 |
|
| |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| 2024 Election: | Joe Biden's book | Kamala Harris' book | Donald Trump's book | JD Vance's book | 2024 Senate Debates |
Media coverage of NC political races in The Raleigh News-Observer  (Click for external website)
|
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details) |
|
Abortion Dan Forest: Claims Planned Parenthood was created to destroy black race. Holly Grange: Highlights anti-abortion stance in campaign announcement. Pat McCrory: Stricter regulations on abortions & abortion clinics. Rett Newton: States would need to enact legislation if Roe overturned. Mark Robinson: Made wrong decision getting abortion, are adamantly pro-life. |
|
Civil Rights Rudy Giuliani: Extended all city benefits to same-sex couples. |
|
Crime Cheri Beasley: Bail reform shows promising results in pilot programs. Dan Forest: Restore law and order, violent criminals roam free. Ken Spaulding: Retry police officer who shot to death a young black man. Michael Morgan: Consider criminal record expungement for some offenses. |
|
Drugs Roy Cooper: Launched state's first Opioid Action Plan in 2017. |
|
Education Dan Forest: Provide students with options: Opportunity Scholarships. Holly Grange: Wants teacher pay to be tops in the region. Ken Spaulding: Private school vouchers will re-segregate our public schools. Pat McCrory: Expand school choice, charter schools and home schools. Roy Cooper: Proposed 9.1% pay increase for teachers, 8.5% compromise. Thom Tillis: FactCheck: Passed school budget of $23.1B, but no cuts. Michael Morgan: Opposes any public funding for private school scholarships. |
|
Energy & Oil Holly Grange: Make strides in renewable energy, be stewards of resources. Kay Hagan: Opposed offshore drilling until August compromise. Roy Cooper: Cut greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2025, 70% by 2030. Shenna Bellows: Green energy solutions instead of nuclear energy. |
|
Environment Dan Forest: Protect environment, no to "apocalyptic alarmism". |
|
Government Reform Kay Hagan: Washington experience means putting special interests first. Shenna Bellows: Funding her campaign $5 at a time from local events. |
|
Gun Control Shenna Bellows: Was NRA member, but left because they became too extreme. Michael Morgan: People are not safe anywhere due to availability of guns. |
|
Health Care Dan Forest: Against Medicaid expansion under Affordable Care Act. Holly Grange: Against Medicaid expansion, favors work requirements. Thom Tillis: AdWatch: TV PAC attack on ObamaCare is a "badge of honor". |
|
Homeland Security Holly Grange: US Army veteran: duty, honor, country. Ken Spaulding: 18-to-24 months for Syrian refugees is plenty of vetting. Roy Cooper: Pause Syrians for most effective screening process possible. Shenna Bellows: We cannot afford to be the world's policemen. Walter Beaman Jones: Coined "freedom fries" for Iraq War; but later opposed war. |
|
Immigration Dan Forest: No nation has ever survived diversity and multiculturalism. Elizabeth Dole: Crackdown on illegal immigrants who commit crimes. Holly Grange: Mandate that sheriffs comply with ICE requests. Kay Hagan: Supports increased border security and opposes amnesty. Pat McCrory: Stop sending Syrian refugees to North Carolina. Roy Cooper: Supports "pause" in Syrian refugee immigration to NC. Mark Robinson: Muslims are not immigrants; they are INVADERS. Valerie Foushee: I support a pathway to citizenship and the DREAM Act. |
|
Jobs Dan Forest: State should look to the future in attracting companies. Holly Grange: Recruit American companies bringing good, high paying jobs. Holly Grange: Companies getting incentives must bring new local jobs. Shenna Bellows: Increase minimum wage to make it a living wage. |
|
Principles & Values Cheri Beasley: First black female chief justice of state Supreme Court. Elizabeth Dole: Broad experience in Washington & major-league clout. Garland Tucker: Was less pro-Trump than anti-Clinton. Greg Brannon: Tea Party supporter of constitutional conservative fighters. Holly Grange: Leaders bring people together to get things done. Ken Spaulding: Land development lawyer; served six years in the state House. Shenna Bellows: Calls herself a progressive libertarian. Walter Beaman Jones: Served in NC House as Democrat; then US House as Republican. Mark Robinson: God won't to tolerate the decline of Western civilization. Mark Robinson: Urged people to thank God for living "in a blessed country". Michael Morgan: I'm truly blessed and truly thankful for that. Mark Robinson: Old posts favoring slavery are "salacious tabloid trash". |
|
Social Security Mark Harris: Aim to keep Social Security solvent. |
|
Tax Reform Dan Forest: Best business incentive is tax relief. Elizabeth Dole: Sales tax, income tax, food tax, liquor tax: it's too much. Thom Tillis: FactCheck: Kept sales tax at 3% on yachts & jet owners. |
|
Technology Cal Cunningham: Invest in high-speed broadband, other infrastructure. |
|
War & Peace Elizabeth Dole: Mistakes were made, but no precipitous withdrawal from Iraq. Holly Grange: Worked with Democrats on taking care of veterans. Kay Hagan: The Iraq war had not made the U.S. safer. Walter Beaman Jones: My 2001 pro-Iraq war vote helped kill 4,000 Americans. |
|
|
All material copyright 1999-2022 by Jesse Gordon and OnTheIssues.org Reprinting by permission only. |
E-mail: submit@OnTheIssues.org 
Send donations or submit quotations to: OnTheIssues.org 1770 Massachusetts Ave. #630 Cambridge, MA 02140 |
OnTheIssues.org
| |
| Most recent quotations | Archive of books & debates | Candidate Matching Quiz | |
Page last edited: Oct 31, 2024
