South-by-Southwest political conference


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

Abortion     Howard Schultz: Pro-choice advocate for all of my life.

Civil Rights     Julian Castro: Property was taken from slaves, so pay reparations.     Tulsi Gabbard: My time in the military changed my anti-gay views.     Tulsi Gabbard: I never personally supported gay conversion therapy.

Corporations     Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Capitalism can't be redeemed because of profit motive.     Elizabeth Warren: Companies can be umpires or team-owners, but cannot be both.

Energy & Oil     Jay Inslee: No "silver bullet" for climate: "silver buckshot" instead.     John Hickenlooper: Drank a glass of fracking fluid to show it was harmless.     John Delaney: Bipartisan carbon tax bill, but not the Green New Deal.     Howard Schultz: Green New Deal is well-intended but too extreme.

Foreign Policy     John Delaney: Don't believe Putin about Russian 2016 election interference.     Kamala Harris: I value the importance of diplomacy; I value relationships.

Government Reform     Amy Klobuchar: Automatically register citizens to vote when they turn 18.     Jay Inslee: End the filibuster; it dooms good legislation.     John Delaney: Nationally televised debates between President and Congress.

Gun Control     Bernie Sanders: We aren't divided on guns: just sick & tired of gun violence.

Health Care     Pete Buttigieg: Medicare for all who want it: public option.

Homeland Security     Tulsi Gabbard: End this new cold war and nuclear arms race.

Immigration     John Hickenlooper: Crazy to drive out 11 million illegal immigrants.     Bernie Sanders: Wall is stupid, but ok as part of deal on DACA.

Principles & Values     John Hickenlooper: Work with Republicans to advance progressive priorities.     Julian Castro: Make America smartest, healthiest, fairest & most prosperous.     Pete Buttigieg: Would be youngest president ever, and first mayor.     Tulsi Gabbard: To understand socialism, look at Venezuela.     Tulsi Gabbard: Labels like "capitalist" and "socialist" are misused.     Bill Weld: We can't go on pretending the president is normal.     John Delaney: Independently wealthy but grew up in a blue collar family.     Pete Buttigieg: Yes, young, but more government experience than Pres. Trump.     Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Moderate is not a stance; it's just "meh".     John Kasich: OpEd: moderate Republican who has been critical or Trump.     John Kasich: OpEd: Realism & anti-liberalism define #NeverTrump ideology.     Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Election winners didn't look like me; now maybe more will.     Elizabeth Warren: I'm not a Democratic Socialist; we can gain from markets.     Howard Schultz: Vast majority of Americans aren't going to embrace socialism.

Technology     Elizabeth Warren: Break up Big Tech companies: they stifle innovation.     John Delaney: Bipartisanship on infrastructure, digital privacy, and more.     Amy Klobuchar: Tax tech giants when they sell access to personal data.     Amy Klobuchar: Investigate big tech for monopolistic practices.     Andrew Yang: Tax tech giants to share in gains from growth.     Elizabeth Warren: Amazon is a monopolist; limit their monopoly profits.     Elizabeth Warren: Break up tech giants; they destroy competition.     Kamala Harris: Improve transportation infrastructure in rural communities.

War & Peace     Tulsi Gabbard: No more wars for regime change, like Syria and Afghanistan.     Pete Buttigieg: Don't let Iraq war supporters plan Venezuela invasion.     Tulsi Gabbard: U.S. government lied to American people to launch Iraq War.

Welfare & Poverty     John Delaney: Social justice is fine, but separate church and state.     Pete Buttigieg: Scripture is about protecting the stranger and the poor.     Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Reagan's "welfare queens" are a racist caricature.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Democrat U.S. Rep New York- 14 Amy Klobuchar Minnesota Democratic candidate for President; Minnesota Senator Andrew Yang Democratic candidate for President; CEO Bernie Sanders Democratic Presidential candidate Bill Weld Massachusetts Libertarian Vice-Presidential nominee Elizabeth Warren Massachusetts Senator Howard Schultz Starbucks CEO; independent candidate for President Jay Inslee Washington Democratic Washington Governor John Delaney Maryland Democratic candidate for President; U.S. Rep from MD-6 John Hickenlooper Colorado Democratic Colorado Governor John Kasich Ohio Republican Ohio Governor Julian Castro Texas Mayor of San Antonio; HUD Secretary Kamala Harris California Democratic candidate for President; California Senator Pete Buttigieg Indiana Democratic candidate for President; Mayor of South Bend, IN Tulsi Gabbard Hawaii Democratic candidate for President; U.S. Rep from HI-2