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General Information |
Party |
Democrat |
Republican |
Has Held Elected Office |
Yes |
Yes |
Served in the Military |
Yes |
Yes |
Issues |
Abortion |
Appoint Judges Who Will Outlaw Abortions |
Strongly Opposes |
Strongly Favor |
Outlaw "Partial Birth" Abortions |
Strongly Opposes |
Strongly Favor |
Outlaw Abortions Except for Rape/Incest |
Strongly Opposes |
Strongly Favor |
Parental Notification for Minors Under 18 |
Strongly Opposes |
Strongly Favor |
Gay Rights |
Constitutional Gay Marriage Ban |
Somewhat Opposes |
Strongly Favor |
Equal Rights for Civil Unions |
Strongly Favor |
Somewhat Opposes |
Allow Gays to Openly Serve in the Military |
Strongly Favor |
Strongly Opposes |
Religion in Government |
Organized Prayer in Public Schools |
Strongly Opposes |
Strongly Favor |
Commandments Displayed in Federal Buildings |
Strongly Opposes |
Strongly Favor |
Federal Funding of Religious Charities |
Strongly Opposes |
Strongly Favor |
Gun Control |
Safety Devices on All New Guns |
Strongly Favor |
Strongly Opposes |
Background Checks on Gun Show Purchases |
Strongly Favor |
Somewhat Opposes |
Require Safety Course, License Before Gun Purchase |
Somewhat Favor |
Strongly Opposes |
Allow Lawsuits Against Gun Manufacturers |
Somewhat Favor |
Strongly Opposes |
Death Penalty |
Abolish the Death Penalty |
Strongly Opposes |
Strongly Opposes |
National Review of Death Penalty Fairness |
Strongly Favor |
Strongly Opposes |
Education |
No Child Left Behind Act |
Somewhat Favor |
Strongly Favor |
Vouchers for Public, Private or Religious Schools |
Strongly Opposes |
Strongly Favor |
Increase Federal Funding for Higher Education |
Somewhat Favor |
Somewhat Opposes |
Homeland Security |
The Patriot Act |
Strongly Opposes |
Strongly Favor |
Tighter Immigration Controls |
Strongly Favor |
Strongly Favor |
Iraq |
The War in Iraq |
Somewhat Opposes |
Strongly Favor |
Turning Over More Political Authority to U.N. |
Somewhat Favor |
Strongly Opposes |
Immediate Withdrawal of U.S. Troops |
Strongly Opposes |
Strongly Opposes |
Foreign Trade |
Embargo on Cuba |
Somewhat Favor |
Strongly Favor |
U.S. Involvement in NAFTA |
Strongly Favor |
Strongly Favor |
Mandatory Labor/Environment Standards in Trade Agreements |
Somewhat Favor |
Strongly Opposes |
Health Care |
Universal Government-Supervised Health Care |
Somewhat Opposes |
Strongly Opposes |
Medicare Prescription Drugs Coverage By Private Insurers |
Strongly Opposes |
Strongly Favor |
Expand Medicaid to Cover More Uninsured Americans |
Strongly Favor |
No Opinion |
Limit Malpractice Suits Against Doctors, Insurers |
Somewhat Favor |
Strongly Favor |
Welfare Reform |
Hiring Welfare Workers Tax Incentive |
No Opinion |
Somewhat Opposes |
Welfare Benefits for Legal Immigrants |
Strongly Favor |
Somewhat Opposes |
Child Care Services for Getting Off Welfare |
No Opinion |
Somewhat Opposes |
Social Security |
Raise Retirement Age |
Strongly Opposes |
No Opinion |
Privatize Social Security |
Strongly Opposes |
Strongly Favor |
Cap Payments to Wealthy |
Somewhat Favor |
Strongly Opposes |
Tax Cuts |
Roll Back the Bush Administration Tax Cuts |
Somewhat Opposes |
Strongly Opposes |
Roll Back Cuts for People Making Over $100,000 |
Strongly Favor |
Strongly Opposes |
Additional Tax Cuts for Businesses |
Strongly Opposes |
Strongly Favor |
Jobs |
Raise the Minimum Wage |
Strongly Favor |
Strongly Opposes |
Extend Unemployment Benefits |
Strongly Favor |
Strongly Opposes |
Environment |
Oil Drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge |
Strongly Opposes |
Strongly Favor |
Mandatory Clean Air Emissions Standards |
Strongly Favor |
Somewhat Opposes |
Tougher Fuel Efficiency Standards |
Strongly Favor |
Strongly Opposes |