Interviews during 2017-2019, interviewing presidential hopefuls for 2020

OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Abortion     Kanye West: Planned Parenthood founded for eugenics against blacks.     Gloria La Riva: Repeal the Hyde Amendment.     Kanye West: Pay a million per kid to discourage abortion.     Kanye West: I am pro-life because I'm following the word of the Bible.     Rocky De La Fuente: Reform Party takes no stance on abortion.     Jo Jorgensen: Individuals own their bodies; can't violate those rights.     Don Blankenship: Unconscionable to take life of child for crimes of father.     Justin Amash: Pro-life: works through discussion, not legislation.     Joe Walsh: Science, technology removes exceptions for abortion.     Joe Walsh: 1996: pro-choice; 2010: pro-life without exception.     Bernie Sanders: No anti-choice appointments to Supreme Court.     Bill de Blasio: Supports abortion rights & funding Planned Parenthood.     Pete Buttigieg: Federal government should protect reproductive freedom.     Seth Moulton: Strongly supports woman's right to choose.     Pete Buttigieg: Abortion is moral question decided by woman, not government.     Howard Schultz: Pro-choice, but against third trimester abortion.     John Hickenlooper: Women have the right control their own health care.     Beto O`Rourke: Oppose limiting abortions to under 20 weeks of pregnancy.     John Hickenlooper: Supports access to abortion.     Jay Inslee: Allow taxpayer-funded family planning clinics.     Bernie Sanders: Few or no government limits on abortion.     Bill Weld: Remove anti-abortion language from GOP platform.     Amy Klobuchar: Make abortions safe and make them rare.     Julian Castro: Opposed Texas blocking abortions after 20 weeks.     Elizabeth Warren: Legal abortions are safer than tonsillectomies.     Kamala Harris: Don't limit abortions to the first 20 weeks of pregnancy.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Fewer limits on abortion; no 20-week ban.     Tulsi Gabbard: Abortion should remain legal and accessible.     Julian Castro: Allow abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.     Eric Garcetti: Pro-choice.     Tom Steyer: Pro-choice is a litmus test for all support.     Mike Pence: Tie-breaker vote to defund Planned Parenthood.     Oprah Winfrey: Too young for Roe V. Wade to avoid botched abortion.

Budget & Economy     Howie Hawkins: Steady-state economy better than increasing GDP.     Rocky De La Fuente: Transportation & infrastructure are critical to our success.     Jo Jorgensen: Voluntary funding & Balanced Budget Amendment.     Don Blankenship: Eliminate debt by selling federal assets.     Justin Amash: Relief payments should go to people, not corporations.     Justin Amash: Would support universal monthly cash relief for everyone.     Joe Biden: Recovery package must provide state aid, hazard pay.     Democratic Party: AdWatch: Trump takes no responsibility for coronavirus panic.     Donald Trump: OpEd: Trump should take responsibility for corona panic.     Lincoln Chafee: Dedicated to curbing $22.6 trillion debt.     Bill Weld: There's no such thing as government money.     Mark Sanford: Debt & deficit numbers bode trouble for future.     Joe Walsh: Those who attacked Obama's spending should attack Trump's.     Mark Sanford: Republican Party has lost its way on debt & spending.     Howie Hawkins: Income gap between rich and everyone else has grown.     Howie Hawkins: Income gap between rich and everyone else has grown.     Pete Buttigieg: Government investment can help minority businesses.     Andrew Yang: Measure standard of living instead of GDP.     Pete Buttigieg: We should support workers going through changes.     Bill Weld: Balance the Federal budget as states do.     Bill Weld: Top priority: zero-based budgeting; cut spending; cut taxes.     Jay Inslee: Leading state in job growth & personal-income growth.     Tom Steyer: Trump's $1T deficit is historic fiscal mismanagement.     Mark Sanford: Shouldn't trade increased spending for tax reform.     Donald Trump: Government must cut spending more.

Civil Rights     Jo Jorgensen: Some laws disproportionately victimize people of color.     Donald Trump: Agrees vibrant economy key to addressing racial tensions.     Joe Biden: Our nation is at an inflection point.     Jo Jorgensen: Add gender identity to anti-discrimination laws.     Gloria La Riva: Oppose making English an official language.     Gloria La Riva: Lower voting age to 15.     Joe Biden: Require suburbs to open up to low-income housing.     Howie Hawkins: Support International Bill of Rights for Women.     Kanye West: Never registered to vote before; Democrats "threatened" him.     Rocky De La Fuente: Reform Party takes no stance on gay marriage.     Jo Jorgensen: Oppose government aid to or attack of any religion.     Jo Jorgensen: State licensing any marriage is illegitimate practice.     Justin Amash: The Fourteenth Amendment is my favorite amendment.     Donald Trump: Treat Judaism as nationality, not just religion.     Elizabeth Warren: Federal government helped create racial divide, must fix it.     Rocky De La Fuente: Successfully challenged ballot access laws and regulations.     Gloria La Riva: Longtime supporter of LGBTQ rights; in first march in 1979.     Joe Walsh: It's racist to say "go back to where you came from".     Justin Amash: Proposed amendment to curb warrantless surveillance.     Justin Amash: Real threat to marriage & religion is government, not gays.     Bill Weld: Republican Party should reject immoral choice of racism.     Amy Klobuchar: Government must address integrity of elections.     Julian Castro: Supports reparations commission, we need healing process.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Let ex-cons vote; address racism in criminal justice.     Pete Buttigieg: Problem about me being gay means problem with my creator.     Pete Buttigieg: Address racial divide by showing up & building trust.     Wayne Messam: We must face institutional racism across the board.     Cory Booker: Yes to reparations, but as part of larger conversation.     Cory Booker: Will fight for LGBTQ rights; everyone should feel safe.     Andrew Yang: Supports LGBTQ rights.     John Hickenlooper: Supports gay marriage and LGBTQ rights.     Jay Inslee: Backed legalizing same-sex marriage in his state.     Bernie Sanders: 1983: Approved "Gay Rights Day" in Burlington Vermont.     Bill Weld: Supports gay marriage.     Kamala Harris: Reparations for blacks should include HBCU and reforms.     Amy Klobuchar: Anti-gay discrimination is bad for business.     Howard Schultz: Starbucks did little to stop sexual harassment of employees.     Kamala Harris: Let transgender people access the bathroom of their choice.     Tulsi Gabbard: Views on LGBT rights evolved; 100% rating from HRC.     Kirsten Gillibrand: End the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.     Cory Booker: Parents experienced racist "redlining" at family home in NJ.     Howard Dean: 2004: I wore a bullet-proof vest to argue for civil unions.     Tulsi Gabbard: Regrets past anti-gay statements; now pro-LGBTQ+ rights.     Tulsi Gabbard: 2002: Amend Constitution to protect traditional marriage.     Tulsi Gabbard: 2004: We shouldn't represent views of homosexual extremists.     Tulsi Gabbard: 2012: Apologized for anti-LGBT past; pro-LGBT bills now.     George P. Bush: Allow Muslims in leadership roles in state Republican Party.     Ted Cruz: Allow Muslims in leadership roles in state Republican Party.     John Kasich: Strongly opposed "bathroom bills" against transgender people.     Deval Patrick: 1985: defended community activists in Alabama voter case.     Howard Schultz: Race Together: conversation on race with all Starbucks staff.     Tom Steyer: African-Americans waited for centuries for civil rights.     Oprah Winfrey: Define marriage to include monogamous same-sex couples.     Tulsi Gabbard: Against gay marriage but no government morality.     Pete Buttigieg: Freedom is personal, not about government regulation.     Pete Buttigieg: Came out as gay, to inspire others to judge character.     Joe Walsh: Suspended from radio show for discussing racial slurs.     Oprah Winfrey: Credits the civil rights movement for her pathway to success.

Corporations     Jo Jorgensen: Government over-regulates private businesses.     Gloria La Riva: Reregulation of the banking and insurance industries.     Gloria La Riva: Breakup large media companies, re-regulate industry.     Howie Hawkins: Break up largest banks so that none is too big to fail.     Howie Hawkins: Amend Constitution: corporations are not persons.     Rocky De La Fuente: Eliminate special interest exemptions & corporate welfare.     Bernie Sanders: Nothing personal against billionaires, but enough is enough.     Mike Bloomberg: $5 trillion in new revenue from high earners & corporations.     Pete Buttigieg: Capitalism is good, but it must be subject to rules.     Elizabeth Warren: Use anti-trust to break up anti-competitive businesses.     Elizabeth Warren: Breakup online monopolies; wealth shouldn't be concentrated.     Bill de Blasio: Amazon exemplifies abuse of corporate power by leaving NYC.     Howard Schultz: Rich should pay higher taxes, and corporations too.     John Delaney: Raise corporate taxes to pay for infrastructure.     Kamala Harris: New fees on banks and financial institutions.     Bill de Blasio: Plenty of money in NYC, but it's in the wrong hands.     Beto O`Rourke: Raise corporate rates to fund higher education.     Elizabeth Warren: Wants workers to choose 40% of corporate boards.     Howard Schultz: American Dream can't be accessible only in right zip code.     Marco Rubio: Big corporations gave out bonuses instead of reinvesting.     Tom Steyer: Trump puts corporate interests ahead of people's interests.     Joe Sestak: Favors increasing corporate tax rate & restoring estate tax.     Joe Walsh: Occupy Wall Street is a well-orchestrated Socialist movement.     Joe Walsh: Index capital gains tax to inflation.

Crime     Jo Jorgensen: Take the profit out of locking up citizens.     Jo Jorgensen: End no-knock raids, qualified immunity, militarized police.     Gloria La Riva: Allow prisoners to unionize to negotiate living conditions.     Howie Hawkins: Ban private prisons; moratorium on prison construction.     Kanye West: I'm against the death penalty.     Kanye West: One of my to-do lists is to end police brutality.     Jo Jorgensen: Repeal all victimless crime laws: gambling, drugs, sex.     Justin Amash: Take accusations seriously, but follow due process.     Don Blankenship: Served sentence, called himself a "political prisoner".     Justin Amash: Introduced legislation to end federal death penalty.     Donald Trump: Central Park 5 admitted guilt; exoneration doesn't matter.     Beto O`Rourke: 1995 burglary arrest: charges dropped by U. Texas.     John Hickenlooper: Record of being pro-active against police misconduct.     John Hickenlooper: Suspend death penalty; it's too random & doesn't deter.     Donald Trump: Keep death penalty; don't forget the victims.     Cory Booker: Make lynching a hate crime.     Kamala Harris: Progressive prosecutor: fix broken criminal justice system.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Advocate for victims of sexual assault.     Tom Steyer: Backs bill to release accused criminals who can't pay bail.     Bill de Blasio: NYC enjoying major drop in crime rate.     Deval Patrick: Wrote letters to parole board for convicted rapist.     Deval Patrick: I don't need to be lectured about crime.

Drugs     Jo Jorgensen: End laws against victimless crimes, including drug laws.     Jo Jorgensen: Legalize marijuana; end war on drugs.     Kanye West: Marijuana should be free.     Howie Hawkins: End war on drugs: for legalization, treatment of abuse.     Pete Buttigieg: Marijuana is personal responsibility issue; move to legalize.     Donald Trump: Opposed allowing vets access to legal cannabis.     Beto O`Rourke: 1998 drunk driving: arresting officers say he tried to flee.     Andrew Yang: Decriminalize opiates & marijuana, but not cocaine.     Julian Castro: Crack down on traffickers of dangerous drugs like fentanyl.     Julian Castro: Legalize and regulate marijuana; expunge criminal records.     Jay Inslee: Opposed marijuana legalization; now sees it as success.     Cory Booker: Decriminalize marijuana; expunge past criminal records.     John Hickenlooper: Marijuana legalization works, but leave it to states.     Amy Klobuchar: Reduce sentences for non-violent drug offenders.     Amy Klobuchar: Opioid companies should fund addiction treatment.     Bill Weld: Accept benefits of cannabis; allow vets and seniors to use.     Cory Booker: Legalize marijuana federally, plus state incentives.     Kamala Harris: Legalize marijuana: it gives a lot of people joy.     Beto O`Rourke: Treat drug abuse as public health issue, not criminal.     Joe Biden: 1981: Militarized domestic police against drugs.     John Kasich: Make low-level drug use a misdemeanor; treatment not prison.     John Hickenlooper: Failed War on Drugs paved way for pot legalization.     Lincoln Chafee: Lobbied DEA to reclassify marijuana for medical use.     Lincoln Chafee: Not proud of trying cocaine as college student.

Education     Jo Jorgensen: Arm teachers to keep kids safe at school.     Jo Jorgensen: Opposes federally funded free college tuition.     Gloria La Riva: End unpaid internships; allow student workers to unionize.     Gloria La Riva: Forgiveness of all outstanding federal student loans.     Gloria La Riva: Schools should reflect community; students on school boards.     Donald Trump: We're not going to fund schools if they don't open.     Howie Hawkins: Free college tuition for qualified students; abolish loans.     Howie Hawkins: Increased funding for the arts as essential.     Kanye West: Reinstate the fear and love of God in all schools.     Rocky De La Fuente: Empower parents and older children; personalized curriculum.     Don Blankenship: Tax relief for families whose children not in public school.     Justin Amash: Education key to fixing wealth gap, leave it at state level.     Joe Biden: Plan to forgive federal student debt & ease repayment burden.     Andrew Yang: Pay teachers enough to attract and retain the best.     Julian Castro: Invest in public schools, pre-K through higher ed.     Jay Inslee: Cut college tuition; provide assistance to neediest.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Strongly support education, but one size doesn't fit all.     Wayne Messam: Relieve graduates of "crippling debt" from college loans.     Cory Booker: Support public education including some charter schools.     Cory Booker: Free community college; loan forgiveness; apprenticeships.     John Hickenlooper: Free skills training & free community college.     Amy Klobuchar: Free community college; expand Pell Grants.     Bill Weld: Control of education by states and parents, more choice.     Howard Schultz: Hold colleges responsible, but help students handle debt.     Kamala Harris: Free tuition at four-year public colleges.     Elizabeth Warren: Support teacher unions on this time of crisis.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Make public higher education debt-free.     Tulsi Gabbard: Tuition-free community college for all.     Julian Castro: Two free years of higher education.     Beto O`Rourke: Investment in public education pays off.     Marco Rubio: Bad idea to arm teachers against school shootings.     David Koch: Push for education savings accounts on state ballots.     Oprah Winfrey: Changing the way people think starts with education.     Tom Steyer: Opportunity Institute: cradle to career approach.     Bernie Sanders: Fix No-Child-Left-Behind with Every-Student-Succeeds-Act.     Bill de Blasio: Add two Muslim holidays to public school vacation schedule.

Energy & Oil     Jo Jorgensen: No subsidies for energy, withdraw Paris Climate Accords.     Howie Hawkins: End nuclear power, offshore drilling, & fracking.     Howie Hawkins: Free mass transit; reduce energy use 50%.     Rocky De La Fuente: Increase fossil fuels, but emphasize alternatives as well.     Joe Biden: Transition to renewable energy; allow fracking for now.     Jo Jorgensen: Nuclear more efficient then wind and solar power.     Don Blankenship: Reject man-made global warning, refuted by scientists.     Justin Amash: Loves wind, solar, and nuclear, via private companies.     Lincoln Chafee: Don't deny climate change: deal with it.     Joe Walsh: No more partisanship on climate change, it's real.     Bernie Sanders: Not enough to beat Trump; must beat fossil fuel industry.     Bill de Blasio: Supports Green New Deal & Paris Climate Accords.     Seth Moulton: Member of the Climate Solutions Caucus in Congress.     Howie Hawkins: Green New Deal can close racial income gap.     Jay Inslee: Keep options open, including research on nuclear energy.     Julian Castro: Cut carbon emissions; invest in renewable energy.     Jay Inslee: Decarbonize economy; fund transition for coal/oil workers.     Jay Inslee: Research nuclear energy; many problems unsolved.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Put a price on carbon: supports Green New Deal.     Andrew Yang: Mixed score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test".     Bernie Sanders: Perfect score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test".     Cory Booker: Leadership in dealing with climate change, including nuclear.     Cory Booker: Mixed score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test".     Donald Trump: Establish panel devoted to challenging climate science.     Elizabeth Warren: Perfect score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test".     Jay Inslee: Mixed score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test".     John Delaney: Zero score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test".     John Hickenlooper: Zero score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test".     Kirsten Gillibrand: Perfect score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test".     Tulsi Gabbard: Mixed score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test".     John Hickenlooper: Work with environmentalists & industry to get to solutions.     Beto O`Rourke: Return to Paris climate agreement.     Pete Buttigieg: Climate security is priority, invest in renewables.     Jay Inslee: Fighting climate change crucial, and profitable.     John Kasich: I've evolved on climate change: stop denying it.     John Kasich: Subsidies for electric vehicles and renewables.     John Kasich: Centrist climate policy: price for carbon dioxide emissions.     Howie Hawkins: Claims to be the "original Green New Dealer".     Green Party: Reorganize society to accomplish Green New Deal.     Howie Hawkins: I'm the original Green New Dealer, since 2010.     Amy Klobuchar: Green New Deal opens discussion on climate change.     Bill Weld: Climate change dangers are real; rejoin Paris Accords.     Howard Schultz: Green New Deal is unrealistic at $40 trillion.     Amy Klobuchar: Rejoin Paris climate deal; meet UN goals.     Pete Buttigieg: Green New Deal is a framework addressing climate & jobs.     Kamala Harris: Don't withdraw from the Paris climate accord.     Elizabeth Warren: Supports the idea of a Green New Deal.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Limit then cap-and-trade carbon emissions.     Tulsi Gabbard: No more fossil fuels for electricity by 2050.     Julian Castro: Rejoin the Paris Climate Treaty.     Jay Inslee: Decade-long track record on climate change.     Jay Inslee: Climate change threatens environment & national security.     Jay Inslee: Spur green R&D; restrict power plants and emissions.     Jay Inslee: Establish solar-cell; expand use of electric ferries.     John Hickenlooper: Pro-environment but there's room for fossil fuels.     Pope Francis: Climate change is a critical problem that must be addressed.     Tom Steyer: NextGen Climate: $170 million to advance renewable energy.     Tom Steyer: Fears current policies will subsidize fossil fuel extraction.     Tom Steyer: Supports Paris agreement to develop renewable technology.     Tom Steyer: AdWatch: Do even more with endless supply of wind and sun.     Tom Steyer: Proposed 10% on oil extraction to support university system.     Tom Steyer: Fought gutting state greenhouse gas reduction law.     John Kasich: Opposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility.

Environment     Gloria La Riva: Support family farms that treat livestock humanely.     Gloria La Riva: Support use of recycled materials in public projects.     Howie Hawkins: Polluters should have burden of proof of safe practices.     Howie Hawkins: Strengthen Endangered Species & Clean Water Act.     Howie Hawkins: Shut down waste incinerators; phase out landfills.     Kanye West: Chemicals affect our ability to be of service to God.     Jo Jorgensen: Companies able to pollute because government caps liability.     Don Blankenship: Repeal wetlands protection & Endangered Species Act.     Donald Trump: Why not nuke hurricanes to stop them from hitting US?     Don Blankenship: Mine Safety agency forced bad ventilation that exploded.     Wayne Messam: Supports fighting climate change.     Kamala Harris: 100% lifetime score from the League of Conservation Voters.     John Kasich: Properly balance environmental stewardship and job creation.     John Kasich: Eliminate NOAA; let DOI safeguard natural resources.     John Kasich: Reduce Erie pollution with tougher fertilizer regulations.     John Kasich: Mandate best practices to reduce farm fertilizer runoff.     Don Blankenship: Environmental movement not great cause but great business.

Families & Children     Joe Biden: Invest $450 billion so people needing care can stay at home.     Kanye West: Asks staff to refrain from fornicating outside of marriage.     Kanye West: The culture of humanity needs to be family.     Kanye West: Birthday Lake: mothers safely experience pregnancy & birth.     Howie Hawkins: Criminalize purchasers of sex, not the prostitutes.     Don Blankenship: Porn distorts sex created by God; enforce obscenity laws.     Don Blankenship: Oppose adoption of children homosexual singles or couples.     Pete Buttigieg: Not going to take family values lectures from Rush Limbaugh.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Sexual assault and harassment must be treated seriously.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Shouldn't have to choose between caregiving and job.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Pro-vaccines, not sure if they should be Federally mandated.     Bill Weld: 2000: Supported Family Leave Act, except paid leave.     Cory Booker: Opposes family separation policy at southern border.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Make childcare more affordable and accessible.     Tulsi Gabbard: 2000: Don't let gay activists force their values on our kids.     Bill de Blasio: Signs legislation protecting against sexual harassment.     Marco Rubio: Increased child tax credit plus paid family leave.     Tom Steyer: Republicans have traded their family values for power.     Ben Sasse: Wrote book about middle class:"The Vanishing American Adult".     Mike Pence: Does not eat or drink with women other than his wife.

Foreign Policy     Kanye West: Praises Mideast peace treaties; expects Israel-Saudi next.     Gloria La Riva: Demands an end of U.S. aid to the state of Israel.     Howie Hawkins: Self-determination for Kurdish people.     Howie Hawkins: Supports a Palestinian right of return, and a single state.     Howie Hawkins: Member of the community of nations; not above it.     Don Blankenship: NATO serves no US defense purpose; we should withdraw.     Justin Amash: We need to be engaged with the world.     Tom Steyer: America's brand in the world our most important protection.     Joe Walsh: Steadfastly support NATO.     Donald Trump: Refuses to consider mass killings of Armenians as genocide.     Bill Weld: China promised two systems for Hong Kong; we're watching.     Bill Weld: Support democracy, the rule of law, and prosperity in Africa.     Bill Weld: Multi-party talks to resolve Venezuelan situation.     Gloria La Riva: Won Cuba's Friendship Medal for opposing US blockade.     Bill Weld: Foreign-owned debt poses national security problem.     Donald Trump: Postpone meeting with Denmark if no Greenland discussion.     Donald Trump: Buying Greenland is strategically interesting.     Joe Sestak: Restore U.S. status abroad; protect American dream at home.     Bernie Sanders: Even-handed Mideast policy; open to moving Jerusalem embassy.     Bernie Sanders: Must support human rights, even with trading partners.     Julian Castro: 21st century Marshall Plan for Central and Latin America.     Julian Castro: Rebuild alliances & reclaim role as world leader.     Donald Trump: Support goals of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.     Joe Biden: Work with NATO, with U.S. as the indispensable leader.     Pete Buttigieg: Use diplomatic strategies in Venezuela, not military.     John Hickenlooper: Supports a strong NATO, strengthening ties with allies.     Jay Inslee: Welcome Syrian refugees.     Joe Biden: US can't do it alone: stay engaged in the world.     Amy Klobuchar: Stand with our allies, invest in diplomacy.     Howard Schultz: China is not an ally, but we need to work with them.     Cory Booker: Re-examine relationship with Saudi Arabia.     Tulsi Gabbard: Defends meeting Syria's Assad; supports Trump on North Korea.     John Kasich: America First should not be America Alone.     John Kasich: Cooperation and engagement instead of "Fortress America".     John Kasich: China is converting economic power into regional influence.     John Kasich: Opportunity to cooperate with China instead of containment.     Lindsey Graham: Recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel.     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.     Tulsi Gabbard: U.S. should focus on fighting terrorism, not regime change.     Lincoln Chafee: After Iraq war, we have to repair American credibility.     Lincoln Chafee: Outspoken backer of Iran nuclear agreement.     Joe Walsh: Two-state solution for Israel-Palestine failed for 64 years.

Free Trade     Gloria La Riva: Support global transformation from capitalism to socialism.     Rocky De La Fuente: American citizens' economic security takes priority.     Bernie Sanders: Americans have to compete with people making pennies an hour.     Mike Bloomberg: China tariff--2015: incalculable damage; 2019: not damaging.     Joe Walsh: Everybody loses in a trade war with China.     Mark Sanford: Investment cratering; no one knows what's coming next.     Joe Walsh: Tariffs are a tax increase on middle-class Americans.     Julian Castro: Protect American workers but take part in global economy.     Beto O`Rourke: Support NAFTA and TPP.     John Hickenlooper: No tariffs on goods from China and Europe.     Bill Weld: Return to free trade; tariffs counterproductive.     Donald Trump: Nominates opponent of World Bank to lead World Bank.     Howard Schultz: Trump's tariff war is a strategic mistake.     John Delaney: Supports the Trans-Pacific Partnership.     Julian Castro: Renegotiate NAFTA to protect workers & environment.     Cory Booker: No fast-track trade authority for Trans-Pacific Partnership.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Renegotiate NAFTA; add environmental protections.     Julian Castro: Renegotiate NAFTA.     John Delaney: Supports trade but government must help those it has hurt.     John Hickenlooper: Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA.     John Kasich: Review trade violations without heavy-handed tariffs.     John Kasich: Combat Chinese dumping and currency manipulation.     John Kasich: Trade was not responsible for job losses; technology was.     John Kasich: Support TPP to eliminate 18,000 foreign tariffs on US goods.     Marco Rubio: Bring back American car-manufacturing via high automation.     Bill de Blasio: NAFTA was a disaster; we will not repeat mistake with TPP.

Government Reform     Kanye West: Liberal racists worry about splitting the black vote.     Jo Jorgensen: No photo ID for voting unless easy to get.     Gloria La Riva: Uniform ballot access; eliminate Electoral College.     Howie Hawkins: Universal voter registration; statehood for DC.     Howie Hawkins: Open debates to third parties on sufficient ballots.     Joe Biden: Commit to appointing a Black woman to the Supreme Court.     Don Blankenship: Repeal 17th amendment; end direct election of senators.     Don Blankenship: Oppose National Popular Vote proposal to elect president.     Don Blankenship: Oppose statehood for DC & Puerto Rico.     Justin Amash: For limited government, not total Presidential authority.     Joe Biden: Statehood good for Puerto Rico, and our whole country.     Bernie Sanders: Rotate judges on Supreme Court, like term limits.     Pete Buttigieg: Citizens United was a disaster for our democracy.     Andrew Yang: Supports statehood for DC & Puerto Rico.     Julian Castro: Require candidates to release tax returns.     Julian Castro: We need election security against foreign interference.     Pete Buttigieg: Make Supreme Court appointments less partisan.     Bernie Sanders: Require disclosure of campaign expenditures over $10,000.     Bill Weld: Blow up unnecessary state agencies.     Amy Klobuchar: Honest Ads Act: no more foreign meddling in elections.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Overturn Citizens United; refuse corporate PAC donations.     Elizabeth Warren: Supports a lifetime ban on officials becoming lobbyists.     Tom Steyer: Looking for old fashioned values, character and transparency.     Mark Sanford: Trump not releasing returns hurts democracy's transparency.     Jesse Ventura: I believe there should be term limits.     Pete Buttigieg: Created plan to ensure diversity in city government jobs.     Howie Hawkins: Senators for 20% can block bills favored by 80%.

Gun Control     Gloria La Riva: Support right of working class to own and bear arms.     Jo Jorgensen: Against new gun restrictions & lawsuits by gun victims.     Don Blankenship: Repeal federal firearms legislation, end "Gun Free Zones".     Lincoln Chafee: Distrust of government is reason for 2d Amendment advocacy.     Lincoln Chafee: Distrust of government is reason for 2nd Amendment.     Joe Walsh: Kinderguardian satire: "Happy shooting, kids".     Bill de Blasio: Project Fast Track focuses on gangs & illegal guns.     Seth Moulton: Ban bump stocks; bar terrorists from gun purchases.     Eric Swalwell: Banning assault weapons does not mean broad gun ban.     Andrew Yang: Treat guns the way we treat motor vehicles.     Julian Castro: Sensible gun laws, and address mental health issues.     Jay Inslee: Lost seat over assault weapons bill; confront NRA again.     Pete Buttigieg: Common sense gun control can work under Second Amendment.     Wayne Messam: Opposed state law preventing discussion of gun control.     Cory Booker: Consensus on common sense gun laws; ready to fight NRA.     John Hickenlooper: Mental illness & weak gun laws both contribute to violence.     Bernie Sanders: Ban assault weapons; automatic background checks.     Amy Klobuchar: Commonsense gun laws have wide support.     Howard Schultz: Honor Second Amendment but enact sensible gun laws.     Julian Castro: Supports background checks at gun shows & assault weapon ban.     Cory Booker: Require background checks; ban assault weapons.     Kamala Harris: No reason we have assault weapons in a civil society.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Ban high-capacity magazines; close gun-show loophole.     Kirsten Gillibrand: 2006: "A" rating from NRA; 2019: apologizes.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Embarrassed at previous NRA "A" rating; now rated "F".     Tulsi Gabbard: Ban assault weapons; require universal background checks.     Julian Castro: Ban assault weapons.     Jay Inslee: Arming teachers with guns is ridiculous.     Beto O`Rourke: Supports Second Amendment with sensible gun laws.     John Kasich: Learn from mass shooting tragedies and take action.     Kamala Harris: We cannot tolerate society with our babies being slaughtered.     Tom Steyer: Targets youth voter registration for pro gun control votes.     Marco Rubio: Ban bump stocks; limit magazine size; more background checks.     John Kasich: We need bipartisan gun reform to deal with mass shootings.     John Kasich: Background checks and increased attention to mental illness.     Oprah Winfrey: Advocate for increased restrictions on gun control.     Joe Walsh: Purpose of Second Amendment is protection against tyranny.     Lincoln Chafee: 2014: B+ rating from Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.     Howard Schultz: 2013: Requested customers not bring guns to Starbucks.     Joe Walsh: Fast and Furious: an attack on gun owners & gun dealers.

Health Care     Donald Trump: Improve Medicare by looking for fraud, waste and abuse.     Joe Biden: Allow serious return on investment in new drugs, not gouging.     Gloria La Riva: Support right to die/assisted suicide.     Kanye West: Vaccines are the mark of the beast.     Don Blankenship: Eliminate the Food and Drug Administration.     Justin Amash: Private market with government backstop at state level.     Joe Biden: COVID19: make sure there's free testing & free treatment.     Joe Biden: Lower Medicare eligibility age to 60.     Bernie Sanders: Wrong to give company exclusive rights to drug treatment.     Democratic Party: AdWatch: Trump called coronavirus "their hoax" & "fake news".     Donald Trump: AdWatch: Trump called coronavirus "their hoax" & "fake news".     Donald Trump: Cut pandemic response team in 2018, denied knowing about it.     Joe Biden: Coronavirus: Let the scientists speak; let them prepare us.     Rocky De La Fuente: Catastrophic insurance best way to reassess health care.     Mike Bloomberg: 2011: We're going to cut back Medicaid and Medicare.     Donald Trump: The coronavirus is very much under control in the USA.     Donald Trump: 2014: Criticized Ebola czar; 2019: put Pence in charge.     Bernie Sanders: Medicare-for-All will lead to stability, not disruption.     Michael Bennet: Public option better than Medicare for All.     Seth Moulton: Improve ObamaCare but not single-payer.     Andrew Yang: Public option would cost less than present system.     Jay Inslee: Public option; more access to Medicare by lowering age.     Julian Castro: Medicare for all, but allow private insurance.     Jay Inslee: Lower eligibility for Medicare; provide public option.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Transition to Medicare for all through public option.     Mitt Romney: Repeal Obamacare; Federal-state partnerships instead.     Wayne Messam: Health Care is a right, not a privilege.     Cory Booker: Medicare for all; start with commonsense reforms.     John Hickenlooper: Against single payer; supports public option.     Andrew Yang: ObamaCare is only a good first step.     Beto O`Rourke: Medicare-X: government-run public option.     Pete Buttigieg: Public option is step towards universal care.     Jay Inslee: Take initial steps towards universal health care.     Amy Klobuchar: Medicare-for-All for the future; public option now.     Bill Weld: Supports increased Medicaid access.     Bill Weld: More consumer choice instead of single-payer.     Howard Schultz: ObamaCare is ok, but Medicare-for-All goes too far.     Howard Schultz: President must take responsibility for V.A.     Amy Klobuchar: Expand Medicare to age 55.     Amy Klobuchar: Allow Medicare to directly negotiate prices.     Bernie Sanders: Pharma companies should justify high drug prices.     John Delaney: No Medicare for All, but yes universal health care.     Julian Castro: Would tax the richest to fund Medicare for All.     Cory Booker: Allow importing prescription drugs to lower Rx prices.     Cory Booker: Backs Medicare-for-All.     Kamala Harris: End private health insurance with Medicare for All.     Howard Schultz: Single-payer health care is a false promise.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Basic Health Program: offer lower-priced health insurance.     Tulsi Gabbard: Supports Medicare-for-All; tax wealthiest 5% to pay for it.     Julian Castro: Medicare for all, paid for by tax on wealthy.     Beto O`Rourke: Open to different ways to get to universal health care.     Bernie Sanders: Impose Medicaid requirements on states.     Eric Garcetti: I'm a single-payer guy.     Steve Bullock: Protect ObamaCare before pushing to expand further.     Tom Steyer: We need transparency on all drug prices.

Homeland Security     Jo Jorgensen: Bring our troops home from foreign bases.     Gloria La Riva: Abolish CIA, NSA, FBI; disband NATO.     Donald Trump: Fort renaming: I don't care what the military says.     Howie Hawkins: Abolish nuclear weapons, WMDs, and land mines.     Howie Hawkins: Better care & support services for veterans.     Don Blankenship: Terrorism no excuse to violate 4th, 5th amendments.     Don Blankenship: Oppose conscription; register for the draft.     Don Blankenship: Opposed to U.S. forces serving under foreign command.     Bill de Blasio: Coronavirus: We need federalized dynamic as in wartime.     Joe Walsh: Take seriously the dangers of Islamic terrorism.     Gloria La Riva: Opposed collection of citizens' digital communications.     Justin Amash: Wants to close Guantanamo prison.     Mark Sanford: Biggest national security threat is debt and deficit.     Mike Pence: Voted to keep ban on openly gay members of the military.     Seth Moulton: Focus on cybersecurity to deal with real threats to US.     Amy Klobuchar: Voted for 95% of military spending bills in Congress.     Andrew Yang: Too much military spending focuses in decades-old threats.     Beto O`Rourke: Supported 11th aircraft carrier; opposed 1% military cut.     Cory Booker: Supports military spending on Foreign Affairs Committee.     Elizabeth Warren: End stranglehold of defense contractors on military policy.     John Delaney: Voted for 25 out of 28 military spending bills.     Tulsi Gabbard: Don't cut military budget; fund weapons systems & ABMs.     Beto O`Rourke: Military should welcome transgender recruits.     Cory Booker: Transgender troops should be allowed to serve.     Tulsi Gabbard: Allow transgender Americans in the military.     Joe Biden: 1991: Favors government "back doors" into encryption.     John Kasich: Prioritize nuclear agreements like START and INF.     Joe Walsh: Cut $8.9B from defense bill, and supported 3% more.

Immigration     Jo Jorgensen: Citizenship for undocumented children only if born in US.     Gloria La Riva: Full citizenship rights upon six months residency.     Howie Hawkins: All seeking asylum should be given permanent resident status.     Jo Jorgensen: Against border wall but deport immigrants who commit crimes.     Rocky De La Fuente: Nation which can't control borders is in grave danger.     Jo Jorgensen: No unreasonable constraints in crossing political boundaries.     Don Blankenship: Moratorium on immigration; discontinue federal assistance.     Justin Amash: Fix system so that people can immigrate to US lawfully.     Joe Biden: No one would be deported who hasn't committed a felony.     Gloria La Riva: For 8 days accompanied 2018 refugee caravan to reach US.     Joe Biden: Bring in asylum seekers & DREAMers AND secure border.     Beto O`Rourke: Immediately undo Trump actions; work with Congress.     Bill de Blasio: Supports sanctuary cities; would abolish ICE.     Pete Buttigieg: Most Americans are immigrants or their descendants.     Seth Moulton: Citizenship path for those who follow law.     Andrew Yang: Immigrants make US stronger and more dynamic.     Andrew Yang: Need more case workers & judges at southern border.     Jay Inslee: More hearing officers to process asylum cases.     Jay Inslee: Against Muslim ban; not afraid of diversity.     Julian Castro: Asylum seekers have the right to be heard.     Donald Trump: Refugees can't come in; sorry, we're full.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Treat asylum seekers humanely; reform process.     Mitt Romney: Secure the borders; deport people here illegally.     Mitt Romney: Reluctantly supports DACA, but need to crack down.     Pete Buttigieg: Problem isn't ICE; it's what they're ordered to do.     Donald Trump: Use threat of tariffs to get Mexico's cooperation.     Beto O`Rourke: Stop refugee issue by dealing with what's driving them here.     Donald Trump: Cut off aid $700M to Central American Northern Triangle.     Wayne Messam: Blocked immigration enforcement on city property.     Cory Booker: Support DREAMers, reform immigration to reflect our values.     Andrew Yang: Boost funding for U.S. ports of entry.     Beto O`Rourke: Path to citizenship for all DREAMers.     John Hickenlooper: Family separation policy is cruel and un-American.     Bernie Sanders: Restructure ICE; don't necessarily abolish it.     Joe Biden: Allow citizenship for DREAMers.     Bill Weld: Trump's deportation policy is like Nazi Germany.     Bill Weld: Guest worker program rather than path to citizenship.     Howard Schultz: Border security ok, but don't demonize immigrants.     Amy Klobuchar: Increase legal immigration but don't abolish ICE.     Jay Inslee: Choose greatness instead of stoking fear among immigrants.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Reunite families ripped apart at the border.     John Delaney: Ending DACA program was cruel, heartless and mean-spirited.     Julian Castro: Against funding border wall.     Cory Booker: Supports DACA and DREAMers.     Kamala Harris: Re-examine ICE & start from scratch.     Howard Schultz: Hire 10,000 refugees from Trump's Muslim-ban countries.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Reimagine ICE; support DREAMers.     Kirsten Gillibrand: 2006: anti-illegal alien; 2019: diversity is our strength.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Blue Dog: opposed sanctuary cities & opposed amnesty.     Julian Castro: Secure the border by using technology, not a wall.     Beto O`Rourke: End separating kids; make DREAMers citizens.     Beto O`Rourke: Opposes "open borders," but new wall unnecessary.     John Kasich: Allies directly affected should repatriate Syrian refugees.     Kamala Harris: No border wall in any comprehensive bill.     Oprah Winfrey: Backs pathway to citizenship for all the illegal aliens.     Tom Steyer: $2.3M to recruit and train immigrant advocates.     Steve Bullock: Keep Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).     Tulsi Gabbard: 2015: Favor Christian over Islamic refugees.     Pope Francis: Opposes border wall between US and Mexico.     Pope Francis: Vocal advocate for the plight of refugees.     Jesse Ventura: Border wall would make Reagan turn over in his grave.

Jobs     Jo Jorgensen: Opposes minimum wage; it hurts minorities and youth.     Jo Jorgensen: Eliminate all wage standards.     Gloria La Riva: Restrict employers' asking about criminal records.     Jo Jorgensen: No required unions; no occupational licensing laws.     Bill de Blasio: Would raise the NYC minimum wage to $15/hour.     Andrew Yang: Monthly stipend would help us through technological changes.     Andrew Yang: I'm a huge union fan.     Wayne Messam: Supported boosting minimum wage.     Pete Buttigieg: Consider guaranteed income, perhaps redefine work.     Jay Inslee: Increase minimum wage; ensure gender pay equity.     Amy Klobuchar: Minimum wage must be raised.     Bill Weld: In-state training for displaced workers, including on-line.     Cory Booker: Supports $15 minimum wage and guaranteed jobs.     Beto O`Rourke: Invest in training for evolving economy.     Eric Garcetti: Universal pathway to employment.     Tom Steyer: Closed tax loophole on out of state business, creating jobs.     Steve Bullock: Guarantee equal pay for women.

Principles & Values     Donald Trump: 2016: Sought to nullify election after losing Iowa primary.     Jo Jorgensen: Government should not interfere in matters of religion.     Kanye West: Name "Birthday Party" means more kids with more birthdays.     Gloria La Riva: Art is an integral part of daily life, not a commodity.     Kanye West: You're free if you stay away from pornography and Percocet.     Donald Trump: I've been right probably more than anybody else.     Donald Trump: My mother was like a saint, my father was most solid person.     Kanye West: Trump allowing God to still be part of the conversation.     Kanye West: God appoints the president.     Kanye West: I put everything I get on the line to serve God.     Jo Jorgensen: Coronavirus lockdown felt like "house arrest".     Rocky De La Fuente: Require highest ethical standards and oversight.     Jo Jorgensen: Challenge cult of omnipotent state, defend individual rights.     Don Blankenship: Acknowledges blessing of Jesus Christ as ruler of US.     Don Blankenship: Opposed to government involvement in gambling.     Justin Amash: Don't need same rules from community to community.     Justin Amash: Pushed libertarian ideas into Republican Party.     Justin Amash: Blessing to be born here; this is the best country on Earth.     Justin Amash: Most people are libertarian, not superpartisan & superangry.     Jesse Ventura: Would run as Green; Dems/GOP not the solution.     Tom Steyer: I have been a grassroots organizer for 10 years.     Marianne Williamson: International Day of Peace: Why only one day?     Don Blankenship: Wants to go from the "big house" to the White House.     Joe Walsh: 2010: opposed by namesake rock star Joe Walsh.     Joe Walsh: 2013: supported birtherism; 2019: apologized for it.     Donald Trump: LameStream Media are the Enemy of the People.     Bill Weld: All states should hold primaries, not just re-nominate Trump.     Joe Walsh: All states should hold primaries, not just re-nominate Trump.     Mark Sanford: All states should hold primaries, not just re-nominate Trump.     Lincoln Chafee: Surprised at how much he agrees with Libertarian Party.     Joe Walsh: The "Age of Trump" woke him up to racism of past comments.     Joe Walsh: Look into 25th amendment for Donald Trump.     Valerie McCray: Psychologist; sought presidential nomination in 2020.     Joe Walsh: Opposing Trump because he's an "unfit divider in chief".     Justin Amash: Partisanship undercutting our constitutional basis.     Mark Sanford: Comeback to Congress in 2012; lost in GOP primary in 2018.     Justin Amash: Father immigrated as Palestinian refugee.     Justin Amash: I've disenchanted and frightened by hyperpartisanship.     Justin Amash: Leaving the Republican Party to avoid partisan death spiral.     Howard Schultz: GOP fiscally irresponsible, Democrats going socialist.     Beto O`Rourke: Listen to voters, not special interests.     Bill Weld: 2016 election: Johnson-Weld exceeded 3.6% of vote in MI & WI.     Michael Bennet: Continue investigations; see if public supports impeachment.     Amy Klobuchar: Hold president accountable with investigations & election.     Bill Weld: Quit Reagan Justice Department over ethics scandals.     Howie Hawkins: Danger of Trump doesn't mean electing "any damned Democrat".     Mike Pence: No problem with gays; they just say so for publicity.     Pete Buttigieg: If I had been given a choice, I would have not been gay.     Mike Gravel: Push Dems toward sensible views on political reform.     Pete Buttigieg: National service can unite Americans.     Bill Weld: Government leaders should inspire and unite, not divide.     Kamala Harris: FactCheck: Constitutionally eligible to run for presidency.     Bernie Sanders: Mainstream media prefers "realistic" candidates over Bernie.     Donald Trump: OpEd: Beat the mainstream media by reframing.     Howie Hawkins: Third parties force issues neglected by major parties.     Eric Garcetti: There ARE two Americas: Washington DC, and the rest of us.     Mark Sanford: Trump's payoff to porn star "deeply troubling".     John Kasich: Two-party system no longer appeals to majority of voters.     Oprah Winfrey: Follows avant-garde version of an all-accepting religion.     Deval Patrick: Joined Bain Capital, lecture tour "Reinvesting in America".     Lindsey Graham: I did not vote for Trump for President in 2016.     Mike Pence: Founded PAC Great America Committee" separate from Trump.     Lincoln Chafee: Focus on pocketbook issues; be flexible on social issues.     Jesse Ventura: I don't like Trump or Hillary; I'm voting Libertarian.     Lincoln Chafee: Voted for Bush41 in 2004 as protest against Bush43.     Michael Bennet: No particular religion nor congregation but believes in God.     Michael Bennet: Raised in two different heritages, Jewish and Christian.     Marianne Williamson: Politics steeped in religion is divisive.

Social Security     Andrew Yang: Fund Freedom Dividend payments with 10% VAT.     Jo Jorgensen: Allow opt out: IRAs safe from greedy politicians.     Donald Trump: Never cut Social Security; payroll tax cut won't affect it.     Joe Biden: Increase benefits for widows/widowers instead of cutting.     Gloria La Riva: Cap benefits to three times those receiving minimum.     Howie Hawkins: Apply FICA tax to all levels of income including investments.     Don Blankenship: No use of S.S. Number except Social Security business.     Don Blankenship: Allow people to withdraw funds and privately invest them.     Don Blankenship: Privatize Social Security, but pay current benefits.     Mike Bloomberg: 2009: Called Social Security a "Ponzi scheme".     Mike Bloomberg: 2009: Social Security a Ponzi scheme, 2020: boost receipts.     Tom Steyer: Great countries don't break their major promises.     Amy Klobuchar: Proposed new retirement accounts for those without.     Howie Hawkins: The most regressive tax of all is the FICA payroll tax.     Howie Hawkins: The most regressive tax of all is the FICA payroll tax.     Cory Booker: Raise the cap on Social Security taxes to fund system.     Amy Klobuchar: Address national debt without cutting entitlements.     Joe Biden: Freeze entitlements; don't favor special interests.

Tax Reform     Jo Jorgensen: Lower or eliminate businesses taxes; end Federal income tax.     Jo Jorgensen: Against a wealth tax; income inequality comes from choices.     Joe Biden: Repeal high-income excess business losses tax cut.     Bill de Blasio: Favors tax increases on wealthy.     Andrew Yang: Fund programs from tech companies now paying no tax.     Howard Schultz: Would increase taxes on rich, sketchy on details.     Bill Weld: Cut capital gains tax; look at flat tax on income.     Elizabeth Warren: Comparison of Trump wealth tax to Warren wealth tax.     Eric Swalwell: The wealthy should pay more taxes.     Elizabeth Warren: 2% wealth tax on assets over $50M; 3% over $1B.     Mike Bloomberg: Wealth tax is counterproductive and unconstitutional.     Julian Castro: Raise the top marginal tax rate; negotiate the numbers.     John Delaney: Increase marginal rate, tax investments like income.     Kamala Harris: Payments to needy, not tax breaks for the rich.     John Kasich: Reduce tax withholding by 3.1%.     David Koch: Spending $20M to popularize Trump's $1.5 trillion tax cut.     Oprah Winfrey: Resents the high taxes the government makes her pay.     Paul Ryan: GOP tax cut saves $700 for people earning $30,000.     Tom Steyer: Tax reform bill keeps the rich happy but hurts middle class.     Lincoln Chafee: Ordinary Republicans vote against their economic interests.     Tom Steyer: Implement 1 percent annual wealth tax on America's richest.     Deval Patrick: Called for cutting state sales tax, hiking income tax.     Mike Gravel: I advocate a FairTax: pay as you spend.

Technology     Gloria La Riva: Fund public transportation, high-speed rail.     Howie Hawkins: We support all efforts to achieve net neutrality.     Howie Hawkins: Protect software by copyright, not patent.     Don Blankenship: Reject PATRIOT Act and all such laws.     Amy Klobuchar: Users of social media should be able to control their data.     Jay Inslee: Regulate internet to protect privacy & net neutrality.     Bill Weld: Teach skill sets for tech jobs of the future.     Lincoln Chafee: Let's join the rest of the world and go metric.

War & Peace     Jo Jorgensen: Opposed withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal.     Jo Jorgensen: No military aid to Saudi Arabia for war in Yemen.     Howie Hawkins: Supports 2015 Iran nuclear deal.     Kanye West: I'm focused on protecting America with our great military.     Jo Jorgensen: Bombings in Middle East aren't a boost to Western security.     Don Blankenship: We are unalterably opposed to entangling alliances.     Justin Amash: Make Congress authorize wars or else withdraw troops.     Joe Biden: Afghanistan: against surging troops; not nation builders.     Mike Pence: Taliban committed to oppose terrorists; now hard work begins.     Mike Bloomberg: Iraq war was a mistake based on faulty intelligence.     Pete Buttigieg: Would use force, but need to think of the consequences.     Joe Walsh: Withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan.     Donald Trump: Syria pullout: Let Turks & Kurds fight, then pull them apart.     Bill Weld: Unlimited military aid to Ukraine against Russian incursion.     Bill Weld: Supports Israeli-Palestinian two-state solution.     Bill Weld: Withdrawing from Iran nuke deal was a colossal blunder.     Bill Weld: Partial sanction relief for partial Korean denuclearization.     Joe Walsh: Congress must have a say in military force overseas.     Lincoln Chafee: Disarmament, non-proliferation where we want to go.     Joe Biden: FactCheck:No, didn't oppose Iraq War right after war started.     Pete Buttigieg: Be more judicious when committing troops.     Mike Pence: North Korea must abandon its nuclear ambitions.     Andrew Yang: Limited foreign intervention; restore Congress's role in war.     Julian Castro: Don't entangle ourselves in wars, but rebuild alliances.     Amy Klobuchar: Supported regime change in Libya; supports Israeli military.     Bernie Sanders: Cut military spending, except F-35 at Vermont air base.     Cory Booker: End intervention in Yemen & Iran, but not Israel.     Elizabeth Warren: No intervention in Yemen; but intervention in Gaza OK.     Jay Inslee: Opposed war in Iraq; opposed use of torture.     Joe Biden: Supported wars in Iraq & Afghanistan, but not Iran.     Kamala Harris: Ok with Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Withdraw from Yemen; Withdraw from Afghanistan.     Marianne Williamson: Stop relying on brute force internationally.     Tulsi Gabbard: No regime change in Iran; no war in Yemen.     Andrew Yang: Repeal post-9/11 Authorization for Use of Military Force.     Beto O`Rourke: Discuss U.S. policy in Syria in a more meaningful way.     Pete Buttigieg: U.S. not the guarantor of peace in Afghanistan.     Donald Trump: Countries hosting US troops should pay for them.     Bernie Sanders: End Syrian conflict; pull out U.S. troops.     Bill Weld: Supports non-nuclear proliferation efforts.     Bill Weld: Don't use military for regime change.     Amy Klobuchar: Keep US military presence in Syria.     John Delaney: Withdraw military aid from Saudi forces fighting in Yemen.     Kamala Harris: Time for a political solution in Afghanistan.     Elizabeth Warren: Withdraw US troops from Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Withdraw from Afghanistan & Syria.     Kirsten Gillibrand: End military aid to Saudi Arabia to attack Yemen.     Tulsi Gabbard: End US support for Saudi-led conflict in Yemen.     Julian Castro: Withdraw US troops from Syria.     Donald Trump: We've beaten ISIS in Syria; bring US troops home.     Lindsey Graham: Hearings on Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria.     John Kasich: Keep up pressure on North Korea to give up nukes.     John Kasich: Balance cooperation and confrontation with China.     John Kasich: Forward-deploy US forces in the Pacific to challenge China.     John Kasich: War on terror should focus on threats to US homeland.     Lindsey Graham: Damage from war with North Korea would be worth it.     Tom Steyer: Trump foreign policy strategy is to react, not think.     Oprah Winfrey: Gave post-9/11 platform to anti-war advocates.     Tulsi Gabbard: Use military to fight terrorists, not for regime change.     Tulsi Gabbard: Opposes fighting in Afghanistan & Syria; end arms to Saudis.     Donald Trump: To eradicate ISIS, we need action, not talk.     John Kasich: Eradicate leadership of North Korea but no military strike.     Bill Weld: Supports libertarian "restraint" on military action.     Lincoln Chafee: Calls drone strikes "extrajudicial assassinations".     Lincoln Chafee: Neocon advocates for invasions are "delusional".     Lincoln Chafee: Iraq: There was "no evidence" of WMDs, it was a hoax.     Lincoln Chafee: Iraq war was on hawks' wish list; feared another Vietnam.     Donald Trump: Walk away from Iranian nuclear talks; increase sanctions.     Mike Gravel: Dislodge ourselves from Iraq, by working with Iran & Syria.     Marianne Williamson: Form Department of Peace to pro-actively plan.     Lincoln Chafee: Iraq war wasn't about WMDs, but changing Middle East.

Welfare & Poverty     Gloria La Riva: Increase housing subsides; allow rent control.     Don Blankenship: Welfare provisions misdirected & morally destructive.     Deval Patrick: Supports reparations to living descendants of slaves.     Howie Hawkins: Reparations and Green New Deal to close racial income gap.     Andrew Yang: Increase affordable housing; get localities to change zoning.     Andrew Yang: Freedom Dividend: create a universal basic income.     Bill Weld: Have private sector take over social services.     Cory Booker: HOME Act: $134 billion a year via EITC for people in poverty.     Oprah Winfrey: Used lessons learned growing up in poverty to propel herself.

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