. Curtis Coleman: 12-year term limits: citizen legislators and judges. Dan Whitfield: Elected officials should give up rights to financial privacy. Dan Whitfield: Elected officials should give up financial privacy. Dan Whitfield: All elected officials should liquidate their portfolios. Dan Whitfield: Corporate spending is not speech; end Citizens United. Dan Whitfield: Sued over signature requirement for ballot during pandemic. Dan Whitfield: Denied ballot access in 2020, not dropping fight for 2022. Dan Whitfield: Favors ranked choice voting. Dan Whitfield: End gerrymandering, use computer algorithm to draw lines. Dan Whitfield: Reform Postal Service; against privatization. Dan Whitfield: Lower pay for elected officials. Mark Pryor: Government shutdown is reckless & irresponsible. Natalie James: Pass John Lewis Voting Rights Act & Freedom to Vote Act. Nathan LaFrance: Term limits will accomplish with CFR attempts to do. Tom Cotton: Ranked-choice voting "is a scam to rig elections". |
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Gun Control Conner Eldridge: Enforce the gun laws already on the books. Curtis Coleman: Champion of our 2nd Amendment rights. Dan Whitfield: Disarming citizens against everything America stands for. Dan Whitfield: Disarming citizens unconstitutional, but check backgrounds. Josh Mahony: Mental health reform; but how do we do it? Josh Mahony: Mental health reform, but we need Congress to pass it. Natalie James: Ban AR-15 weapons & raise purchasing age. Nathan LaFrance: Attempts at building a federal gun registry are wrong. Ricky Dale Harrington: Right of people to bear arms "shall not be infringed". Tom Cotton: Mental health reform; but how do we do it? Tom Cotton: Mental health reform to block access to firearms. |
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Health Care Blanche Lambert Lincoln: I stopped the public option in ObamaCare. Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Worked to ensure the overhaul helped small businesses. Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Fix broken logistics of healthcare delivery. Conner Eldridge: Improve ObamaCare rather than distractions about repeal. Curtis Coleman: I will never vote to fund ObamaCare. Dan Whitfield: Universal healthcare, like every other industrialized nation. Dan Whitfield: Medicare for All--human misery should never be monetized. Dan Whitfield: Coronavirus: China is not the enemy; COVID-19 is. John Boozman: Something needs to be done, but ObamaCare is a job killer. John Boozman: Solution like overhaul is what's wrong with government. John Boozman: I want to be the deciding vote to repeal ObamaCare. John Boozman: Nothing in healthcare bill controls cost; much escalates it. Josh Mahony: Supports public option; preserve private health insurance. Mark Pryor: AdWatch: Targeted by RNC robocalls for support of ObamaCare. Mark Pryor: AdWatch: False that Medicare vouchers increase seniors' cost. Natalie James: Defend and improve the Affordable Care Act. Tom Cotton: Federal shut down to force ObamaCare delay by one year. Tom Cotton: FactCheck: No special subsidies for congressional staff. Tom Cotton: AdWatch: Cotton supports Medicare "premium support" vouchers. Tom Cotton: AdWatch: No, Cotton won't end Medicare guarantee. Tom Cotton: Introduced bill to cut off purchase of China-made drugs. Tom Cotton: Supreme Court got it wrong o ObamaCare individual mandate. |
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Homeland Security Curtis Coleman: Oppose unconstitutional activities by the NSA. Curtis Coleman: AdWatch: Boozman voted to curtail civil liberties; I won't. Dan Whitfield: Invest in the VA: education on bases for soldiers' children. Jake Bequette: Train military to fight great powers, not woke leftism. Natalie James: Cut defense budget; move money to homelessness, education. Nathan LaFrance: Meta-data collection of phone records is unconstitutional. Tom Cotton: AdWatch: No sense of entitlement from serving in military. Tom Cotton: Bring the Arsenal of Democracy roaring back to life. Tom Cotton: Regime change in Venezuela was great thing for America. Tom Cotton: Bring the Arsenal of Democracy roaring back to life. |
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Immigration Curtis Coleman: 100% opposed to amnesty in any form or by any mechanism. Dan Whitfield: End migrant child detention facilities: use foster care. |
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Jobs Dan Whitfield: Large corporations required to pay $15 minimum wage. Dan Whitfield: Regain workers' rights and protections through Unionism. John Boozman: Pushed 16-hour trucker day; withdrew "sweatshop on wheels". Mark Swaney: Abandon minimum wage in favor of living wage. Natalie James: Supports living wage starting with $15-an-hour minimum. |
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Principles & Values Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Some say I'm too liberal; some say I'm too conservative. Frank Gilbert: Christian Libertarian & believes in Non-Aggression Principle. Jake Bequette: I'm a God-fearing Christian conservative. Jake Bequette: Upset to see athletes disrespect flag and our great country. Jake Bequette: Calls himself Razorback; U of Arkansas asks him to stop. Jake Bequette: Voters looking for someone unapologetically pro-American. John Boozman: Arkansas can't afford Blanche Lincoln anymore. Mark Pryor: AdWatch: I believe in God and I believe in His word. Mark Pryor: Campaign theme: Pryor is responsible, Cotton is reckless. Mark Pryor: AdWatch: I believe in God; and only God has all the answers. Ricky Dale Harrington: Converted from Blue-Dog Democrat; married with three kids. Ricky Dale Harrington: Libertarian for those unhappy with Democrats AND Republicans. Tim Hutchinson: Parents operated a Christian radio station and school. Tom Cotton: Served in military, academia, and as management consultant. Tom Cotton: Fastest male in Congress; has finished 11 marathons. Tom Cotton: Slavery was necessary evil upon which union was built. |
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Social Security John Boozman: Private accounts should be looked at as an option. Tom Cotton: Oppo AdWatch: supports Privatizing social security. |
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Tax Reform Blanche Lambert Lincoln: The ultrawealthy should not receive tax cuts. Blanche Lambert Lincoln: National sales tax of 23% is just a bad idea for Arkansans. Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Extend tax cuts for low and middle income. Curtis Coleman: Simple Flat Tax plan: 10% for all personal income tax. Dan Whitfield: Close loopholes for wealthy; lower taxes for working class. John Boozman: Support the FairTax; abolish the Internal Revenue Service. Nathan LaFrance: Replace income tax with national sales tax. |
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Technology Dan Whitfield: Internet info should be personal property, not providers'. Tom Cotton: Protect officials, government employees from "doxing". Tom Cotton: Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act would protect food supply. |
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War & Peace Conner Eldridge: Opposes Obama's Iran nuclear deal; needs more verification. Dan Whitfield: America has been in the business of war for far too long. Dan Whitfield: Bring troops home; stop destabilizing foreign governments. Mark Swaney: Iraq war was a waste, based on a lie. Ricky Dale Harrington: End costly wars and foreign entanglements. Ricky Dale Harrington: Repeal the War Powers Act & Patriot Act. Tom Cotton: Jihadists attack us for who we are. Tom Cotton: Iraq War was just and noble. Tom Cotton: Authored deal requiring Congress' input on Iran nuke deal. |
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Welfare & Poverty Dan Whitfield: Require all homeless shelters to be handicap accessible. |
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Senatorial winners and losers in each state: AK - AL - AR - AZ - CA - CO - CT - DE - FL - GA - HI - IA - ID - IL - IN - KS - KY - LA - MA - MD - ME - MI - MN - MO - MS - MT - NC - ND - NE - NH - NJ - NM - NV - NY - OH - OK - OR - PA - RI - SC - SD - TN - TX - UT - VA - VT - WA - WI - WV - WY - U.S. House of Representatives winners and losers in each state: AK - AL - AR - AZ - CA - CO - CT - DE - FL - GA - HI - IA - ID - IL - IN - KS - KY - LA - MA - MD - ME - MI - MN - MO - MS - MT - NC - ND - NE - NH - NJ - NM - NV - NY - OH - OK - OR - PA - RI - SC - SD - TN - TX - UT - VA - VT - WA - WI - WV - WY - Gubernatorial winners and losers in each state: AK - AL - AR - AZ - CA - CO - CT - DE - FL - GA - HI - IA - ID - IL - IN - KS - KY - LA - MA - MD - ME - MI - MN - MO - MS - MT - NC - ND - NE - NH - NJ - NM - NV - NY - OH - OK - OR - PA - RI - SC - SD - TN - TX - UT - VA - VT - WA - WI - WV - WY - |
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