Julianne Murray in 2020 DE Governor's race
On Government Reform:
Mail-in voting is open to fraud
The two differed on the mail-in voting process approved this year due to the pandemic, with Ms. Murray expressing concerns about fraud while
Gov. Carney called it "common sense" and a way to expand civic participation in democracy.
Source: Delaware State News on 2020 Delaware Gubernatorial race
Oct 29, 2020
On Health Care:
COVID: Reopen the state, focus on nursing homes
Ms. Murray sought on several occasions to portray Gov. Carney as out-of-touch, attacking his handling of the pandemic.
Ms. Murray called for reopening the state, saying officials should concentrate their efforts on nursing homes, which have seen a disproportionate share of COVID-related deaths.
Source: Delaware State News on 2020 Delaware Gubernatorial race
Oct 29, 2020
On Environment:
Delaware should lift restrictions on coastal industry
Lauren believes that restrictions on coastal industry should be loosened, specifically as it applies to a twenty year permit and required environmental cleanup on the
Coastal Zone in Delaware.
Source: Delaware Public Media on 2020 Delaware gubernatorial race
Oct 22, 2020
On Budget & Economy:
Concerned about taxes going up in response to deficit
Gov. Carney is a tax-and-spend person. I am incredibly concerned about what the response is going to be because I have every reason to believe taxes are going to go up when we have the deficit that we absolutely know is coming."
Murray said the government-imposed shutdown has caused unimaginable uncertainty for the state's budget and revenue stream. "Our revenue is going to be down tremendously. Yes, we have this $125 million out here, but the reality is that
Regarding lost tax revenue during the shutdown of business, Carney touted his budget smoothing plan, which had put aside $125 million in reserves to cover costs when revenues are down. "It was very important as we buffered the challenges that we had i
this budget. As we move forward, there is a lot of uncertainty about the revenues that we will see next year," he said. "It's going to be a tough road, but setting up and having that $125 million in additional reserve is going to help us."
Source: Cape Gazette on 2020 Delaware Gubernatorial race
Oct 17, 2020
On Crime:
Remove bad cops to create confidence in law enforcement
On the subject of crime, Murray said racial justice and law enforcement can operate together and a partnership is needed.
Bad cops need to be removed to create confidence between law enforcement agencies and the communities served, she said.
Carney said Wilmington crime is coming from a small number of gang-affiliated groups in poor neighborhoods across the city. "We give them a choice.
You either take the choice and assistance with us and our social services, or we're going to bring down the law hard on you and send you to prison for a long time," he said.
Source: Cape Gazette on 2020 Delaware Gubernatorial race
Oct 17, 2020
On Health Care:
COVID: Mask wear should be voluntary
On COVID: Julianne Murray more information is needed on the acuity of the disease and who is really at risk instead of a general fearmongering throughout the greater population. "Mask wearing should be voluntary," she said. "Who we need to be
concerned about here is our vulnerable population, and our vulnerable population is people with pre-existing conditions and the elderly."
"We'll continue to follow the science and wear masks. It's a small sacrifice to protect our neighbors. This is not a partisan political issue. It's a public health crisis," said Gov. John Carney,
who is running for a second term in office. "[We'll] stay focused on a healthy community and a strong economy. You can't be either/or; we have to have both."
Source: Cape Gazette on 2020 Delaware Gubernatorial race
Oct 17, 2020
On Government Reform:
Abolishing Electoral College would dilute the vote
They also differed on the subject of the electoral college, with Carney saying he supported its abolishment and
Murray saying it would "dilute the vote."
Source: Delaware News Journal on 2020 Delaware Gubernatorial race
Oct 13, 2020
On Gun Control:
There are no such things as assault weapons
The candidates differed on the subject of assault weapons. Carney supported a ban but acknowledged that Congress didn't have the votes to make it happen.
Murray said "there are no such things as assault weapons."
Source: Delaware News Journal on 2020 Delaware Gubernatorial race
Oct 13, 2020
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