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Abortion     Joe Biden: Rescind Mexico City Policy "global gag rule".     Cynthia Nixon: Abortion is a fundamental right for all women.     Arnold Schwarzenegger: Pro-choice; not a cultural conservative.     George W. Bush: Focus on ways to reduce abortion; no litmus test.

Budget & Economy     Michelle Nunn: Sequestration is absolute wrong way of making cuts.     Liz Cheney: Fighting Smart: focus on getting results to roll back feds.     Bill Clinton: If Congress won't legislate, fix by Executive Order.     Arnold Schwarzenegger: Reducing deficit is about leadership.

Civil Rights     David French: Feminism is appalling stupidity backed by hysterical rage.     Carly Fiorina: I don't just Tweet about equal pay; I lead on pay standards.     Jerry Brown: The right to marry is sacred for gay and straight people.     Arnold Schwarzenegger: Supports gay rights, including adoption rights.     George W. Bush: Affirmative access: end soft bigotry of low expectations.     Lyndon Johnson: We Democrats feel sorry for gays; it's an illness.

Corporations     Bill Clinton: If banks loaned out their $2T in cash, recession would end.

Crime     Kamala Harris: Progressive prosecutor: fix broken criminal justice system.     Joni Ernst: Independently investigate sexual crime in military.     George W. Bush: Vetoes indigent lawyer reform as “a danger”.

Drugs     Shenna Bellows: Supports marijuana legalization.     George W. Bush: Did not use drugs for the last 25 years.

Education     Al Gore: Vouchers drain cash from public school reforms.     Elizabeth Dole: Vouchers OK where public schools fail.     George W. Bush: Let’s try vouchers in failing schools.

Energy & Oil     Jim Lamon: When facts are laid out, it's clear coal is not coming back.     Michelle Nunn: Move forward on Keystone pipeline.     Sarah Palin: Appointed an Alaska oil and gas commissioner.     Sarah Palin: To win, GOP must push energy independence.     Al Gore: Supports Kyoto protocol’s US greenhouse gas emission cuts.     Al Gore: Avoid “out of tune” unachievable CO2-reduction proposals.

Environment     Lisa Murkowski: Kept rank on Natural Resources Committee after dropping GOP.     Arnold Schwarzenegger: Calls himself an environmentalist but drives a Humvee.     Al Gore: Supports “livability” agenda.     Al Gore: Stands by content of “Earth in the Balance”.

Families & Children     Bill Weld: 2000: Supported Family Leave Act, except paid leave.     Pope Francis: The Future You: life is shaped by interaction.

Foreign Policy     Ted Cruz: Help the Cuban opposition, not the Castros.     Jeb Bush: Neo-isolationism and American passivity both have dangers.     Liz Cheney: Isolationism is a mistake; ignoring threats is dangerous.     Bob Massie: Fought apartheid in South Africa.     Steve Forbes: Taiwan: Unconditional US response defends against China.     Steve Forbes: Taiwan: Unconditional US response defends against China.

Free Trade     Donald Trump: Trade deals should be one-on-one that US can terminate.     Ralph Nader: Globalization is a betrayal of workers and environment.

Government Reform     Brett Kavanaugh: No curbside voting during pandemic; keep existing rules.     Clarence Thomas: No curbside voting during pandemic; keep existing rules.     Elena Kagan: Allow curbside voting & loosen rules during pandemic.     John Roberts: No curbside voting during pandemic; keep existing rules.     Neil Gorsuch: No curbside voting during pandemic; keep existing rules.     Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Allow curbside voting & loosen rules during pandemic.     Samuel Alito: No curbside voting during pandemic; keep existing rules.     Sonia Sotomayor: Allow curbside voting & loosen rules during pandemic.     Stephen Breyer: Allow curbside voting & loosen rules during pandemic.     Pope Francis: Power ruins you unless connected to tenderness.     Jesse Ventura: I believe there should be term limits.     Carly Fiorina: Hillary shouldn't accept foreign money in her PAC.     Michelle Nunn: If Congress doesn't pass a budget they don't get paid.     Michelle Nunn: Bar members of Congress from becoming lobbyists.     Bill Clinton: Move country back from anti-government to future business.     Sarah Palin: Individuals make better decisions than government.     Arnold Schwarzenegger: Big government sounds too much like sluggish socialism.     Ralph Nader: Bush & Gore are same corporate party; would impeach Clinton.     George W. Bush: Support tweaking campaign finance rules & upping $1000 limit.     John McCain: Campaign Finance Reform is key to gov’t reform & tax reform.     John McCain: Campaign Finance: Ban soft money; ban issue ads.

Gun Control     Arnold Schwarzenegger: I’m for gun control; I’m a peace-loving guy.     Al Gore: Child-safety locks on guns & more restrictions.     George W. Bush: No child-safety locks on guns; concealed carrying ok.

Health Care     Michelle Nunn: Add a tier of affordable coverage to ObamaCare.     Bill Clinton: Compromise on delivery methods to preserve full healthcare.     John Kasich: $776B tax cut plan helps people afford health care.

Homeland Security     David French: Don't allow women in military combat positions.     Rand Paul: $76B in defense spending via cuts to EPA, HUD & foreign aid.     Liz Cheney: Obama doesn't believe in American exceptionalism; I do.     Liz Cheney: Balance liberty & security, but don't shut down NSA spying.     George W. Bush: SDI: think beyond Cold War, but convince Europe & Russia.

Immigration     Donald Trump: Deporting drug dealers, murderers, and "bad dudes".     Jesse Ventura: Border wall would make Reagan turn over in his grave.     Martin O`Malley: Help people immigrate to our nation of immigrants.

Jobs     Andrew Yang: Fight for equal pay for women, and women of color.     John Hickenlooper: 2018: declared "Equity For All Day" on gender pay gap.

Principles & Values     Jesse Ventura: I don't like Trump or Hillary; I'm voting Libertarian.     Gina Raimondo: Your family and faith will always be there.     Joni Ernst: AdWatch: "Let's make 'em squeal" in Washington.     Gary Johnson: Republicans make me cringe; even kooky Libertarians don't.     Gary Johnson: 1972: George McGovern-supporting anti-Vietnam War pot smoker.     Bob Massie: Overcame childhood hemophilia, hepatitis, and HIV.     Bill Clinton: 2012 voters should understand this recession is different.     Bill Clinton: I should be the favorite of the Tea Party!     Lisa Murkowski: Aligned with Alaskans; not aligned with party positions.     Sarah Palin: Studied journalism; ran for office to make a difference.     Sarah Palin: Religion: non-denominational Bible-believing Christian.     Nick Lampson: Elected as ‘scandal baby’ in 2006, lost GOP district in 2008.     Tim Mahoney: Elected as ‘scandal baby’ in 2006, lost GOP district in 2008.     John Kerry: Grandfather committed suicide; John never told he was Jewish.     John Kerry: Spent summers on Cape Cod and hometown in Millis MA.     John Kerry: Attended boarding school in Europe; fluent in French.     John Kerry: Despite aristocratic roots, a Catholic outsider at schools.     Arnold Schwarzenegger: Campaigned for George Bush Senior in 1988.     Arnold Schwarzenegger: Clinton impeachment was a waste of time and energy.     Ralph Nader: Vote with your heart if your state is a foregone conclusion.     George W. Bush: Surrounded by smart people, but he decides himself.     Bill Bradley: Campaign about trust and neighborliness.     John Kasich: Tax cuts and national renewal.     Colin Powell: Keep options open for presidency, but not ready yet.

Tax Reform     Bill Clinton: Cutting taxes for the rich hurts deficit and future.     Tom Vilsack: Embraces middle-class tax cuts.     George W. Bush: Don’t make Shermanesque promises on taxes like dad.     John Kasich: $776B tax cut plan helps people afford health care.

Technology     Pope Francis: Technological innovation should come with social inclusion.

War & Peace     Donald Trump: Wants one of the greatest US military build-ups in history.     Liz Cheney: Liberate nations that have been havens for terror.     Sarah Palin: We don’t know what the plan is to ever end the war.     Tom Vilsack: Get troops out of harm’s way in Iraq.

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