CNN "State of the Union" interviews for 2023 races
(Jake Tapper and Dana Bash interviewing candidates for 2021-2023 races)


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Citations: 2023 Presidential Primary: Kasie Hunt Interview With Fmr. Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ); July 30, 2023; (Link) 2023 Presidential Primary: Kasie Hunt Interview With Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy; July 30, 2023; (Link) 2023 Presidential Primary: Dana Bash Interview With Former Vice President Mike Pence; July 23, 2023; (Link) 2023 Presidential Primary: Jake Tapper Interview With Fmr. Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ); July 16, 2023; (Link) CNN "State of the Union" July 02, 2023, Dana Bash Interview With Fmr. Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX); (Link) CNN "State of the Union" July 02, 2023: Dana Bash Interview With Fmr. Gov. Chris Christie (D-NJ); (Link) CNN "State of the Union" June 25, 2023, Dana Bash Interview With Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND); (Link) CNN "State of the Union" June 18, 2023, Jake Tapper Interview With Fmr. Gov. Chris Christie (D-NJ); (Link) CNN "State of the Union" June 11, 2023, Dana Bash Interview With Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy; (Link) CNN "State of the Union" June 11, 2023, Dana Bash Interview With Fmr. Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR); (Link) CNN "State of the Union" April 30, 2023, Dana Bash Interview With Fmr. Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR); (Link) CNN "State of the Union" March 12, 2023, Kaitlan Collins Interview With Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy; (Link) CNN "State of the Union" March 5, 2023, Dana Bash Interview With Fmr. Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR); (Link)

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

Abortion     Tate Reeves: We must show being pro-life is not just being anti-abortion.     Asa Hutchinson: Americans want to restrict abortion with right exceptions.     Chris Christie: No federal ban on abortion without national consensus.     Mike Pence: Err on the side of life to give unborn child every chance.

Budget & Economy     Vivek Ramaswamy: Unleash the animal inside the heart of the American economy.     Chris Christie: Biden responsible for inflation: Jimmy Carter of the 2020s.

Civil Rights     Perry Johnson: Leftists drives wedges among us in dealing with race.     Will Hurd: Use diversity to solve the major problems that we're facing.     Ketanji Brown Jackson: Deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life.

Corporations     Asa Hutchinson: Not government's role to punish business for their views .

Crime     Asa Hutchinson: Promise to pardon Trump undermines the rule of law.     Vivek Ramaswamy: Trump should not be convicted of a process crime.

Education     Will Hurd: We've done terribly preparing students of color for college.     Clarence Thomas: Race is not to blame: end college affirmative action.     Will Hurd: Colleges can still consider race without affirmative action.

Families & Children     Chris Christie: Government shouldn't interfere with parents on gender care.

Foreign Policy     Doug Burgum: Support Ukraine: an opportunity for US and NATO.     Francis Suarez: Asks "What's a Uyghur?" during interview .     Mike Pence: This is all about America being the leader of the free world.

Government Reform     Doug Burgum: Innovation is what drives country forward, not regulation.     Francis Suarez: No need for a police force to investigate election fraud.     Larry Elder: Set up voter integrity website in 2021 recall election .     Mike Pence: Going to clean house among senior leadership at DOJ.

Immigration     Asa Hutchinson: Pass border security first, then immigration reform.     Chris Christie: Trump didn't do anything to make immigration laws stronger.

Principles & Values     Vivek Ramaswamy: Defining political debate is pro-American vs. anti-American.     Chris Christie: Unacceptable to pressure officials to alter election results.     Chris Christie: Will take pledge to support nominee as seriously as Trump.     Vivek Ramaswamy: Blames Biden for special counsel & indictment of Trump.     Vivek Ramaswamy: Deliver national unity with our shared American identity.     Vivek Ramaswamy: Capitalism has to stay apolitical to bring us together.     Vivek Ramaswamy: For my part, I stand for the America first agenda.

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