Media coverage of political races in The New York Times, 2010-2019


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Abortion     Bill Clinton: Allow medical research that uses tissue from aborted fetuses.     Donald Trump: End medical research that uses tissue from aborted fetuses.     Ed Gillespie: Opposes abortion.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Abortion is the human right to bodily autonomy.     Lisa Murkowski: Joined Democrats to fund Planned Parenthood.     Rodney Glassman: Not conservative on abortion.     Scott Brown: OpEd: Not a reliable vote on abortion rights.     Susan Collins: Joined Democrats to fund Planned Parenthood.

Budget & Economy     Chris McDaniel: Era of big spending is over; age of appropriations must end.     Jill Stein: Top 1% are rolling in dough; the rest are in crisis.

Civil Rights     Anthony Kennedy: No longer deny gays the profound liberty of marriage.     Anthony Kennedy: Living Constitution: apply 14th amendment to gay marriage.     Antonin Scalia: Showy profundities on gay marriage are profoundly incoherent.     Antonin Scalia: Everyone in history, until 15 years ago, understood marriage.     Bob Turner: The ship has sailed on gay marriage; focus elsewhere.     Bobby Jindal: Institution of marriage existed long before our laws existed.     Charlie Crist: Lifetime member of NAACP.     Chris McDaniel: As host of Right Side Radio, railed against hip-hop culture.     Elena Kagan: Concurred on no longer deny gays the right to marriage.     Elizabeth Warren: We need a reliable vote for equal pay for equal work.     George Maragos: Publicly advocate the repeal of same-sex marriage.     Jeb Bush: Respect civil unions & same-sex lifetime commitments.     Jeb Bush: 1994: LGBT protections are tantamount to elevating sodomy.     Jeb Bush: Don't-ask-don't-tell ok if it doesn't affect policy.     John Roberts: Constitution says nothing about marriage OR gay marriage.     Rand Paul: Don't register guns federally, nor marriages.     Rick Perry: Would attend same-sex marriage of a family member.     Rick Santorum: I would never attend a same-sex wedding.     Rick Weiland: Favors same-sex marriage.     Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Concurred on no longer deny gays the right to marriage.     Sonia Sotomayor: Concurred on no longer deny gays the right to marriage.     Stephen Breyer: Concurred on no longer deny gays the right to marriage.     Ted Cruz: Pray against a court decision legalizing same-sex marriage.

Corporations     Al Franken: Block merger of biggest & 2nd biggest cable providers.     Ben Sasse: FactCheck: stretched truth on job as management consultant.     Dan Malloy: Invest state funds in businesses that preserve in-state jobs.     Jill Stein: Romney & Obama are both pro-1% big corporation.

Crime     Charlie Crist: Chain-Gang Charlie: reinstitute prison chain gangs.     Don Blankenship: Past criminal conviction not a barrier to running for office.     Jason Carter: No ban on the death penalty.     Jeb Bush: 1994: build more prisons; serve longer sentences.     Jeb Bush: 1990s: punishment over therapy; 2010s: that hardens people.

Drugs     Donald Trump: Brother died of alcoholism; so Donald never touched alcohol.

Education     Jeb Bush: 1994: cut Department of Education from 2,000 to 50 staff.     Michele Bachmann: Charter school ran afoul due to Christian teaching.     Thom Tillis: Department of Education is 5,000 overpaid bureaucrats.

Energy & Oil     Charlie Crist: Open to cap-and-trade plan for carbon emissions.     Donald Trump: Revive the coal industry; end efforts to curb carbon.     Rick Perry: Defend Keystone XL and other oil & gas exploration.     Terry McAuliffe: 2012: Started GreenTech electric car company & soon resigned.

Environment     Frank Pallone: Relax restrictions on over-fishing to help fishermen.     Jeb Bush: 1990s: Compensate landowners; 2010s: state-run conservation.     Mike Parson: Right to farm & ranch, despite environmental critics.     Pat Roberts: For early farm bill, but final bill had too many subsidies.

Families & Children     Michele Bachmann: Raised 23 foster kids, with her own kids,as "treatment home".     Mike Bloomberg: Ban flavored e-cigarettes used to entice kids to smoke.

Foreign Policy     Bill Weld: Priority is not "no fly zone" but to stop killing in Aleppo.     Chris Christie: America should be clear to world about what we stand for.     Chris Christie: Given who I am, Putin would not have invaded Crimea.     Donald Trump: Supports construction of Israeli settlements in West Bank.     James Mattis: Supports NATO alliance principle of collective defense.     Jason Carter: Declares his powerful connection to Israel.     Jeb Bush: Pressured father's V.P. staff to help Cuban prisoners.     Marco Rubio: Only America can stand up to world totalitarianism.     Martin O`Malley: Respect my right to shy away from foreign policy.     Martin O`Malley: Israeli separation barrier might be called "peace wall".     Mike Pompeo: Investigate Russian interference with U.S. election.     Pat Roberts: Opposed UN ban on discrimination against disabilities.     Rand Paul: Neocons are neoisolationist: 'all should behave like us'.     Rand Paul: GOP hawks fear my world view, but Americans support it.     Rand Paul: Eventually end all foreign aid, but unrealistic for now.     Rick Perry: Cancel any nuclear deal Obama makes with Iran.

Free Trade     Chris Christie: Trade mission to Mexico doubles as foreign policy tour.     Steve Mnuchin: Free market proponent but tariffs OK to reduce trade deficit.

Government Reform     Ilhan Omar: Our democracy isn't perfect, but has tools to make it better.     Thad Cochran: OpEd: Earmarked spending brings federal funds to Mississippi.     Tim Kaine: Public companies should publish their political spending.

Gun Control     Kirsten Gillibrand: Ban bump stocks; reduce lobbying power of NRA.     Rick Weiland: Universal background checks for guns.     Scott Brown: Ok'd federal ban on assault weapons after Newtown shootings.

Health Care     Antonin Scalia: We should start calling ObamaCare "SCOTUS-care".     Bill Weld: Tweak ObamaCare with more free market and more choices.     Ed Gillespie: Benefits from GOP resistance to the new health law.     Hillary Clinton: The science is clear: vaccines work.     Howard Dean: Only anti-government conservatives oppose vaccines.     Jeanne Shaheen: No apologies for helping people get affordable insurance.     Jill Stein: ObamaCare took single-payer & public option off the table.     John Roberts: ObamaCare improves health insurance market: not destroy them.     Mike Huckabee: Vaccines don't cause autism; I get vaccinated myself.     Paul Kirk: Lobbyist for pharmaceutical company in 1990s.     Rick Perry: Increase immunization rates as part of protecting life.     Scott Brown: Supported RomneyCare in 2006; it's different than ObamaCare.

Homeland Security     Elizabeth Warren: Reduce size of standing army to reduce deficit.     James Mattis: Don't revisit old issues; let women in combat roles.     Mike Pompeo: No torture, including coercive methods like waterboarding.     Tim Kaine: Let Bush tax cuts expire instead of automatic defense cuts.

Immigration     Bob Turner: Wouldn't report illegal immigrant working in his own home.     Ed Gillespie: Unapologetic supporter of comprehensive immigration overhaul.     Kirsten Gillibrand: We need a humane asylum application process.     Rodney Glassman: Not conservative on immigration.     Scott Walker: We have too many legal immigrants.     Thom Tillis: Amnesty shouldn't be on the table.

Jobs     Tom Foley: OpEd: His company moved 3,000 jobs to Mexico.

Principles & Values     Amy Klobuchar: Heartland Amy: an experienced bipartisan pragmatist.     Bill Weld: Hillary's "public and private view" makes her vulnerable.     Bob Smith: Only one in this race with real-world experience.     Chris Christie: Parties should become pragmatic when they are out of power.     Donald Trump: Mueller: Presidents may not be indicted for obstruction.     Gary Johnson: I offer choices beyond the same old red vs. blue.     Jack Conway: An honor to run for Wendell Ford's senate seat.     James Mattis: Dislikes nickname Mad Dog Mattis.     Jason Carter: Grandfather Jimmy Carter participates in grandson's campaign.     Jill Stein: Occupy Movement: coming of age of a younger generation.     Jill Stein: Dems & GOP are both sinking ships; one just sinks faster.     John Edward Walsh: OpEd: 2007 Master's thesis plagiarized from online sources.     Jon Ossoff: Supported by national anti-Trump neophyte networks.     Jon Ossoff: Campaign slogan: Make Trump Furious.     Marco Rubio: God does not love America more than Belgium.     Martin O`Malley: History celebrates courage, not triangulation.     Milton Wolf: Career politicians are changed by Washington.     Nikema Williams: Sees her story, born in South Korea, as the American dream.     Pat Roberts: Resides in Virginia but votes in Kansas.     Paul Kirk: Worked for Robert Kennedy & Ted Kennedy campaigns.     Paul Kirk: Chair of DNC from 1985 to 1989.     Rand Paul: This is not Wendell Ford's seat; it's the people's seat.     Scott Walker: My relationship with God drives every major decision.     Scott Walker: Raised as a "P.K.", Pastor's Kid, by his father Pastor Llew.     Tom Cotton: Served in military, academia, and as management consultant.     Kamala Harris: Impeachment: McConnell doesn't want trial, wants cover-up.

Social Security     Martin O`Malley: Without Social Security, 1 in 4 seniors would be poor.

Tax Reform     Bill Weld: I am releasing my returns and Trump should release his.     Bob Turner: No anti-tax pledge; keep taxes on the negotiation table.     George Allen: No tax increases; no defense cuts; no bargaining.     George Maragos: No-tax pledge; teach the rest of Congress economic theory.     Jeb Bush: 1994: Require voter approval of any new taxes.     Scott Brown: Never raise taxes in a recession; it hurts job creators.

Technology     Chelsea Manning: Business is collecting data on us, creating a life pattern.     Chris Christie: Bridgegate: Staff made some significant mistakes in judgment.     Donald Trump: 2016: cheered on WikiLeaks releasing Hillary's stolen emails.     Elizabeth Warren: Push for spending on infrastructure.     Jeb Bush: BlackBerry pictured in official gubernatorial portrait.

War & Peace     Antonio Villaraigosa: End wars & spend in US in stead of Baghdad and Kandahar.     Chris Christie: Syria: If we draw a red line, we must finish the job.     James Mattis: Supports the Iran nuclear agreement.     Jeb Bush: Non-state terrorists are greatest threat we now face.     Jill Stein: We're not safer internationally with drone wars.     John Bolton: To stop Iran's bomb, bomb Iran.     Rick Perry: ISIS is worst threat to freedom since Communism.     Rick Perry: Provide lethal aid to Ukraine against Russian separatists.

Welfare & Poverty     Chris Christie: Focus on income inequality drives America toward mediocrity.     Jeb Bush: 1994 Phoenix Project: end welfare culture.

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