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Abortion     Alberto Gonzales: Perceived as supporting abortion because of judicial rulings.     Christy Mihos: Supports abortion rights.     Josh Green: No residency requirement for abortions; clinics ok.     Kathleen Sebelius: Vetoed Comprehensive Abortion Reform Act as unconstitutional.     Kathleen Sebelius: Endorsed by Planned Parenthood for years as pro-choice.     Kirk Caldwell: No residency requirement for abortions; clinics ok.     Linda Lingle: No residency requirement for abortions; clinics ok.

Budget & Economy     Evan McMullin: Worked as investment banker at Goldman Sachs.     Larry Kudlow: FactCheck: No, deficit is increasing with Trump tax cuts.

Civil Rights     Alberto Gonzales: No express grant of habeas corpus in the Constitution.     Ann-Marie Adams: President of the Conn. Association of Black Communicators.     Bill Waller: Father shut down segregationist Mississippi Commissions.     Christy Mihos: Supports gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples.     Cynthia McKinney: Introduced MLK Records Act, to unseal assassination files.     Dan Bishop: Authored "bathroom bill": no trans-gendered public restrooms.     Joe Biden: 1987 Biden Report: Reject Bork; he'd roll back civil rights.     Kathleen Sebelius: No Constitutional amendment against same-sex marriage.     Mike Gravel: Unequivocally supports same-sex marriage.     Samuel Alito: Agrees that women should consult husband before abortion.     Samuel Alito: Government cannot supress free speech in alcohol ads.     Ted Kennedy: 1987: "Robert Bork's America" means censorship & segregation.     Tom Reilly: Led Budd & Reilly--largest minority law firm in MA.     David McCormick: 2013: supported same-sex marriage to Supreme Court.     Donald Trump: Blasphemy to promote transgender visibility on Easter Sunday.

Corporations     Linda McMahon: CEO of wrestling business, a "testosterone-charged industry".

Crime     Andrew Gillum: Restorative justice programs to reduce teen recidivism.     Antonin Scalia: Statistical racial sentencing disparities are inevitable.     David Koch: Fight systemic overcriminalization and overincarceration.     David Koch: End asset forfeiture by law enforcement.     David Koch: Require criminal intent for prosecuting white-collar crimes.     Harry Blackmun: Statistical racial sentencing disparities unconstitutional.     Harry Blackmun: Black defendants have Constitutional right to blacks on jury.     John Paul Stevens: Statistical racial sentencing disparities unconstitutional.     John Paul Stevens: Black defendants have Constitutional right to blacks on jury.     Kathleen Sebelius: Opponent of capital punishment during Supreme Court ruling.     Mike Gravel: Citizen Power includes abolition of the death penalty.     Sandra Day O`Connor: Statistical racial sentencing disparities are inevitable.     Sandra Day O`Connor: Black defendants have Constitutional right to blacks on jury.     William Rehnquist: Statistical racial sentencing disparities are inevitable.     William Rehnquist: Black defendants have no right to blacks on jury.

Drugs     Mike Gravel: Legalize the use and possession of marijuana.

Education     Anthony Kennedy: Admissions preference is unconstitutional racial balancing.     Antonin Scalia: Admissions preference is unconstitutional racial balancing.     Clarence Thomas: Admissions preference is unconstitutional racial balancing.     David Souter: College affirmative action ok to achieve racial diversity.     John Paul Stevens: College affirmative action ok to achieve racial diversity.     Linda McMahon: 2009: Member of Connecticut Board of Education.     Linda McMahon: 2000: GET REAL program: promoted reading among children.     Mike Bloomberg: Replaced school board with direct mayoral control.     Mike Bloomberg: No social promotion; more after-school.     Mike Bloomberg: Strengthened cell-phone ban in city schools.     Mike Gravel: Citizen Power includes school vouchers.     Ruth Bader Ginsburg: College affirmative action ok to achieve racial diversity.     Samuel Alito: Cannot ban hate speech in a school's anti-harassment policy.     Samuel Alito: Supported free religious expression in kindergartens.     Sandra Day O`Connor: College affirmative action ok to achieve racial diversity.     Stephen Breyer: College affirmative action ok to achieve racial diversity.     William Rehnquist: Admissions preference is unconstitutional racial balancing.

Energy & Oil     Alberto Gonzales: Kept Cheney’s Energy task force documents secret.     Alvin Greene: Supports offshore drilling to lower the price of gas.     Josh Green: Voted YES to suspend the gasoline price cap.     Kirk Caldwell: Voted YES to suspend the gasoline price cap.     Linda Lingle: Suspended the gasoline price cap.     Ryan Zinke: Increase coal, oil & gas mining access at National Monuments.

Environment     Patrick Morrisey: EPA exceeds its authority on Clean Water & Cross-State Air.     Ryan Zinke: End ban on lead bullets & fishing tackle in wildlife refuges.     Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Riverkeepers: Sue polluters to clean up Hudson River.

Families & Children     Bill Waller: 2015: Let same-sex couples divorce.     Jim Hood: 2015: Let same-sex couples divorce.     Kevin de Leon: Yes Means Yes: affirmative consent standard at colleges.

Foreign Policy     Alberto Gonzales: Parts of Geneva Convention are “quaint” and outdated.     David McCormick: Promote equality and pluralism around the world.

Free Trade     David McCormick: With Bush: embrace trade; with Trump: America First.     David McCormick: When China succeeds, the United States succeeds.

Government Reform     Bill Clinton: 1993: Proposed (and failed at) campaign finance reform.     Christy Mihos: Would pursue strict campaign finance reform.     Henry McMaster: Cited by Ethics Commission for excessive donations of $51K.     Joe Arpaio: Fined $153,978 for illegal in-kind campaign contributions.     Joe Biden: 1987: Rejected Bork on grounds of too-strong originalism.     Marsha Blackburn: Require presidential candidates to show birth certificates.     Linda McMahon: 2000: Initiated non-partisan voter-registration campaign.     David McCormick: January 6 was a dark chapter in American history.

Gun Control     Alvin Greene: Supports the Constitution on firearms.     Andrew Gillum: Operation Safe Neighborhood: community crime watch.     Kathleen Sebelius: Vetoed concealed carry law.     Kathleen Sebelius: Allow machine gun ownership if NFA requirements met.     Mike Bloomberg: Founder of Mayors Against Illegal Guns.     Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Common sense gun control, and assault weapons ban.

Health Care     Mike Bloomberg: Prioritize city healthcare on HIV, diabetes & hypertension.     Mike Gravel: Citizen Power includes universal health care.     Jay Ashcroft: Let the people vote on expanding Medicaid eligibility.

Homeland Security     Alvin Greene: Involuntary honorable discharge after several decorations.     Cynthia McKinney: Criticized excessive secrecy in 9/11 investigation.     Jim Slattery: Limited spending on B-2 bomber & Supercollider in 1990.     Mike Gravel: Filibustered the draft in ‘71, causing its expiration in ‘73.

Immigration     Alberto Gonzales: 3 out of 4 of his grandparents were illegal immigrants.     Evan McMullin: Worked briefly as UN volunteer refugee resettlement officer.     Gary Johnson: Would veto Arizona SB 1070 as Latino racial discrimination.     Jan Brewer: Supreme Court ok's immigration status checks.     Mike Bloomberg: Normalize status of otherwise law-abiding illegal immigrants.     Mike Bloomberg: Border controls fight natural forces of supply and demand.     Sally Yates: Refused to defend 2017 Muslim ban; dismissed as AG.

Jobs     Misty Snow: Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Principles & Values     Adam Laxalt: Son of Sen. Pete Domenici; grandson of Gov. Paul Laxalt.     Alberto Gonzales: Served as general counsel when Bush was Texas Governor.     Alvin Greene: Party officials claim Greene does not share their values.     Alvin Greene: Surprise primary victory challenged; rematch rejected.     Cynthia McKinney: Oct. 2007: Resigned Democratic Party & joined Green Party.     Cynthia McKinney: Lost 2002 primary; sued against “open primary” & lost.     Cynthia McKinney: Apology on House floor for punching Capitol Police officer.     Democratic Party: Planned 12 Democratic 2020 presidential primary debates.     Donald Trump: OpEd: Trump is a symbol of renewed white identity.     Jim Slattery: Served in the US House, Kansas House, and in Army Reserves.     John Edwards: Maintains PAC, One America Committee.     Mark Warner: Term-limited as governor in 2008.     Mark Warner: We can't win presidency in only 16 blue states.     Michael Bennet: Born in India, to diplomat & Jewish Holocaust survivor.     Mike Gravel: Came in 3rd for Vice Presidential nomination in 1972.     Mike Gravel: Has campaigned in NH almost fulltime since April 2006.     Nikki Haley: Born in S.C. as Nimrata Randhawa, to Sikh parents.     Ray Metcalfe: 1986: Formed Moderate Party to oppose religious right in GOP.     Ronnie Musgrove: 2003: "Tragedy" to remove Ten Commandments from MS Capitol.     Russell Feingold: Launched presidential PAC, the Progressive Patriots Fund.     Ted Stevens: Under investigation by IRS; home searched by FBI in 2007.     Tom Reilly: "Misguided youth" included arrest for drunkenness.     Donald Trump: Endorsed by 4 major newspapers (but 50+ endorse Harris/Walz).     Donald Trump: Endorsed by some Democratic & Republican elected officials.     Kamala Harris: Endorsed by 50+ major newspapers (with 4 endorsing Trump).

Tax Reform     Alvin Greene: Let the Bush tax cuts expire.     Larry Kudlow: Never believe the CBO: tax cuts will not increase deficit.     Mike Gravel: Supports a national sales tax to replace IRS.

Technology     Andrew Gillum: Digital Harmony Project: computers & internet for schoolkids.     Eric Greitens: OpEd: used self-immolating texting despite open records laws.     Josh Hawley: Investigate state use of self-immolating messaging.     Ted Stevens: The internet is like a series of tubes.

War & Peace     Alvin Greene: Use war money for domestic programs.     Cynthia McKinney: Introduced articles of impeachment at end of 2006 session.     Evan McMullin: Served in clandestine CIA in post-9-11 conflict zones.     Laura Richardson: City anti-war petition led to her support-troop resolution.     Laura Richardson: City anti-war petition led to her support-troop resolution.     Mike Gravel: Immediate withdrawal from the war in Iraq.

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