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Abortion     Larry Kudlow: Trump's support of late-term abortion ban is "gift from god".

Budget & Economy     Condoleezza Rice: US has not lost its edge; problems will work their way out.     Heritage Foundation: Balance budget over 10 years by spending cuts & tax reform.     Jim DeMint: Sequestration is not true spending cuts, just cuts in growth.

Corporations     John Kasich: FactCheck: Managing Director at Lehman, but not Board member.

Energy & Oil     Condoleezza Rice: Diversify supply to non-carbon-based sources.     Condoleezza Rice: Increase refining capacity & domestic resources; use nuclear.     Mike Bloomberg: Founded $500 million group advocating energy reform.     Sarah Palin: Lift moratorium on offshore drilling.     Sarah Palin: Convinced McCain to drill offshore; not yet on drilling ANWR.

Foreign Policy     French Hill: Help "Eastern European Tigers" follow the Asian Tigers.     Mike Pompeo: Chinese Communist Party co-opted World Health Organization.     Rick Santorum: JFK-Khrushchev negotiations failed; Obama's will fail too.

Free Trade     Anthony Brindisi: Trump's trade war, lack of labor, hurts NY dairy farmers.     Colin Allred: Trade with Mexico and Canada is critical to business.     Conor Lamb: New tariffs on steel/aluminum will level the playing field.     Donald Trump: Says China is paying BIG TARIFFS, but U.S. consumers pay.     Larry Kudlow: With tariffs, US consumers suffer but China suffers more.     Sonny Perdue: Farmers want trade, not aid; but $12B aid for now.     Sonny Perdue: Renegotiate trade deals with China, Mexico, and Canada.     Susan Wild: Hold China accountable; open mind about tariffs.

Government Reform     Sarah Palin: Fight "bridge to nowhere" and all earmarks.     Sarah Palin: VECO scandal & Stevens indictment shows need for GOP cleanup.

Gun Control     John Lewis: Set aside federal funds to address gun violence.     Mike Bloomberg: Bloomberg group favors closing background check loopholes.     Steve Mnuchin: Gun violence is tragedy and policy needs to be addressed.

Health Care     Bob Hugin: Will use his 20 years in healthcare to craft new reforms.     Mike Bloomberg: Expand ObamaCare & Medicare.     Wilbur Ross: Young, healthy people enrolling in Obamacare is illogical.

Immigration     Chip Roy: Blocked disaster relief for not addressing crisis at border.     Condoleezza Rice: Comprehensive immigration reform, while respecting law.

Jobs     Dan Quayle: Keep minimum wage under $6/hour.

Principles & Values     Democratic Party: Sue Trump for conspiracy with Russia to win 2016 election.     Donald Trump: Sued by Democratic Party for 2016 Russia collusion.     Donald Trump: OpEd: 18-month investigation alleges $413M in tax fraud.     Donald Trump: Claimed father lent him $1M; actually lent him $60M.     Hillary Clinton: FactCheck: No evidence Hillary's email server was hacked.     Marco Rubio: FactCheck: Senate attendance comparable to other candidates.     Sarah Palin: Independent prosecutor probing Cabinet firing.     Sarah Palin: Replaced Public Safety commissioner based on lack of results.

Social Security     Carly Fiorina: Challenge the status quo on entitlement reform.     Carly Fiorina: We can't reform entitlements until we reform government.     Carly Fiorina: Need to change status quo to achieve entitlement reform.     Tom Steyer: Great countries don't break their major promises.

Tax Reform     George W. Bush: Read my tax pledge: No new taxes.     Steve Mnuchin: Mathematically impossible to avoid tax cuts on wealthy.

Technology     George Pataki: FactCheck: No evidence Hillary's email server was hacked.

War & Peace     Condoleezza Rice: Consequences via international coalition if Iran keeps nukes.     Condoleezza Rice: Iraq is investing in its security; US troops are coming home.

Welfare & Poverty     Jeff Merkley: Protect entitlements from GOP budget cuts.     Larry Kudlow: Be tougher on spending, including entitlement reform.     Ted Cruz: FactCheck: Yes, 3.7M women became impoverished since 2008.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Anthony Brindisi Democrat U.S. Rep New York-22 Bob Hugin Republican candidate for New Jersey U. S. Senator New Jersey Carly Fiorina California V.P. nominee toTed Cruz Chip Roy Republican U.S. Rep Texas-21 Colin Allred Democrat U.S. Rep Texas-32 Condoleezza Rice Cabinet-2008 Conor Lamb Democratic Challenger Pennsylvania Dan Quayle Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Presidential incumbent French Hill Republican House Member U.S. Rep Arkansas-2 George Pataki New York Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush Republican Heritage Foundation Hillary Clinton Democratic Presidential candidate Jeff Merkley Democratic Jr Senator Oregon Jim DeMint Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative South Carolina John Kasich Ohio Republican Ohio Governor John Lewis Democrat U.S. Rep Georgia-5 Larry Kudlow Connecticut Former Council of Economic Advisers Marco Rubio FL Senator; Republican Presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg New York Mayor of NYC Mike Pompeo Kansas Former Secretary of State Rick Santorum Republican Presidential candidate Sarah Palin Alaska Former Governor (resigned 2009); V.P. nominee (2008) Sonny Perdue Georgia Former USDA Secretary Steve Mnuchin Former Secretary of the Treasury Susan Wild Democrat U.S. Rep Pennsylvania-7 Ted Cruz Republican 2016 Primary Challenger Tom Steyer Possible Democratic candidate for President from California Wilbur Ross Former Secretary of Commerce