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Howard Dean on Abortion
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OR other political leaders on Abortion.
- Individual freedom should apply to abortion decision. (Dec 2003)
- Government should not make personal medical decisions. (Nov 2003)
- Rollback restrictions on stem cell research. (Nov 2003)
- Abortion is none of the government’s business. (Nov 2002)
- Partial birth abortion ok to protect the mother. (Nov 2002)
- Favors abortion rights. (Nov 2002)
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Howard Dean on Budget & Economy
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Click here for 12 full quotes on Budget & Economy
OR other political leaders on Budget & Economy.
- I’m much more conservative with money than Bush is. (Jan 2004)
- Kept GOP predecessor’s agenda of fiscal frugality. (Oct 2003)
- Retired VT's debt and built nation's best rainy day fund. (Oct 2003)
- Politicians promising everything causes budget deficit. (Sep 2003)
- Balance budget, even if unpopular. (Sep 2003)
- Republicans haven’t balanced a federal budget in 34 years. (May 2003)
- Stand up to Bush for a balanced budget. (May 2003)
- Social justice with fiscal responsibility. (Nov 2002)
- Fiscally to the right of “borrow-and-spend” Bush. (Nov 2002)
- Regional transportation network to foster trade & economy. (Jul 2000)
- Bankruptcy reform: limit Chapter 7; protect states' role. (Feb 2001)
- Uphold commitments to states before other spending. (Sep 2001)
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Howard Dean on Civil Rights
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Click here for 25 full quotes on Civil Rights
OR other political leaders on Civil Rights.
- 2004: I wore a bullet-proof vest to argue for civil unions. (Jan 2019)
- America's greatest virtue is diversity. (Apr 2014)
- 2008 gaffe: Described Republicans as the "white party". (Oct 2011)
- The Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional. (Jul 2004)
- Referendum votes should not apply to civil rights. (Jul 2004)
- We have a right to protection of our liberties. (Jan 2004)
- Don’t amend the First Amendment to prohibit flag-burning. (Jan 2004)
- No people of color in Dean’s cabinet-because so few in VT. (Jan 2004)
- Confederate flag is a painful symbol to Blacks. (Jan 2004)
- Understand the plight of minorities. (Jan 2004)
- Egalitarianism implies the legality of gay civil unions. (Dec 2003)
- Apologizes for “Confederate flags in pickup trucks”. (Nov 2003)
- GOP divides us on race, especially in the south. (Nov 2003)
- Stop being divided by race: reach out to white southerners. (Nov 2003)
- Reach out to every American, even Southern white males. (Nov 2003)
- Make no apologies for reaching out to poor Southern whites. (Nov 2003)
- Gays deserve equal rights under the law. (Nov 2003)
- Gay rights are a matter of principle. (Oct 2003)
- Black roommate at Yale defined his views on tolerance. (Oct 2003)
- Passed civil unions, despite it being unpopular. (Sep 2003)
- Affirmative action counters built-in hiring biases. (Sep 2003)
- Profiling doesn’t work. (Sep 2003)
- Patriot Act shows reckless disregard of civil liberties. (Jun 2003)
- Supported civil unions for same-sex couples. (Nov 2002)
- Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment. (Feb 2001)
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Howard Dean on Corporations
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OR other political leaders on Corporations.
- AdWatch: “Hold corporations accountable”-but gave incentives. (Jan 2004)
- Regulation of finance companies is the right track. (Jan 2004)
- Government of, by, and for the special interests. (Dec 2003)
- Corporate America is insensitive to plight of middle class. (Sep 2003)
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Howard Dean on Crime
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- Death penalty for extreme crimes, but applied fairly. (Jan 2004)
- Even terrorists deserve a fair trial. (Dec 2003)
- Death penalty for extreme and heinous crimes. (Nov 2003)
- Apply death penalty fairly & strengthen protections. (Nov 2003)
- Opposed capital punishment but shifted beginning in 1994. (Oct 2003)
- Supports death penalty for terrorism. (Jun 2003)
- Replace overzealous capital crime trials with fair trials. (Jun 2003)
- Re-evaluate and reform federal and state death penalty. (Jun 2003)
- Invest in social programs to avoid investing in prisons. (Nov 2002)
- Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs. (Sep 2001)
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Howard Dean on Drugs
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- Treat drug abuse as a medical problem, not a judicial one. (Nov 2003)
- Smoked marijuana in the past, as did other Dems. (Nov 2003)
- Evaluate marijuana & legalize for valid medical purposes. (Aug 2003)
- Hammer the dealers; treat the casual users. (Jan 2003)
- More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War. (Aug 2000)
- Rated C- by VOTE-HEMP, indicating an anti-hemp voting record. (Dec 2003)
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Howard Dean on Education
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OR other political leaders on Education.
- Create high standard AND help schools meet them. (Nov 2003)
- Dean’s other landmark VT bill: education finance. (Oct 2003)
- High national standards but local sanctions for failure. (Oct 2003)
- Bush’s “No Child Left Behind” is an unfunded mandate. (May 2003)
- Don’t let Congress dictate definitions of school prayer. (Nov 2002)
- GOP education bill imposes an unfunded mandate on states. (Nov 2002)
- Supported Act 60’s controversial statewide education fund. (Nov 2002)
- No-Child-Left-Behind is Every-School-Board-Left-Behind. (Nov 2002)
School Choice
- Vouchers undermine public education. (Jan 2004)
- No diversion of taxpayer funds to private schools. (Sep 2003)
- Under no circumstances abandon the public schools. (Nov 2002)
- Apply VT’s limited standards for failing schools, not GOP’s. (Nov 2002)
- Improve and invest in public schools. (Aug 2001)
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Howard Dean on Energy & Oil
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- Raise CAFE standard from 27.5 mpg to 37.5, including SUVs. (Jan 2004)
- Global warming is most important enviro problem we face. (Nov 2003)
- No new nuclear plants until waste disposal is safe. (Nov 2003)
- Wind energy reduces global warming & reduces Saudi imports. (Oct 2003)
- 10% ethanol in gasoline reduced oil imports by 5%. (Oct 2003)
- Help developing countries reduce greenhouse gases. (Jan 2003)
- Our energy policy is one of our biggest security threats. (Nov 2002)
- Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically. (Aug 2000)
- Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries. (Aug 2000)
- Create Regional Emissions Registry for GHG trading. (Aug 2001)
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Howard Dean on Environment
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Click here for 9 full quotes on Environment
OR other political leaders on Environment.
- Deal with scientific reality; environment affects health. (Jun 2005)
- Dean’s first campaign in 1982 focused on bicycle paths. (Oct 2003)
- 470,000 conservation acres, but many development deals too. (Oct 2003)
- Make trade-offs on environmental protection vs. development. (Oct 2003)
- Free trade must include environmental standards. (Apr 2003)
- No need to poison ourselves in order to have growth. (Nov 2002)
- Eliminate mercury releases by 2003. (Sep 2000)
- More state autonomy on brownfields & Superfund cleanups. (Aug 2001)
- Support State Revolving Loan Fund for flexible Clean Water. (Aug 2001)
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Howard Dean on Foreign Policy
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- Day 1: Visit international allies to undo damage. (Jan 2004)
- Bush has squandered foreign goodwill. (Dec 2003)
- Repair relations with world by ending Bush arrogance. (Nov 2003)
- Let the UN handle the Iraq situation. (Nov 2003)
- I have as much foreign policy experience as Bush had. (Oct 2003)
- Marshall Plan did as much for security as any martial plans. (Oct 2003)
- Intertwine into alliances, to create international stability. (Jun 2003)
- Integrate China as our international community partner. (Jun 2003)
- Embrace nation-building over isolationism. (Nov 2002)
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Howard Dean on Free Trade
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- We ought to change NAFTA-globalization only halfway done. (Jan 2004)
- Enforceable & enforced labor and environmental standards. (Jan 2004)
- We’ve globalized corporations; now globalize worker rights. (Jan 2004)
- Globalization is here to stay, but the rules can be changed. (Nov 2003)
- I support NAFTA & WTO-but they need revision. (Sep 2003)
- Support NAFTA & WTO with level labor standards. (Sep 2003)
- Free trade based on labor and environmental standards. (Sep 2003)
- Trade tariffs to enforce labor & enviro standards. (Mar 2003)
- Free trade is in our long-term national security interest. (Mar 2003)
- WTO should care about human rights. (Feb 2003)
- Free trade must equal fair trade. (Nov 2002)
China
- We need China trade as a national security issue. (Jan 2004)
- Use trade as basis for constructive engagement. (Mar 2003)
- Use trade to enforce morality on China. (Mar 2003)
- Develop an open North American energy market. (Jul 2000)
- Foster globalization with New England & Eastern Canada. (Aug 2001)
- More business cooperation between New England & East Canada. (Jun 1998)
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Howard Dean on Government Reform
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- Not a “fine job” when Congress suffers ethics violations. (Jun 2005)
- Kerry stands up against PAC and lobbyist money. (Jul 2004)
- Need instant runoff voting to avoid threats like Nader. (Jul 2004)
- Voting “none of the above” avoids real world choices. (Jul 2004)
- First Democrat to opt out of campaign finance system. (Nov 2003)
- Opts out of campaign finance system. (Nov 2003)
- More poll watchers to oversee electronic voting machines. (Nov 2003)
- Our campaign IS campaign finance reform. (Nov 2003)
- Reforms must respect state's rights to select electors. (Aug 2001)
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Howard Dean on Gun Control
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- Different states need different gun laws. (Nov 2003)
- Background checks for gun shows. (Nov 2003)
- Endorsed by NRA eight times as VT governor. (Oct 2003)
- Leading Dems distance themselves from divisive gun debate. (Oct 2003)
- Agrees on some issues with NRA, but some gun control. (Oct 2003)
- Supports assault weapons ban and Brady bill. (Apr 2003)
- Get guns off the national radar screen: no new federal laws. (Nov 2002)
- No more federal gun laws; leave them to states. (Nov 2002)
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Howard Dean on Health Care
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- Only anti-government conservatives oppose vaccines. (Feb 2015)
- Trial Lawyer Association donors have blocked tort reform. (Jan 2012)
- 2009: Trial lawyers kept tort reform out of ObamaCare. (May 2010)
- Public health plan would cut costs as well as improve care. (Jul 2009)
- Medicare was put in place without a single Republican vote. (Jul 2004)
- Improved economy is best fix for Medicare. (Jan 2004)
- Rx plan: govt. buying; reimportation; price competition. (Jan 2004)
- Fact Check: Dean agreed with Clinton on cuts, not Gingrich. (Jan 2004)
- No single payer system, since it won’t pass Congress. (Nov 2003)
- If you want total healthcare reform, I’m not your guy. (Oct 2003)
- Supported single-payer in 1980s, but multi-payer in 1990s. (Oct 2003)
- Build senior Rx program on Vermont program. (Sep 2003)
- Bush’s Rx program is a political trap: looks good, bad plan. (Sep 2003)
- Wrong to compare any Dem to Gingrich: I support Medicare. (Sep 2003)
- Join every other industrialized country on health care. (Sep 2003)
- Cover 42 million uninsured then reform healthcare system. (Jun 2003)
- Bush prescription: take 2 tax cuts and see me in the morning. (May 2003)
- As doctor, knows health system; and knows how to pass plan. (May 2003)
- Subsidize health care for small businesses, not corporations. (May 2003)
- 96.4% of Vermonters are covered; deliver that to America. (May 2003)
- Guarantee health ins. like other industrialized countries. (Nov 2002)
- Three-tiered coverage: state, federal, and private. (Nov 2002)
- Patient Bill of Rights is hot air: get people insured. (Nov 2002)
- Full access first, then tackle reform afterwards. (Nov 2002)
- Universal access for all Vermonters; insure the last 6%. (Jan 2001)
- Keep “community rating”: insure older people at same rates. (Jan 2001)
- No federal pre-emption of employee health plan regulation. (Oct 2001)
- Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure. (Apr 1999)
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Howard Dean on Homeland Security
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- Switch funding from Star Wars to human intelligence. (Jul 2004)
- Saddam is a distraction; focus on Al Qaeda. (Jan 2004)
- No SDI deployment until it’s proven to work. (Dec 2003)
- America is about value of freedom not just military strength. (Dec 2003)
- Realign defense funds away from Star Wars. (Oct 2003)
- Redirect military spending rather than reduce defense budget. (Aug 2003)
- Missile defense programs only within ABM Treaty compliance. (Aug 2003)
- Shift $1B per year from missile defense to threat reduction. (Jul 2003)
- Focus Pentagon budget on military personnel’s needs. (Jul 2003)
- Focus war budget on protecting vital infrastructure. (Jun 2003)
- Anti-war, but has national security experience as governor. (May 2003)
- Deal with terrorism as a joint federal-state responsibility. (Feb 2001)
- Include states in anti-terrorism planning. (Sep 2001)
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Howard Dean on Immigration
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- Earned legalization for undocumented immigrants. (Jan 2004)
- Be careful about granting citizenship for military services. (Jan 2004)
- Don’t divide immigrants-we all are. (Dec 2003)
- If immigrants work & pay taxes, give them citizenship. (Nov 2003)
- Poor treatment of Muslim immigrants is ethnic profiling. (Oct 2003)
- Concerned about immigrants dying in desert crossings. (Oct 2003)
- The Americas are more important than War on Terror. (Sep 2003)
- No automated entry-exit control system; allow free flow. (Jul 2000)
- Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal. (Feb 2001)
- Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation. (Feb 2001)
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Howard Dean on Jobs
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- Raise minimum wage to $7.00. (Jan 2004)
- Support farming via family farms, not corporate farms. (Jan 2004)
- Fact Check: Claims Bush cost US 3M jobs - really only 2.7M. (Dec 2003)
- Trade unions gave us our middle class. (Oct 2003)
- Trade helps some but has hammered the Midwest. (Sep 2003)
- Reduce minority unemployment by investing in small business. (Sep 2003)
- We’re exporting jobs if we trade with no labor standards. (Sep 2003)
- Invest in small businesses & renewable energy. (Sep 2003)
- Supports living wage via subsidies for kids & housing. (May 2003)
- Trade should strengthen labor unions in foreign nations. (Mar 2003)
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Howard Dean on Principles & Values
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- OpEd: Pres. Bush hoped Dean would get Dem. Nomination. (Nov 2010)
- DNC pursuing a 50-state strategy to take back the House. (May 2006)
- Tapped Internet organizing below mainstream media radar. (Oct 2005)
- Evangelicals say Republicans are 2 issue, 4 year friends. (Jun 2005)
- Taking votes away from Kerry doesn’t change the Party. (Jul 2004)
- Arianna: “Dean lit a firecracker under Democratic Party.”. (Apr 2004)
- I’m not kidding about what I say-even over-enthusiastically. (Jan 2004)
- Not just trying to change president, but to steer America. (Jan 2004)
- Carol Moseley Braun withdraws from race and endorses Dean. (Jan 2004)
- A committed follower of Jesus Christ. (Dec 2003)
- New social contract: Fairer government,not bigger government. (Dec 2003)
- Lying to the American public is not OK. (Dec 2003)
- Sealed governorship records for 10 years. (Dec 2003)
- Attracts people who’ve felt excluded from the process. (Dec 2003)
- Building a grassroots movement, like a liberal Goldwater. (Nov 2003)
- Propelled to public service by death of his brother? (Oct 2003)
- Appeals $76 late fee on property tax; known as a tightwad. (Sep 2003)
- Favorite song: Wycliffe Jean, “Jaspora.”. (Sep 2003)
- Restore US dignity in eyes of people around the world. (Sep 2003)
- You have the power!. (Jun 2003)
- Brings in people who have not been involved for decades. (Jun 2003)
- Voters prefer strong and wrong to weak and right. (Jun 2003)
- Turned to medicine and politics after family tragedy. (Nov 2002)
- This campaign is about patriotism-flag belongs to everyone. (Sep 2003)
Democratic Party
- 50-state strategy: keep eye on down-ballot races. (Aug 2008)
- Dean surge spawned Clark as Anybody-But-Dean. (Oct 2003)
- I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party. (Oct 2003)
- Dean’s forthrightness differs from Dem party calculatedness. (Oct 2003)
- Democrats are as angry at Dems as at GOP. (May 2003)
- I want to change the Democratic Party, and change America. (May 2003)
Ideology
- Constitution says power belongs to the people-not to Bush. (Jan 2004)
- We represent change; Bush represents more of the same. (Nov 2003)
- Neo-conservative movement harms our standing in the world. (Nov 2003)
- Youth candidate because he listens to young voters. (Nov 2003)
- Positive agendas win elections despite negative attacks. (Nov 2003)
- Dean fueled by large dissident group of Bush haters. (Oct 2003)
- Liberal in attitude, not in policy positions. (Oct 2003)
- Models his candidacy on Harry S Truman. (Oct 2003)
- Rule by hope instead of rule by fear. (May 2003)
- Give people a reason to vote, & we’ll take our country back. (May 2003)
- Distrusts political extremism & ideologues. (Nov 2002)
- Let’s say what we think and get away from being poll-driven. (Nov 2002)
- Religious affiliation: Protestant. (Nov 2000)
- Member of Democratic Governors Association. (Aug 2001)
- Member of New England Governors Conference. (Aug 2001)
- Member, National Governors Association/Economic Development. (Jan 2001)
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Howard Dean on Social Security
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- President must not steal hard earned retirement security. (Jun 2005)
- Reverse Bush tax cuts to shore up trust fund-don’t privatize. (Nov 2003)
- Considered raising retirement age to 70-now keep it at 67. (Sep 2003)
- Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare. (Aug 2001)
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Howard Dean on Tax Reform
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- End corporate welfare, close loopholes, pay fair share. (Jan 2004)
- There was no middle-class tax cut in this country. (Jan 2004)
- Plan to increase corporate taxes. (Jan 2004)
- Cutting payroll taxes is not a bad idea. (Jan 2004)
- Would keep some middle class tax relief from Bush tax cuts. (Jan 2004)
- Fact Check: Dean says 60% got $304-really 50% got over $470. (Jan 2004)
- “Bush tax”: income tax cuts cause tax rises elsewhere. (Dec 2003)
- Fact Check: Claims 60% got $325 tax cut-really 50% got $470. (Dec 2003)
- Bush’s tax cuts part of master strategy of govt starvation. (Dec 2003)
- Repeal every penny of Bush tax cuts & balance budget. (Oct 2003)
- Rescind all of the Bush tax cuts, to balance budget. (Oct 2003)
- Better off with government services than with a $650 tax cut. (Oct 2003)
- Middle class received no benefit from Bush tax cut. (Sep 2003)
- Tell the truth on taxes: can’t afford tax cuts. (Sep 2003)
- People would rather health care than a tax cut. (Sep 2003)
- It’s tax cuts OR jobs, healthcare, and education. (Jun 2003)
- Bush’s tax cuts made $10,000 debt for every child. (May 2003)
- Repeal Bush’s tax cuts and invest in social programs. (Nov 2002)
- Bush tax cuts were hooey; don’t trust GOP with our money. (Nov 2002)
- No national sales tax or VAT. (Feb 2000)
- Let states independently determine estate taxes. (May 2001)
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Howard Dean on Technology
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- OpEd: Mastering political Internet means acting differently. (Oct 2005)
- Trip to Mars can't be reconciled with $500B deficit. (Aug 2004)
- Infrastructure requires immediate attention--being ignored. (Dec 2003)
- The Internet will become a key player in political debate. (Dec 2003)
- Bush spends money on Iraq while US infrastructure crumbles. (Dec 2003)
- Maintain space shuttle & begin manned flights to Mars. (Nov 2003)
- Invest in rural broadband to replace lost farm jobs. (May 2003)
- Cooperate with Canada on regional info tech workforce. (Aug 2001)
- Level playing field for Main Street vs. Internet sales tax. (Aug 2001)
- Create International Northern and Biotechnology Corridor. (Jun 1998)
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Howard Dean on War & Peace
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- 2006: Just plain wrong that we can win Iraq war. (Nov 2010)
- OpEd: Anti-war attitude came across as anti-everything. (Mar 2010)
- 2003: Rivals for nomination all voted to authorize Iraq war. (Apr 2008)
- Iraq wasn’t about UN permission-it wasn’t an imminent threat. (Jan 2004)
- Vote by Lieberman, Kerry, & Edwards sent 500 soldiers to die. (Jan 2004)
- AdWatch: “My opponents voted for war”-negative but true. (Jan 2004)
- Supported Afghan war & not Iraq, but always supports troops. (Jan 2004)
- US is no safer with Saddam gone-we’re still losing troops. (Jan 2004)
- Fact Check: Fighter jet escorts since 9/11-not 12/2004. (Jan 2004)
- Bring in foreign troops & hold Iraqi election. (Dec 2003)
- AdWatch: blames Gephardt for $87B-but Dean’s view evolved. (Dec 2003)
- Bilateral negotiations with North Korea on nukes. (Nov 2003)
- Bring 100,000 Muslim troops to replace US troops in Iraq. (Nov 2003)
- Stopping genocide justifies unilateral intervention. (Nov 2003)
- Supports troops and veterans more than Bush. (Oct 2003)
- Israeli security fence cannot be permanent. (Oct 2003)
- Evenhandedness in Israel doesn’t imply cater to Palestinians. (Oct 2003)
- Yes on $87B for Iraq-repeal Bush tax cut to pay it. (Sep 2003)
- If we abandon Iraq, it’ll become a terrorist haven. (Sep 2003)
- Keep relationship with Israel but be a credible negotiator. (Sep 2003)
- My position on Israel is exactly the same as Bill Clinton’s. (Sep 2003)
- Iraq: Admit we humiliated our allies and get UN help. (Sep 2003)
- Iraq: Bush lied about al Qaeda, about nukes, and about WMDs. (Sep 2003)
- Bring US troops home. (Sep 2003)
- Tear up the Bush doctrine of pre-emptive war. (Jun 2003)
- Happy that Saddam is gone; keep a strong military; but... (May 2003)
- Afghanistan requires more than military victory. (Nov 2002)
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Howard Dean on Welfare & Poverty
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- Children and schools suffer under Bush policies. (Jul 2004)
- $100B Initiative to Strengthen America’s Cities. (Dec 2003)
- Dean Corps replaces under-funded AmeriCorps. (Dec 2003)
- Implemented VT workfare program along Clinton's lines. (Oct 2003)
- Churches may provide social services if no discrimination. (Jun 2003)
- Promote the next generation of welfare reform. (Aug 2001)
- Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding. (Sep 2001)
- Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants. (Sep 2001)
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Individual freedom should apply to abortion decision: Strongly Favors topic 1 Abortion is none of the government’s business: Strongly Favors topic 1 Partial birth abortion ok to protect the mother: Strongly Favors topic 1 Favors abortion rights: Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| America's greatest virtue is diversity: Favors topic 2 Affirmative action counters built-in hiring biases: Strongly Favors topic 2 Reduce minority unemployment by investing in small business: Favors topic 2 Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| 2004: I wore a bullet-proof vest to argue for civil unions: Strongly Favors topic 3 The Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional: Strongly Favors topic 3 Gays deserve equal rights under the law: Strongly Favors topic 3 Gay rights are a matter of principle: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supported civil unions for same-sex couples: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Opposes
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Churches may provide social services if no discrimination: Favors topic 4 Don’t let Congress dictate definitions of school prayer: Strongly Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Public health plan would cut costs as well as improve care: Strongly Favors topic 5 No single payer system, since it won’t pass Congress: Opposes topic 5 Build senior Rx program on Vermont program: Favors topic 5 Subsidize health care for small businesses, not corporations: Favors topic 5 96.4% of Vermonters are covered; deliver that to America: Strongly Favors topic 5 Guarantee health ins. like other industrialized countries: Strongly Favors topic 5 Three-tiered coverage: state, federal, and private: Strongly Favors topic 5 Patient Bill of Rights is hot air: get people insured: Favors topic 5 Full access first, then tackle reform afterwards: Strongly Favors topic 5 Universal access for all Vermonters; insure the last 6%: Strongly Favors topic 5 Keep “community rating”: insure older people at same rates: Favors topic 5 Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure: Neutral on topic 5 |
Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Reverse Bush tax cuts to shore up trust fund-don’t privatize: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding: Favors topic 6 Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare: Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Vouchers undermine public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 No diversion of taxpayer funds to private schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Under no circumstances abandon the public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Apply VT’s limited standards for failing schools, not GOP’s: Opposes topic 7 Improve and invest in public schools: Opposes topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Deal with scientific reality; environment affects health: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Dean’s first campaign in 1982 focused on bicycle paths: Strongly Opposes topic 8 470,000 conservation acres, but many development deals too: Opposes topic 8 Make trade-offs on environmental protection vs. development: Opposes topic 8 Eliminate mercury releases by 2003: Opposes topic 8 More state autonomy on brownfields & Superfund cleanups: Favors topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Death penalty for extreme and heinous crimes: Favors topic 9 Apply death penalty fairly & strengthen protections: Favors topic 9 Opposed capital punishment but shifted beginning in 1994: Favors topic 9 Supports death penalty for terrorism: Favors topic 9 Replace overzealous capital crime trials with fair trials: Opposes topic 9 Re-evaluate and reform federal and state death penalty: Opposes topic 9 Invest in social programs to avoid investing in prisons: Opposes topic 9 Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs: Neutral on topic 9 |
Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Different states need different gun laws: Favors topic 10 Background checks for gun shows: Opposes topic 10 Endorsed by NRA eight times as VT governor: Strongly Favors topic 10 Agrees on some issues with NRA, but some gun control: Opposes topic 10 Supports assault weapons ban and Brady bill: Opposes topic 10 Get guns off the national radar screen: no new federal laws: Favors topic 10 No more federal gun laws; leave them to states: Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| “Bush tax”: income tax cuts cause tax rises elsewhere: Strongly Favors topic 11 Repeal every penny of Bush tax cuts & balance budget: Strongly Favors topic 11 Middle class received no benefit from Bush tax cut: Strongly Favors topic 11 Repeal Bush’s tax cuts and invest in social programs: Strongly Favors topic 11 Bush tax cuts were hooey; don’t trust GOP with our money: Favors topic 11 No national sales tax or VAT: Neutral on topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Earned legalization for undocumented immigrants: Favors topic 12 If immigrants work & pay taxes, give them citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Poor treatment of Muslim immigrants is ethnic profiling: Strongly Favors topic 12 Concerned about immigrants dying in desert crossings: Favors topic 12 No automated entry-exit control system; allow free flow: Strongly Favors topic 12 Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal: Neutral on topic 12 Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation: Neutral on topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| We ought to change NAFTA-globalization only halfway done: Opposes topic 13 We’ve globalized corporations; now globalize worker rights: Favors topic 13 I support NAFTA & WTO-but they need revision: Favors topic 13 Free trade must include environmental standards: Opposes topic 13 Trade tariffs to enforce labor & enviro standards: Opposes topic 13 Free trade is in our long-term national security interest: Strongly Favors topic 13 Free trade must equal fair trade: Opposes topic 13 Develop an open North American energy market: Favors topic 13 Foster globalization with New England & Eastern Canada: Favors topic 13 |
Opposes
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Iraq wasn’t about UN permission-it wasn’t an imminent threat: Opposes topic 14 Iraq: Admit we humiliated our allies and get UN help: Opposes topic 14 |
Opposes
topic 15:Expand the military
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Realign defense funds away from Star Wars: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Redirect military spending rather than reduce defense budget: Opposes topic 15 Focus Pentagon budget on military personnel’s needs: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
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topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale)
| First Democrat to opt out of campaign finance system: Opposes topic 16 Opts out of campaign finance system: Opposes topic 16 Our campaign IS campaign finance reform: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Day 1: Visit international allies to undo damage: Strongly Favors topic 17 Repair relations with world by ending Bush arrogance: Strongly Favors topic 17 Restore US dignity in eyes of people around the world: Favors topic 17 Intertwine into alliances, to create international stability: Strongly Favors topic 17 Embrace nation-building over isolationism: Strongly Favors topic 17 Afghanistan requires more than military victory: Strongly Favors topic 17 Include states in anti-terrorism planning: Neutral on topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Global warming is most important enviro problem we face: Strongly Favors topic 18 Wind energy reduces global warming & reduces Saudi imports: Strongly Favors topic 18 Help developing countries reduce greenhouse gases: Strongly Favors topic 18 Our energy policy is one of our biggest security threats: Strongly Favors topic 18 No need to poison ourselves in order to have growth: Favors topic 18 Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically: Neutral on topic 18 Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries: Opposes topic 18 Create Regional Emissions Registry for GHG trading: Favors topic 18 |
Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Treat drug abuse as a medical problem, not a judicial one: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Evaluate marijuana & legalize for valid medical purposes: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Hammer the dealers; treat the casual users: Strongly Opposes topic 19 More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War: Favors topic 19 Rated C- by VOTE-HEMP, indicating an anti-hemp voting record: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Raise minimum wage to $7.00: Strongly Favors topic 20 End corporate welfare, close loopholes, pay fair share: Favors topic 20 Plan to increase corporate taxes: Favors topic 20 $100B Initiative to Strengthen America’s Cities: Strongly Favors topic 20 Rescind all of the Bush tax cuts, to balance budget: Favors topic 20 Better off with government services than with a $650 tax cut: Strongly Favors topic 20 Balance budget, even if unpopular: Opposes topic 20 Tell the truth on taxes: can’t afford tax cuts: Favors topic 20 Invest in small businesses & renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 20 It’s tax cuts OR jobs, healthcare, and education: Strongly Favors topic 20 Supports living wage via subsidies for kids & housing: Strongly Favors topic 20 Stand up to Bush for a balanced budget: Favors topic 20 Repeal Bush’s tax cuts and invest in social programs: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
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