2020 New Hampshire Senatorial race: debates and news coverage


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Abortion     Corky Messner: Ban abortion after 20 weeks; no government funding.     Don Bolduc: Pro-life excepting rape, incest, life of mother.     Bill O`Brien: Led override of veto of partial-birth abortion ban.     Bill O`Brien: Would ban abortion in all cases, including rape and incest.     Jeanne Shaheen: Shaheen amendment provides reproductive care in foreign aid.     Gloria Bromell Tinubu: Against funding Planned Parenthood.     Andy Martin: Committed to sanctity of life, within the rule of law.

Budget & Economy     Corky Messner: Support a Balanced Budget Amendment.     Don Bolduc: Federal government should not pick winners and losers.     Jeanne Shaheen: Eliminate wasteful spending; reform broken budget system.

Civil Rights     Joe Biden: Reverse ban on transgender individuals serving in military.     Don Bolduc: I don't look at color; I look at content of their character.     Don Bolduc: Solution to racism is not laws but education.     Corky Messner: Horrific that students learn about transgender.     Don Bolduc: AdWatch: opposes marriage equality.     Corky Messner: Black Lives Matter is revolutionary, don't defund police.     Bill O`Brien: Opposed students voting in-state "with no life experience".     Don Bolduc: Shut down national media to stop spread of COVID fear.

Crime     Corky Messner: We need law and order; get bad cops out of the system.     Jeanne Shaheen: Ban choke holds; address police reform.     Corky Messner: Criminal investigation requested of Messner Foundation.     Corky Messner: Arrested for DUI in 1995, pled guilty to lesser charge.     Kelly Ayotte: Supports capital punishment for police killers.     Andy Martin: Current crime system is ok, but open to improvements.     Jeanne Shaheen: Vetoed bill to abolish death penalty.

Drugs     Andy Martin: We need more Safe Stations, for opioid users.

Education     Andy Martin: Taxpayers shouldn't help pay off existing student loans.     Corky Messner: No restrictions on education dollars including homeschooling.     Don Bolduc: Reduced tuition benefits through public service.     Andy Martin: Ensure college access for everyone.     Jeanne Shaheen: Tax-free college tuition savings plan.

Energy & Oil     Joe Biden: Day One: rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement.     Corky Messner: Climate changes just part of earth's life cycle.

Environment     Jeanne Shaheen: Coastal New Hampshire at risk from climate change.     Corky Messner: Against overreach of environmental regulations.     Andy Martin: You can count on me to be an environmentalist.     Jeanne Shaheen: Protect NH clean air from upwind polluters.

Foreign Policy     Joe Biden: Meet advancing authoritarianism, including China & Russia.     Jeanne Shaheen: Public cares about rights of women & girls in Afghanistan.     Andy Martin: Be tough on China, but talk to China.     Jeanne Shaheen: Diplomacy is the preferred resolution to potential conflicts.

Free Trade     Don Bolduc: Bring manufacturing back instead of paying other countries.     Corky Messner: Incentives to move labor from rogue countries like China.

Government Reform     Corky Messner: Eliminate unnecessary rules and regulations.     Don Bolduc: Overturn Citizens United decision; prevent dark money.     Andy Martin: End partisan bickering and gridlock in Congress.     Jeanne Shaheen: Introduced legislation to put a woman on the $20 bill.

Gun Control     Corky Messner: Against erosion of First & Second Amendment Rights.     Don Bolduc: Key to reducing violence isn't legislation, but communities.     Andy Martin: Changes at the margins to the Second Amendment.     Jeanne Shaheen: Semi-automatic rifles are weapons of war.

Health Care     Don Bolduc: COVID: Against mask mandate; they collect bacteria.     Don Bolduc: Keep some of ObamaCare but get the government out of it.     Don Bolduc: Go from disease management to health management.     Don Bolduc: We need to put an emphasis on dental care & oral health.     Corky Messner: COVID: Supports wearing a mask, against mandatory mask order.     Corky Messner: We need tort reform, allow market forces to work.     Don Bolduc: COVID: Claims Bill Gates wans microchips in vaccine.     Corky Messner: Reduce regulations, provide waivers for Medicare, Medicaid.     Bill O`Brien: ACA like Fugitive Slave Act: destructive of liberty.     Don Bolduc: Replace ACA with free market principle.     Don Bolduc: ObamaCare is going to collapse under its own weight.     Andy Martin: ObamaCare blew up in Democrats' faces.

Homeland Security     Joe Biden: Extend the New START Treaty for five years with Russia.     Corky Messner: Build up defense but spend money wisely.     Corky Messner: Invest in a strong national defense, latest technology.     Jeanne Shaheen: Support military spending, but don't undercut diplomacy.     Don Bolduc: Green Alert: find post-traumatic stressed veterans.     Jeanne Shaheen: Fight to stop sexual assault in the military.     Jeanne Shaheen: No more base closures; protect Pease & KC-46A tanker.

Immigration     Joe Biden: Restore refugee admissions program: 125,000 people this year.     Corky Messner: For border wall to stop flow of illegal immigrants & drugs.     Don Bolduc: Citizenship off the table for those entering illegally.     Don Bolduc: Effectively secure our borders, including a wall.

Jobs     Corky Messner: There should be no federal minimum wage; leave to states.     Jeanne Shaheen: Supported Raise the Wage Act to improve economy.     Don Bolduc: I will never support raising the minimum wage.     Andy Martin: Minimum wage but NOT intended as living wage.     Jeanne Shaheen: Extend unemployment benefits & childcare tax credit.

Principles & Values     Don Bolduc: Not for Black Lives Matter, but Everyone's Lives.     Don Bolduc: Lost to GOP establishment; building grassroots organization.     Andy Martin: Government restraint when acting on religious institutions.     Don Bolduc: Forts named for Confederates a "symbol of hope".     Corky Messner: Against vandalism, but take down Confederate statues.     Jeanne Shaheen: Women's experiences different not better or worse than men's.     Corky Messner: Millennials aren't supporters of government socialism.     Don Bolduc: Leadership mantra: People, Family, Mission.     Bill O`Brien: I want to make sure we preserve the genius of our founders.     Bill O`Brien: Endorsed by Ted Cruz.     Gloria Bromell Tinubu: Leadership by serving others & personal responsibility.     Andy Martin: King of the Birthers: Obama is hiding something.

Tax Reform     Corky Messner: Reduce taxes on small business; accelerated depreciation.

Technology     Joe Biden: Appoint National Security Advisor for Cyber Technology.     Andy Martin: Massively invest in cybersecurity & critical infrastructure.     Jeanne Shaheen: Secured funds for Berlin prison & Portsmouth Memorial Bridge.

War & Peace     Joe Biden: Burmese military should relinquish power they have seized.     Joe Biden: Support UN-imposed ceasefire in Yemen.     Don Bolduc: New Hampshire needs a full-service VA hospital.     Gloria Bromell Tinubu: Problem in the VA is leadership; need bottom up solution.     Andy Martin: Keep America talking, not shooting.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Andy Martin Republican Senate Challenger New Hampshire Bill O`Brien Republican Senate Challenger New Hampshire Corky Messner Republican Challenger New Hampshire Don Bolduc Republican 2020 Senate Challenger New Hampshire Gloria Bromell Tinubu Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger South Carolina Jeanne Shaheen New Hampshire Former Democratic Governor (1997-2000); elected Senator 2008 Joe Biden Democratic V.P. Kelly Ayotte Republican Jr Senator New Hampshire