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Abortion     Barack Obama: 1990: Wrote law article that fetus cannot sue mother.     Bruce Rauner: Pro-choice Republican torn if Roe overturned.     Chris Larson: Voted No on abortion ban after 20 weeks.     Cory Gardner: Sell contraceptives over-the-counter to avoid Hobby Lobby.     Don Blankenship: AdWatch: Positions himself as anti-abortion and pro-Trump.     Ed Gillespie: I never supported a Personhood amendment.     Ed Gillespie: Sell contraceptives over-the-counter to avoid Hobby Lobby.     Elena Kagan: Compromise on abortion if core rights & exceptions upheld.     Gavin Newsom: Welcome women to CA from states without abortion.     Jeb Bush: Husband of Terri Schiavo blames Bush for harassment.     Joni Ernst: Personhood amendment is a statement of pro-life principle.     Kirsten Gillibrand: Debate is about women's rights, not infanticide.     Larry Pressler: Supports abortion law allowing first trimester terminations.     Leah Vukmir: Ban abortion except for life of mother after 20 weeks.     Mandela Barnes: Voted No on abortion ban after 20 weeks.     Paul Ryan: Life begins at conception, so protect unborn children.     Rudy Giuliani: Giuliani donated to Planned Parenthood throughout 1990s.     Scott Fitzgerald: Ban abortion except for life of mother after 20 weeks.     Scott Pruitt: Double headline - Already Done.     Scott Walker: Ban abortion except for life of mother after 20 weeks.     Tom Tiffany: Ban abortion except for life of mother after 20 weeks.

Budget & Economy     Bernie Sanders: 2012: Supported fiscal cliff compromise package on taxes.     Chris McDaniel: Those in D.C. don't appear to be listening.     Doug Ose: COVID: Open schools and businesses; get people back to work.     Pat Roberts: Ok to spend in time of war; otherwise don't be over-generous.     Richard Cordray: A look back at the recession demands common sense reforms.     Scott Walker: Eliminating collective bargaining created $154M surplus.

Civil Rights     Ben Carson: Apologized for likening homosexuality to pedophilia.     Ben Carson: Marriage should not be extended to same-sex couples.     Ben Carson: Give gays rights, but not marriage, because it's a choice.     Blake Masters: Highlights opposition to critical race theory.     Bobby Jindal: I pledge support for a religious freedom law.     Chris Christie: Gay marriage is settled in NJ, but keep debating nationally.     Claire McCaskill: Government should not limit marrying who you love.     Deval Patrick: 1985: defended community activists in Alabama voter case.     Ed Gillespie: Increase share of African-American vote in midterm elections.     Ed Gillespie: Maintain state same-sex marriage ban, but leave it to states.     Elena Kagan: Defend Defense of Marriage Act, since it is the law.     Elena Kagan: OpEd: Conservatives see Kagan as sure vote for gay rights.     Kamala Harris: Reparations for blacks should include HBCU and reforms.     Kamala Harris: There is no vaccine for racism--we've got to do the work.     Keisha Lance Bottoms: Disgraceful to spread misinformation & interfere with voting.     Larry Pressler: I was wrong to support 1996 Defense of Marriage Act.     Marco Rubio: One-man-one-woman marriage existed before our laws.     Mark Warner: Switched to supporting same-sex marriage in 2013.     Mike Huckabee: Same-sex marriage leads to criminalization of Christianity.     Mike Huckabee: Courts cannot unilaterally allow same-sex marriage.     Richard Carmona: AdWatch: accused of disrespect for women in the workplace.     Scott Walker: Constitutional amendment to prevent federal gay marriage.     Ted Cruz: Liberals obsessed with mandatory gay marriage in 50 states.     Thom Tillis: Supports eparations as a bipartisan process.     Tom Steyer: Mike Pence alienates LGBT Americans.     Tom Vilsack: 2011: Gay marriage at state level only, for now.     Tom Vilsack: Appointed judges who said yes to gay marriage.     Cornel West: Focusing on diversity is a very narrow criteria to use.

Corporations     Andrew Gillum: Corporate tax cuts can create jobs, support training.     Buddy Roemer: The two major parties are joined at the billfold.     Donald Trump: US open for business: keep Carrier AC in Indiana.     Jeb Bush: Stop rewarding portfolio Americans over paycheck Americans.     John Kasich: FactCheck: Managing Director at Lehman, but not Board member.     Tim Kaine: Protect banking industry's ability to serve consumers.     Tom Steyer: AdWatch: put people before corporations.

Crime     Chuck Herbster: Contributed to a pro-death penalty initiative.     Gavin Newsom: Spared 737 people on California's death row.     Joe Biden: 1992: pro-death penalty; 2019: congrats on ending it.     Joe Biden: No police reform commission despite campaign promise.     Pope Francis: Abolish the death penalty; it precludes rehabilitation.     Susan Rice: Supports George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.     Val Demings: Police work should be about building communities.     Alex Mooney: Jan. 6 not a domestic terrorist attack, just a protest.     Chris Christie: If Trump is convicted, I can't imagine pardoning him.

Drugs     Cory Booker: Legalize marijuana federally, plus state incentives.     Hillary Clinton: Medical marijuana now; wait-and-see on recreational pot.     Kamala Harris: Legalize marijuana: it gives a lot of people joy.

Education     Adam Putnam: Urges veto of school choice bill.     Amy Klobuchar: I am not for free four-year college for all.     Chip Roy: Bureaucrats should not override political officials.     Joni Ernst: Eliminate Department of Education but keep Pell Grants.     Marco Rubio: Professor of political science at Florida International U.     Marco Rubio: Bad idea to arm teachers against school shootings.     Mark Begich: Guarantee school funding; endorsed by state NEA.     Scott Pruitt: Evolution is unproven theory.     Thom Tillis: Oppose Common Core; eliminate U.S. Department of Education.     Tim Kaine: Protect LGBT students at schools, including gender identity.

Energy & Oil     Amy Klobuchar: Green New Deal is aspirational; don't over-promise.     Bill Nelson: Climate change, sea-level rise risk lives and property.     Bob Dole: Mandate more clean & renewable energy, for oil independence.     Bruce Braley: Supported Keystone Pipeline initially, then rejected it.     Cathy McMorris-Rodgers: FactCheck: Natural gas lowered CO2 only temporarily.     Chris Christie: FactCheck: Yes, New Jersey is a solar powerhouse.     Dan Malloy: Moving Canadian oil thru the US is not best for the economy.     Donald Trump: Offered to oversee response to 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.     Donald Trump: Expand sales of corn ethanol year-round to 15%.     Jeb Bush: Replace crony capitalism with free-market strategy.     John McCain: FactCheck: Pushed cap-and-trade bill in 2009, but not since.     Joni Ernst: Drives hybrid car, but doubts climate change is man-made.     Mark Begich: Drill in the Arctic Ocean; drill in National Forests.     Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Climate change risks environmental annihilation.     Mike Bloomberg: $218M effort led to closure of 282 coal-fired power plants.     Mitch McConnell: I blocked the passage of Obama's cap-and-trade.     Nikki Fried: Middle of the road policies got C-minus from Sierra Club.     Scott Pruitt: Grant oil industry waivers to ignore gasohol mandate.     Thom Tillis: Climate change is not an established fact.     Tom Daschle: Mandate more clean & renewable energy, for oil independence.     Tom Steyer: AdWatch: I left my business to combat climate change.

Environment     Alison Grimes: OpEd: Disdain for the EPA, but better choice for greens.     Chris McDaniel: Supported Katrina relief, but some funds were misspent.     Don Blankenship: AdWatch: Year in prison for contaminating drinking water.     Katie McGinty: Chaired Pres. Clinton's Council on Environmental Quality.

Families & Children     David French: Pornography corrodes values that sustain family life.     Kirsten Gillibrand: The future was female and intersectional.     Monica Wehby: 2013: Ex-boyfriend filed police report, but now regrets it.     Scott Pruitt: Double headline - Already Done.

Foreign Policy     Allen Weh: Jihadi terrorists are face of evil that threatens our nation.     Annette Taddeo: Even if oil were free, don't go to Maduro regime for help.     Bob Corker: Russia a bad actor, not moral equivalent to US.     China_Book: China is watching what we do in Ukraine.     Donald Trump: China should make Kim Jong Un disappear.     Gary Johnson: Knowing all the world facts just means we use military more.     Gary Johnson: Non-interventionist foreign policies: no regime changes.     Hillary Clinton: Russian reset: Pushed Obama to keep Putin at a distance.     Hillary Clinton: Arab Spring: Egyptian uprising had destabilizing impact.     Jeff Flake: U.S. foreign policy can and should be bipartisan.     Karen Bass: Position on Castro evolved from "Jefe" to "brutal".     Marco Rubio: Press freedom is a universal human right, especially in Cuba.     Mike Huckabee: Globalists & corporatists are making US more like China.     Mike Huckabee: Keep the Cuban embargo; lifting it rewards Cuba.     Mitch McConnell: 1985: Led anti-apartheid bill through Senate.     Phil Murphy: Former U.S. ambassador to Germany, appointed by Obama.     Rand Paul: 2011: eliminate all foreign aid & rebuild America instead.     Richard Blumenthal: China is watching what we do in Ukraine.     Rick Perry: Threats from nuclear North Korea should be treated as real.     Rick Perry: North Korean leader's death is opportunity for reunification.     Scott Walker: Tore into Obama administration's nuclear deal with Iran.     Tom Udall: Ambassador to New Zealand & Samoa: work on China threats.     Vivek Ramaswamy: Shift focus from NATO to PATO, for Pacific/Asian security.

Free Trade     Bob Corker: Supports free trade, but anomalies need to be addressed.     Cathy McMorris-Rodgers: FactCheck: US #1 for FDI, but #14 or #22 on other measures.     Ed Gillespie: Opposes the Export-Import Bank.     Joe Biden: Reinstate Trump's 10% tariffs on aluminum from UAE.     Mark Warner: Renew Export-Import Bank to support U.S. businesses globally.     Mike Huckabee: Trans Pacific Partnership isn't fair trade or free trade.     Russell Feingold: Opposes lousy trade deals.     Wayne Messam: Use tariffs to crack down on certain countries.     Glenn Youngkin: Supported Trump's trade battles with China.

Government Reform     Adam Schiff: Supports CIA report: Russia interfered with 2016 election.     Andrew Gillum: Bring it Home Florida: voter registration drive for 2020.     Bob Massie: Supports same-day voter registration.     Brian Kemp: 53,000 voter registrations put "on hold".     Brian Kemp: OpEd: Precise name-match disenfranchises voters of color.     Chris Coons: 10-day process to fire Russia probe special prosecutor.     Chris Larson: Voted NO on new state-funded absentee voting hours.     Chris Stewart: CIA got it wrong on Russia 2016 election interference report.     Cory Booker: 10-day process to fire Russia probe special prosecutor.     Democratic Party: $2M to register 200,000 Florida non-voters.     Donald Trump: Many things can go wrong when early voting goes on too long.     Elijah Cummings: Trump must provide proof that he donates all foreign profits.     Hillary Clinton: You can win by 3 million votes and still lose.     Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: 2016: Russia's goal was distrust of election institutions.     Jay Gonzalez: Supports same-day voter registration.     Jeff Merkley: Nuclear option: Allow confirmation of Obama's appointees.     Joe Biden: Commission of experts to decide on expanding Supreme Court.     Lindsey Graham: 10-day process to fire Russia probe special prosecutor.     Mark Begich: Adviser to lobbying firms, but not interested in lobbying.     Mike Bloomberg: Fund voter registration in FL, WI, OH, MI, and PA.     Orrin Hatch: Trust Trump to not fire Russia probe special prosecutor.     Phil Murphy: I don't owe the political insiders anything.     Russell Feingold: Created "Progressives United" PAC as soon as he left office.     Thom Tillis: Protect Russia probe special prosecutor from getting fired.     Tom Udall: Nuclear option: Allow confirmation of Obama's appointees.     Xavier Becerra: Made structural changes at California Dept. of Justice.     Ted Budd: Voted against certifying the 2020 election results.     Mandela Barnes: Voted NO on new state-funded absentee voting hours.

Gun Control     Christine Hallquist: Regulate guns like we regulate automobiles.     David French: Don't rewrite the meaning of the Second Amendment.     Jared Golden: Voted against universal background checks.     Kirsten Gillibrand: NRA is the worst organization in America.     Marco Rubio: Ban bump stocks; limit magazine size; more background checks.     Scott Pruitt: Double headline - Already Done.     Tom Vilsack: Rural America ready to discuss gun control.     Glenn Youngkin: Trump: Glenn is pro-Second Amendment & pro-America.

Health Care     Alan Khazei: Healthcare reform more important than covering abortion.     Alison Grimes: Kynect heroically for expanding Medicaid under ObamaCare.     Amy Klobuchar: Medicare-for-all is aspirational and for the future, not now.     Andrew Yang: We must give country a chance to recover from coronavirus.     Ben Carson: I don't want to end Medicare, just make it more efficient.     Bill Walker: 2015: expanded Medicaid himself after Legislature opted out.     Bruce Braley: Vehemently opposes tort reform: don't take away right to sue.     Cory Booker: Control healthcare cost; no comment on single-payer.     Donald Trump: Republicans will always support Pre-Existing Conditions.     Eddie Rispone: Medicaid expansion "bungled," and is unsustainable.     Gavin Newsom: We will lead a massive expansion of health care.     Hillary Clinton: Non-employer system better; but don't turn back ObamaCare.     Jason Carter: ObamaCare a "mess" that needs fixing.     John Fleming: If Supreme Court bans ObamaCare subsidies, let them die.     Kay Hagan: I'd vote for ObamaCare again, but do "sensible fixes".     Martha Coakley: Require health insurance to cover abortion.     Mary Landrieu: AdWatch: Promised wrongly that all can keep insurance.     Michael Capuano: Healthcare reform more important than covering abortion.     Mike Bloomberg: We can never afford to replace employer-based health system.     Mike Pence: Healthy Indiana: expand Medicaid but with "skin in the game".     Mitch McConnell: ObamaCare's Kynect is a state decision, but yeah, it's ok.     Rebecca Holcombe: Scary anyone in public office would doubt value of vaccines.     Rick Perry: Ban air travel to Ebola-stricken countries, except doctors.     Rick Scott: AdWatch: "Let's Get to Work" opposing ObamaCare.     Russell Feingold: 2010: I knew that over time, ObamaCare would work out.     Stephen Pagliuca: Healthcare reform is more important than covering aborti.     Steve Bullock: Protect ObamaCare before pushing to expand further.     Thom Tillis: Voting for ObamaCare is a fire-able offense.

Homeland Security     Allen Weh: AdWatch: ISIL terrorist is face of evil that threatens us.     Caitlyn Jenner: Opposed serving in Vietnam: failed physical despite Olympics.     Cathy McMorris-Rodgers: FactCheck: Iran's nuke program is set back, but not "halted".     Hillary Clinton: Dozens of Benghazi attackers had dozens of motives.     Hillary Clinton: Benghazi security was simply inadequate in a dangerous city.     Hillary Clinton: Benghazi talking points were written by CIA for Congress.     Hillary Clinton: Benghazi: focused on rescue & prevention, not retrospection.     John Bolton: Punish Russia & China for helping Snowden leak NSA documents.     Larry Pressler: 1980 presidential run:focus on veteran issues & Agent Orange.     Marco Rubio: We need NSA intel to fight emerging terrorist threats.     Marco Rubio: Haul terrorists to Guantanamo for enhanced interrogation.     Mead Treadwell: Fight for missile defense, but without earmarking.     Pat Roberts: $200M for new fleet of tankers at McConnell Air Force Base.     Rand Paul: Need NSA reform, but not the USA Freedom Act.     Rand Paul: Conservative realist, matured from isolationism.     Rand Paul: Oppose Trump nominees who supported Iraq War or torture.     Ted Cruz: Torture is wrong, unambiguously; America does not need it.

Immigration     Brett Kavanaugh: Two cases shine light on leaning towards anti-immigration.     Bruce Braley: Supports comprehensive reform but not amnesty.     Caitlyn Jenner: For a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.     Caitlyn Jenner: Would try to repeal California's sanctuary state status.     Charlie Baker: Revoke MA National Guard on border due to family separation.     Donald Trump: Fact-check: End chain migration? It can't actually happen.     Ed Gillespie: Send migrant kids back to parents in Central America.     Jay Gonzalez: No MA National Guard on border due to inhumane policies.     Jeb Bush: OpEd: Vigorously booed as moderate, by deep conservatives.     Jeb Bush: End heartless policy of family separation at southern border.     Jennifer Granholm: If we want true American exceptionalism, fix immigration.     Kirstjen Nielsen: No apology for separating illegal immigrant parent from kids.     Mark Warner: Send migrant kids back to Central America, after processing.     Mick Cornett: Says the term "sanctuary cities" is a manipulative label.     Peter King: Secure border plus a pathway to citizenship.     Peter King: Don't reward illegal behavior, but can't deport 11 million.     Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Pledges to defund sanctuary cities, already done in 2019.     Steve Bullock: Keep Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).     Steve Bullock: Public DACA support, also tries private persuasion with GOP.

Jobs     Cathy McMorris-Rodgers: FactCheck: Net gain of 3.2M jobs under Obama presidency.     Cory Booker: Unions: This dream ain't free; you gotta work for it.     Scott Walker: Hypothetically, make WI a right-to-work state.     Steve Bullock: Guarantee equal pay for women.     Thom Tillis: Opposes federal minimum wage; but let states decide.     Tom Barrett: Restore state's collective bargaining; I respect unions.

Principles & Values     Al Green: Introduced motion to impeach Trump.     Alison Grimes: One of us represents Washington; one of us represents KY.     Bernie Moreno: Defended fellow candidate against antisemitic advertisement.     Bill de Blasio: A progressive who wants to change things.     Bill de Blasio: We lost our identity in trap of triangulation & moderation.     Bill Hagerty: Endorsed by President Trump for nomination.     Bill Nelson: Encouraged human spaceflight including mission to Mars.     Caitlyn Jenner: Olympics win not because our system better than any other.     Cheri Bustos: Democrat from Trump-won district opposes impeachment.     Chris Collins: Stripped of committee posts while under indictment.     Chris McDaniel: Tied to Tea Party and endorsed by conservative groups.     Chris McDaniel: OpEd: Cochran accused of courting blacks for runoff vote.     David French: Robust religious liberty protections help Americans.     Democratic Party: 2016: GOP obstructed Russia election interference probe.     Democratic Party: 196 Congressional Dems sue Trump over Emoluments Clause.     Donald Trump: OpEd: Obama doesn't have the psychology of a winner.     Donald Trump: OpEd: Lifelong dance of mutual manipulation with the press.     Donald Trump: Sent to military academy because of childhood rebelliousness.     Donald Trump: People want positive inspiration.     Donald Trump: I've always been rebellious and very set in my ways.     Donald Trump: If Congress tries to impeach, I'll go to the Supreme Court.     Duncan Hunter: Stripped of committee posts while under indictment.     Ed Gillespie: Don't let the Left fill the vacuum of minority voters.     Evan McMullin: Americans have lost faith in both major parties.     Gerald Ford: An "impeachable offense" is whatever the House says it is.     Jeanne Shaheen: On 99% vote with Obama: Find ways to appeal to independents.     Jerrold Nadler: Would lead impeachment committee very cautiously.     Joe Walsh: Opposing Trump because he's an "unfit divider in chief".     John Edward Walsh: AdWatch: "Big Sky buyoff" to appoint Walsh to Senate early.     Josh Mandel: Supports President Trump's America first Agenda.     Lisa Murkowski: I will remain a Republican & will keep committee seniority.     Marianne Williamson: International Day of Peace: Why only one day?     Mark Begich: Created Northern Compass Group: consulting on Alaska issues.     Mark Pukita: AdWatch: anti-Semitic for saying "My opponent is Jewish"?     Mark Walker: A record of being both a conservative and a bridge builder.     Martin O`Malley: Fundraising via O'Say Can You See PAC.     Merrick Garland: Recused himself from federal cases during consideration.     Mike Bloomberg: American Cities Initiative philanthropies gave away $6.4B.     Mike Conaway: 2016: Russia wanted Hillary loss; no preference on Trump win.     Mike Garcia: Support conservatives because liberals cannot govern CA.     Milton Wolf: OpEd: Tea Party "wolfpack" support; but no apology for X-ray.     MJ Hegar: Stop electing people whose lifelong dream is to be a senator.     Mo Brooks: Trump endorsement: Brooks has COURAGE and FIGHT.     Mo Brooks: Spoke at rally: start taking down names and kicking ass.     Pat Roberts: Group ratings more conservative in 2014 than in 2012.     Roy Moore: Tricked into appearing in TV satire; sued and lost.     Russell Feingold: Badger Pledge: keep outside groups out of state race.     Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Everything we love about America is at stake.     Scott Pruitt: Double headline - Already Done.     Scott Pruitt: Double headline - Already Done.     Steve Cohen: On impeachment: Russian collusion different from Clinton sex.     Steve King: Condemned on House floor for racist remarks.     Ted Budd: Running to stop US from becoming woke, socialist wasteland.     Ted Cruz: Oppose Surrender Politics: instead, stand for our principles.     Ted Cruz: January 6 terrorists were only those who attacked police.     Thad Cochran: First elected in 1978; still undecided about 2014 retirement.     Tom Rooney: 2016: Russia wanted Hillary loss; but did not back Trump.     Trey Gowdy: 2016: Russia wanted Hillary loss; that's same as Trump win.     Doug Steinhardt: I support President Trump; I always have .     Terry McAuliffe: Would accomplish more with Democrats controlling legislature.     Tim Scott: Chair of segregationist Strom Thurmond's Senate campaign.     Chris Christie: We can't dismiss the question of character anymore.

Social Security     Joni Ernst: Open to privatizing Social Security, but honor promises.     Marty Walsh: Advocate for health care, Social Security, rest of New Deal.

Tax Reform     Joni Ernst: Make tax code fairer, flatter and simpler: but not FairTax.     Larry Pressler: Rich people willing to pay more taxes to help our country.     Michael Bennet: Reverse Trump tax cuts; restore expanded child tax credit.     Mike Bloomberg: Progressive tax yes; wealth tax no.     Mike Bloomberg: The wealthy prefer the current rigged system.     Ted Budd: Endorsed by Club for Growth; against tax increases.

Technology     Jerry Brown: 32-year quest to build nation's first high-speed rail line.     Marco Rubio: Net neutrality is government regulation of the Internet.     Marco Rubio: Internet belongs in hands of our people, not our government.     Marco Rubio: Net neutrality empowers bureaucrats and allows manipulation.     Rand Paul: Oppose net neutrality; Silicon Valley has no uniform support.     Ted Cruz: Net neutrality is ObamaCare for the Internet.     Tina Smith: Helped rebuild collapsed Interstate-35 bridge in Minneapolis.

War & Peace     Augustus Invictus: Our foreign policies are interventionist.     Bob Corker: Countries must pony up for NATO; alliance is important.     David French: Engage jihadists and roll back ISIS's most dramatic gains.     Donald Trump: Disallow North Korea from developing nuclear delivery system.     Donald Trump: Syria pullout: Let Turks & Kurds fight, then pull them apart.     Ed Gillespie: Keep troops in Afghanistan; military on table with Iran.     Gary Peters: Undecided on military intervention in Syria.     Hillary Clinton: Invested in Israel: negotiate a ceasefire in Gaza.     John Bolton: Military force in Syria is counterproductive.     Mark Warner: Keep military action on the table against Iran.     Michael McCaul: Keep US troops in Iraq; it's still home to terror groups.     Mike Pompeo: OpEd: Supported Iraq war then & supports Iran war now.     Rand Paul: Assist Iraqi government against ISIS, but not Syrian rebels.     Rand Paul: No US troops in Iraq, even against ISIS.     Rand Paul: Create & arm a Kurdish state as support against ISIL.     Rand Paul: War only when all other measures are exhausted.     Terri Lynn Land: No military intervention in Syria.     Chris Christie: Trump not backing Ukraine makes him Putin's puppet.

Welfare & Poverty     Chris McDaniel: No welfare state: "I'm not going to do anything for you".

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