Media coverage of political races in The New York Times, 2019-2022


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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.     Johnny Isakson: Returned from surgery to defund Planned Parenthood.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Abortion is the human right to bodily autonomy.     Lauren Witzke: Abortion is extermination of minorities.     Mike Pence: Tie-breaker vote to defund Planned Parenthood.     Steve Scalise: Don't subsidize research on tissue from aborted fetuses.     Francis Suarez: Exceptions for rape, incest and life-threatening emergencies.

Budget & Economy     Francis Suarez: Reduce spending and taxes.

Civil Rights     Bob Good: Transexuals threaten Christian values.     Lauren Witzke: Appreciates rally security from Proud Boys.     Susan Rice: Senate blocked police reforms & new Voting Rights Act.     Kamala Harris: Challenged Biden's opposition to busing.

Corporations     Bill de Blasio: Plenty of money in NYC, but it's in the wrong hands.

Crime     Andrew Giuliani: Stop the war on police; end bail reform.     Jamaal Bowman: Continue reckoning on race and policing in America.     Kamala Harris: Tough prosecutor; but for reform as candidate.

Drugs     Nicholas Kristof: War on drugs one of America's greatest mistakes.     Nicholas Kristof: Decriminalize to steer addicted people into treatment.

Education     Betsy DeVos: Cut funding if transgender students to compete by gender.     Susan Rice: Free public college for families earning under $125,000/year.

Energy & Oil     Francis Suarez: Climate change is a serious threat; reduce emissions .

Environment     Donald Trump: Great American Outdoors Act sets funding for public land.     Joe Cunningham: Great American Outdoors Act sets funding for public land.

Free Trade     Francis Suarez: China is a threat; get US companies out.

Government Reform     Lee Zeldin: Voted to overturn 2020 presidential election results.     Mitt Romney: 2021: remove Trump from office; 2024: he's not fit to lead.

Gun Control     Bill de Blasio: Gun laws are necessary to protect the city and ourselves.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Ban bump stocks; reduce lobbying power of NRA.     Nicholas Kristof: No strong evidence that assault weapons ban saved lives.     Nicholas Kristof: Use executive action to crack down on ghost guns.     Nikki Fried: Holds medical marijuana card and concealed-weapons permit.     Mike Sapraicone: For background checks; against semiautomatic weapon ban.

Health Care     Donald Trump: Coronavirus: Won't invoke oft-used Defense Production Act.     Kamala Harris: Supports single-payer without private insurance.     Susan Rice: Coronavirus: Crisis should explode myth of "America First".     Bill Cassidy: Fierce proponent of vaccines, but voted for RFK Jr for HHS.

Homeland Security     Kamala Harris: Target Russian finances to oppose Ukraine invasion.     Susan Rice: Under Obama we foresaw pandemics & prepared for them.

Immigration     Kirsten Gillibrand: We need a humane asylum application process.     Susan Rice: Viruses have no nationality and respect no borders.     Francis Suarez: Aggressive policies adversely impact small businesses .     Vivek Ramaswamy: Military force to secure the border; then universally deport.

Jobs     Neil Gorsuch: Transgender workers protected from workplace discrimination.

Principles & Values     Amy Klobuchar: Minnesota Nice: reliable, calm, aw-shucks bipartisanship.     Amy Klobuchar: Nicknamed "The Senator of Small Things," but some are big.     Amy Klobuchar: Heartland Amy: an experienced bipartisan pragmatist.     Andrew Giuliani: As 7-year-old, upstaged father's inaugural address as mayor.     Bill Weld: Quit Reagan Justice Department over ethics scandals.     Mitt Romney: Time for new generation of leaders excluding Biden AND Trump.     Donald Trump: Questions why Kamala's birth certificate lists "Caucasian".     George Helmy: Was unaffiliated; became Democrat to support candidate.

Tax Reform     Lee Zeldin: NY gone dark from taxes, lost jobs, suffocating regulations.

War & Peace     Francis Suarez: Military aid to Ukraine, with NATO equal burden.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Amy Klobuchar Minnesota Democratic candidate for President; Minnesota Senator Andrew Giuliani New York Republican challenger for Governor Betsy DeVos Former Education Secretary Bill Cassidy Republican Sr Senator Louisiana Bill Clinton Democrat Bill de Blasio New York Democratic primary candidate and NYC mayor Bill Weld Massachusetts Republican presidential primary challenger Bob Good Republican U.S. Rep Virginia-5 Donald Trump Republican former President Francis Suarez Florida Miami mayor; GOP presidential challenger (withdrew Oct.2023) George Helmy Demcoratic Senate Appointee New Jersey Jamaal Bowman Democratic U.S. Rep New York-16 Joe Cunningham South Carolina Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger Johnny Isakson Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative Georgia Kamala Harris California Democratic nominee;Vice President; former California Senator Kirsten Gillibrand New York Democratic candidate for President; New York Senator Lauren Witzke Republican Challenger Delaware Lee Zeldin New York Republican challenger for Governor Mike Pence Indiana Former Republican Vice President (withdrew Oct.2023) Mike Sapraicone Republican Challenger New York Mitt Romney Massachusetts Former GOP Governor (2003-2006); Pres. candidate (2008) Neil Gorsuch Republican Appointee to Supreme Court Nicholas Kristof Oregon Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger Nikki Fried Florida Democratic Challenger Steve Scalise Republican challenger Louisiana Susan Rice Maine Domestic Policy Vivek Ramaswamy Ohio CEO & Republican Challenger