Interviews and analysis of presidential hopefuls for 2024

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

Abortion     Elizabeth Warren: We have never left individual rights to the states.     Vivek Ramaswamy: Supports state level ban at six weeks when brainwaves begin.     Cornel West: Wrong to be more concerned about abortion than child poverty.     Doug Burgum: Signed strict ban in North Dakota, opposes national ban.     Larry Elder: Abortion is murder, Roe one of the worst Court decisions.

Budget & Economy     Nikki Haley: Resigned from Boeing directorship; opposed government aid.     Vivek Ramaswamy: Unleash the animal inside the heart of the American economy.     Doug Burgum: Balanced the budget every year and passed record tax cuts.

Civil Rights     Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Against biological males participating in women's sports.     Vivek Ramaswamy: Identifying as transgender can be a sign of mental illness.     Cornel West: If you don't have deep solidarity, diversity means little.     Larry Elder: Opposes rights for transgender people in restrooms, sports.     Nikki Haley: America not racist, nothing could be further from the truth.     Nikki Haley: Transgender women in sports is "women's issue of our time".     Joe Biden: Dangerous to question LGBT rights and contraceptive rights.     Joe Biden: New standard to reinstate college affirmative action.     Doug Burgum: Ban trans people from bathrooms & school sports.     Francis Suarez: Country should be pro-equal rights for LGBTQ community.     Ryan Binkley: Marriage is a sacred bond between one man and one woman.

Corporations     Jeff Flake: Deregulation counters ambition of federal workers.

Crime     Chris Christie: If Trump is convicted, I can't imagine pardoning him.     Doug Burgum: Tightened rules on civil asset forfeiture; curtailed police.     Will Hurd: Defunding the police isn't the answer, follow best practices.

Education     Bernie Sanders: Loan forgiveness helps working families & low-income people.     Vivek Ramaswamy: An advocate of school choice and government vouchers.

Energy & Oil     Ro Khanna: Let's have a moonshot on renewable energy.

Foreign Policy     Bernie Sanders: Russia has been clear about keeping Ukraine out of NATO.     Ro Khanna: We need India as an ally ultimately to contain China.     Vivek Ramaswamy: Defend Taiwan by giving the Taiwanese people guns.     Cornel West: Pro-Palestinians are accused of being anti-Semitic or naive.     Vivek Ramaswamy: Shift focus from NATO to PATO, for Pacific/Asian security.

Free Trade     Will Hurd: Many people have forgotten why free trade is important .

Government Reform     Ted Cruz: Bring Supreme Court case against mail-in ballots.     Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Criticizes anti-cryptocurrency policies under Biden.     Perry Johnson: Voter ID will be mandatory; won't suppress votes.     Donald Trump: FactCheck: Presidential Records Act irrelevant to Boxes Hoax.

Gun Control     Vivek Ramaswamy: The Second Amendment is our last line of defense.     Cornel West: Good to discuss gun control, but why only with white victims.     Perry Johnson: I am pro-Second Amendment; I am pro-freedom.

Health Care     Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Un-American to end religious exemptions for vaccinations.     Perry Johnson: Never again will we allow transition therapy for minors.

Homeland Security     Bernie Sanders: Cuba is in US sphere of influence; Ukraine is in Russia's.     Kamala Harris: Target Russian finances to oppose Ukraine invasion.

Immigration     Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: I will enforce a secure border & expand LEGAL immigration.     Cornel West: Treat immigrants with same dignity as any other human being.     Doug Burgum: Sending National Guard to Texas strengthens border security.

Principles & Values     Ted Cruz: One-time critic of Trump ready to argue case on his behalf.     Elizabeth Warren: Supreme Court has lost legitimacy; we need more justices.     Vivek Ramaswamy: We should embrace our national identity and be proud of it.     Vivek Ramaswamy: Judeo-Christian values cornerstone of American identity.     Vivek Ramaswamy: Defining political debate is pro-American vs. anti-American.     Cornel West: Everybody could gain by having a relationship with Jesus.     Cornel West: America is one of the most anti-intellectual cultures.     Tim Scott: Chair of segregationist Strom Thurmond's Senate campaign.     Chris Christie: We can't dismiss the question of character anymore.     Chris Christie: A self-consumed, self-serving mirror hog is not a leader.     Larry Elder: The Bible is the foundation of who and what I am.     Tim Scott: America not in decline; America is the city on the hill.     Donald Trump: FactCheck: No advice-of-counsel defense on election denial.

Tax Reform     Cornel West: Advocates taxing the rich; has $500K+ in federal tax liens.

War & Peace     Bernie Sanders: Invading Ukraine is wrong, but no need to "get tough".     Chris Christie: Trump not backing Ukraine makes him Putin's puppet.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Bernie Sanders Democratic Presidential candidate Chris Christie New Jersey N.J. Governor; Republican Presidential candidate Cornel West Green Party/People's Party candidate Donald Trump Republican Presidential incumbent Doug Burgum North Dakota 2024 Presidential contender; Republican Governor Elizabeth Warren Massachusetts Senator Francis Suarez Florida Republican presidential challenger (withdrew Oct.2023) Jeff Flake Republican Challenger (retiring) Arizona Joe Biden Democratic President; former V.P.; former Senator Kamala Harris California Democratic Vice President; former California Senator Larry Elder California Republican presidential contender (withdrew Oct.2023) Nikki Haley South Carolina Republican presidential contender; UN Ambassador 2017-2018 Perry Johnson Illinois Republican presidential challenger Ro Khanna Democrat U.S. Rep California-17 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. District of Columbia Independent presidential Challenger Ryan Binkley Republican challenger for President Ted Cruz Republican 2016 Primary Challenger Tim Scott South Carolina Republican presidential challenger; SC Senator Vivek Ramaswamy District of Columbia Republican Challenger Will Hurd Texas Republican presidential challenger (withdrew Oct.2023)