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Abortion     Marianne Williamson: 2006: Mandatory counseling/(2014) No longer supports.     Heidi Heitkamp: Opposed 20-week abortion ban.     Kevin Cramer: Announced for Senate due to incumbent's pro-choice vote.     Gary Johnson: No funding for abortion; other restrictions ok.     David French: Denounce Planned Parenthood as largest abortion provider.     John Bolton: Against abortion except for rape, incest, or maternal health.     Stephen Laffey: Pro-life.

Budget & Economy     Larry Kudlow: The massive federal stimulus of 2009-10 did not work.

Civil Rights     Tim Scott: Require state employees to undergo implicit bias training.     John Kasich: I support traditional marriage, but it's time to move on.     David French: Don't treat "gender identity" as a protected class.     David French: When identity politics rule, racism and polarization thrive.     John Bolton: Supports gay marriage, at state and federal level.     Neil Gorsuch: Desegregation lawsuits won critical civil-rights victories.     Neil Gorsuch: Gay marriage might win lawsuits but loses at ballot box.     Pete Coors: Coors provides same-sex couple benefits equally.

Corporations     Larry Kudlow: Low tax rates around the world attract corporate cash.

Crime     Ilhan Omar: The slogan "Defund the Police" is a policy demand.     David French: Don't prosecute police for wrongful arrests; intent matters.

Drugs     Larry Kudlow: Sober discussion about addiction risks of smoking marijuana.     Rick Santorum: Smoked pot in college, but knew it was wrong.

Education     Lamar Alexander: COVID: direct some relief funding to school choice programs.     Tim Scott: COVID: direct some relief funding to school choice programs.     John James: We have failed our children, supports school choice.     Pete Coors: Supports school choice.

Energy & Oil     John James: Green New Deal would decimate Michigan's economy.

Environment     Jay Inslee: Signs first human composting bill into law.     Larry Kudlow: EPA overreach has created substantial uncertainties.

Foreign Policy     Marianne Williamson: 2007: Let Iranian president visit Ground Zero.     Marco Rubio: We've neglected Latin American democracies & our alliances.     Jeb Bush: Peace deal with Iran threatens America & menaces Israel.     Al Gore: Gore calls for resignation of Bush foreign policy team.

Free Trade     John James: Fight China over soybeans now, or bullets later.     David French: Punitive tariffs increase prices & trigger trade wars.     Larry Kudlow: Ex-Im is the perfect example of corporate welfare.     Stephen Laffey: Supports the Central American Free Trade Agreement.     Pete Coors: Supports free trade.

Government Reform     Ted Cruz: Five for Freedom: shutter five cabinet-level agencies.

Gun Control     David French: Second Amendment is an individual, not a collective, right.     Richard Carmona: Shot while defending hostage from killer, at gunpoint.

Health Care     John James: Medicare for All terrible; barely paying for Medicare now.     David French: Don't trust those who praise single-payer health care.     Ben Carson: Spokesperson for Mannatech nutrition supplement for 10 years.     Ben Carson: Health savings account from birth; teach poor responsibility.

Homeland Security     Susan Rice: Russia may have helped stir up violent protests.     Gary Johnson: American military interventions made terrorist problem worse.     David French: Lionize the valor of every life given honorably in service.     Larry Kudlow: Program of economic growth & strong national defense.     Ted Cruz: Many more questions remain about Benghazi.     John Bolton: Voters care more about national security than media believes.     Herman Cain: START treaty gives away too much; build missile defense.

Immigration     Joe Sestak: Illegal immigrants should pay fine; get to back of the line.     David French: Executive amnesty illegally let in 100,000 immigrants.     Larry Kudlow: Reach out to Hispanics with immigration reform.     David French: No path to citizenship, no touchback-amnesty.     Marco Rubio: Deal with border & future immigrants BEFORE any amnesty.

Principles & Values     Jo Rae Perkins: Supports "batty, corrosive" QAnon conspiracy theory.     John James: From slave to senate candidate in four generations.     John James: Liberal violence is construed as speech.     Mark Sanford: Comeback to Congress in 2012; lost in GOP primary in 2018.     Marianne Williamson: Launched Project Angel Food: deliver meals to AIDS patients.     John Bolton: Libertarian at home; but protected internationally.     John Bolton: Campaigns are about the horse race, & should be about policy.     Michael Bennet: No particular religion nor congregation but believes in God.     Michael Bennet: Raised in two different heritages, Jewish and Christian.

Social Security     Bobby Jindal: Supported privatization & reform, early & enthusiastically.     Stephen Laffey: Criticizes Bush�s Social Security proposals.

Tax Reform     David French: Increasing taxes or increasing debt are both miserable.     Ben Carson: Bible endorses flat tax--10% tithing.     New Testament: OpEd: Bible endorses flat tax--10% tithing.     Mike Gravel: I advocate a FairTax: pay as you spend.

Technology     John Bolton: Because media runs debates, no one discusses the issues.

War & Peace     Marianne Williamson: Repurpose military infrastructure for sustainable society.     Jeb Bush: On Palestine: Israel won't sacrifice when she is threatened.     Mike Gravel: Dislodge ourselves from Iraq, by working with Iran & Syria.

Welfare & Poverty     Marianne Williamson: Equal access to opportunity for a stable democracy.

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