Being an informed voter on multiple issues can help to make your voting decision easier. We have compiled each 2020 presidential candidate’s position on multiple issues concerning American voters during this year’s election. The candidates featured on this page are the presumptive and confirmed presidential nominees from the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, and Green parties. These statements and stances were compiled from each candidate’s official campaign website, editorials, speeches, and interviews.
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13 minutes ago, Daisy4RN said:
Dark tone, LOL, I guess you saw the media bobbleheads talking points memo. Funny the media say the RNC was dark when all the DNC did was keep up the hate rhetoric. Coming from the bias media, what else would you expect
Is the NYPOST biased or do they have issues with accuracy? Is anyone surprised that a Fox news opinion might favor the RNC convention? Would you be impressed if someone offered you an opinion from MSNBC that tipped toward the DNC? I didn't think so. I wouldn't be either.
It is difficult to listen to people describe Trump's American carnage, assign blame of that scenario on Biden, using examples from Trump's America, and feel hopeful or proud... but apparently it's working for Trump's base. I keep hearing that they found yesterday's programming inspiring.
It doesn't matter what anyone says or what facts if they have any are posted here. People will hear and read and choose to vote for who they want to.
Your either for Biden and literally have never done a history paper or checked facts on him, he is as batshit crazy as it gets. He wouldn't know how to write a speech or tell the truth if it was his last words in his death bed. He was used back when I was doing courses on anti-plagiarism and how to cite a source. He was used as the example of exactly what not to do by every teacher. So for all you Biden die hard fans, and that's purely for your personal hatred for Trump.
Trump is impulsive and maybe not the most polite speaker, but he certainly is more honest than Biden. He also can and does make decisions on his own. Sounds like you prefer people to lie to you as long as it goes along with your own agenda. You make others feel bad over their opinions and talk down to every poster, and then tell people how Trump does that and he must be an awful choice due to it! You are no different, you would think you would vote for Trump considering you are as outspoken and rude and negative as apparently he is.
Maybe better yet, you are more in favor for lies, economic regression and giving away more money to everyone that doesn't contribute. I'm sorry, I work way to hard for way to long to keep throwing my hard earned money away at these democrat fools. We are not a society where we are meant to all be equal. We are not socialists! If you want a mansion, get a better job. If you want better health care, get a better job and make more money. Then pay for the bets plan out there. Better yet, get a dam education! Stop freeloading off the rest of us and pay your own bills. Society needs to stop whining about how everyone else has everything better than they do, and yet they do zero to better themself. They whine, *** and complain over being poor and dumb. No one stops anyone from getting educated. You can work full time and go online when not working. You can always better your life. It involves effort and hard work. Something no one wants to do anymore. But everyone wants to start at the top making the top salary and put in no time or effort and do the work. All you have to do now is complain enough and you get your way. It's the motto for every democrat! They even make special degrees just for people like that in college, "liberal arts" the degree that when you graduate you are in debt to your eyeballs and still cannot get a job. You complain that you now work at walmart with a masters degree. And even then those people complain it's someone else's fault they chose that option in life.
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If same people calling out the lies and incompetence of Trump after 3.5 years of his failures is "hate" how should the vitriol directed toward Biden be qualified? Is that also hate or is it just more screaming from the Trump train wreck?
It doesn't matter what anyone says or what facts if they have any are posted here. People will hear and read and choose to vote for who they want to.
Your either for Biden and literally have never done a history paper or checked facts on him, he is as batshit crazy as it gets. He wouldn't know how to write a speech or tell the truth if it was his last words in his death bed. He was used back when I was doing courses on anti-plagiarism and how to cite a source. He was used as the example of exactly what not to do by every teacher. So for all you Biden die hard fans, and that's purely for your personal hatred for Trump.
Trump is impulsive and maybe not the most polite speaker, but he certainly is more honest than Biden. He also can and does make decisions on his own. Sounds like you prefer people to lie to you as long as it goes along with your own agenda. You make others feel bad over their opinions and talk down to every poster, and then tell people how Trump does that and he must be an awful choice due to it! You are no different, you would think you would vote for Trump considering you are as outspoken and rude and negative as apparently he is.
Maybe better yet, you are more in favor for lies, economic regression and giving away more money to everyone that doesn't contribute. I'm sorry, I work way to hard for way to long to keep throwing my hard earned money away at these democrat fools. We are not a society where we are meant to all be equal. We are not socialists! If you want a mansion, get a better job. If you want better health care, get a better job and make more money. Then pay for the bets plan out there. Better yet, get a dam education! Stop freeloading off the rest of us and pay your own bills. Society needs to stop whining about how everyone else has everything better than they do, and yet they do zero to better themself. They whine, *** and complain over being poor and dumb. No one stops anyone from getting educated. You can work full time and go online when not working. You can always better your life. It involves effort and hard work. Something no one wants to do anymore. But everyone wants to start at the top making the top salary and put in no time or effort and do the work. All you have to do now is complain enough and you get your way. It's the motto for every democrat! They even make special degrees just for people like that in college, "liberal arts" the degree that when you graduate you are in debt to your eyeballs and still cannot get a job. You complain that you now work at walmart with a masters degree. And even then those people complain it's someone else's fault they chose that option in life.
Business facts or conjecture? You present that last rant as facts but without any supporting material. What happened to “when I was doing courses on anti-plagiarism and how to cite a source.”?
You denigrate folks with opposing views as uneducated and ignorant. How does that work in a debate?
How are democrats socialists? What policy proposal or part of the platform espouses the “theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.”? Please elaborate.
As for “[m]aybe better yet, you are more in favor for lies, economic regression and giving away more money to everyone that doesn't contribute. I'm sorry, I work way to hard for way to long to keep throwing my hard earned money away at these democrat fools.”, does that include subsidies for farming conglomerates who received subsidies when small family owned farms did not?
And is your position that the only folks using social safety nets are democrats?
Interestingly, the 10 most federally dependent states are nm, ky, ms, vw, mt, ak, sc, in, az & wy. Not exactly a left leaning group.
The socialist Dems have made clear their agenda although they have tuned it down for now in order to get votes by more moderate liberals. Apparently some think this agenda will be good for we the people when the only ones who it ever works for in the end are the wealthy elites. I guess this is why the media and others are running around claiming the RNC was "dark". I guess the truth hurts, that this liberal/socialist agenda will not be good for our country. People do get and need assistance at times but that is a far cry from what the Dems are trying to do.
So do you really want to vote for Biden who is a liar, racist, corrupt etc and who also wants to "fundamentally change America" (Obama/Biden agenda). That is not the America I want for myself, kids, grandkids etc.
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20 minutes ago, Daisy4RN said:
The socialist Dems have made clear their agenda although they have tuned it down for now in order to get votes by more moderate liberals. Apparently some think this agenda will be good for we the people when the only ones who it ever works for in the end are the wealthy elites. I guess this is why the media and others are running around claiming the RNC was "dark". I guess the truth hurts, that this liberal/socialist agenda will not be good for our country. People do get and need assistance at times but that is a far cry from what the Dems are trying to do.
So do you really want to vote for Biden who is a liar, racist, corrupt etc and who also wants to "fundamentally change America" (Obama/Biden agenda). That is not the America I want for myself, kids, grandkids etc.
(And yes I know, these are not from the bias liberal media).
That's correct, your citations are from right wing media with a history of mixed or lacking accuracy. It is pretty clear that they have deeply influenced your beliefs with their biased inaccuracies.
Now that you have labeled all Biden voters as socialists it's OK for us to call conservatives or Trump voters fascists, right?
The Democratic platform is long, but easy to read.
Is THIS the Republican Platform?
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The Republican Party Platform, 2020
RESOLUTION REGARDING THE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM
WHEREAS, The Republican National Committee (RNC) has significantly scaled back the size and scope of the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte due to strict restrictions on gatherings and meetings, and out of concern for the safety of convention attendees and our hosts;
WHEREAS, The RNC has unanimously voted to forego the Convention Committee on Platform, in appreciation of the fact that it did not want a small contingent of delegates formulating a new platform without the breadth of perspectives within the ever-growing Republican movement;
WHEREAS, All platforms are snapshots of the historical contexts in which they are born, and parties abide by their policy priorities, rather than their political rhetoric; WHEREAS, The RNC, had the Platform Committee been able to convene in 2020, would have undoubtedly unanimously agreed to reassert the Party’s strong support for President Donald Trump and his Administration;
WHEREAS, The media has outrageously misrepresented the implications of the RNC not adopting a new platform in 2020 and continues to engage in misleading advocacy for the failed policies of the Obama-Biden Administration, rather than providing the public with unbiased reporting of facts; and
WHEREAS, The RNC enthusiastically supports President Trump and continues to reject the policy positions of the Obama-Biden Administration, as well as those espoused by the Democratic National Committee today; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Republican Party has and will continue to enthusiastically support the President’s America-first agenda;
RESOLVED, That the 2020 Republican National Convention will adjourn without adopting a new platform until the 2024 Republican National Convention;
RESOLVED, That the 2020 Republican National Convention calls on the media to engage in accurate and unbiased reporting, especially as it relates to the strong support of the RNC for President Trump and his Administration; and
RESOLVED, That any motion to amend the 2016 Platform or to adopt a new platform, including any motion to suspend the procedures that will allow doing so, will be ruled out of order
America is an idea—one that has endured and evolved through war and depression, prevailed over fascism and communism, and radiated hope to far distant corners of the earth. Americans believe that diversity is our greatest strength. That protest is among the highest forms of patriotism. That our fates and fortunes are bound to rise and fall together. That even when we fall short of our highest ideals, we never stop trying to build a more perfect union.
When the American people go to the polls this fall, we will be choosing more than a candidate. Character is on the ballot in this election. The character of our President, yes, but more than that: the character of our democracy, our society, and our leadership in the world.
The challenges before us—the worst public health crisis in a century, the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, the worst period of global upheaval in a generation, the urgent global crisis posed by climate change, the intolerable racial injustice that still stains the fabric of our nation—will test America’s character like never before.
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare deep-seated problems in our society—the fragility of our economy and social safety net, the risks posed by growing inequality, the impacts of racial and economic disparities on health and well-being, and the profound consequences of deepening polarization and political paralysis. The bill has come due on the Trump Administration’s hollowing out of our public institutions...
... PROTECTING AMERICANS AND RECOVERING FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
When we do not have competent, experienced, compassionate leaders in government, the American people suffer. That is the case with the novel coronavirus. President Trump and his Administration missed multiple opportunities to protect the American people from this deadly pathogen. Instead of recognizing the danger and confronting it head-on, President Trump lied to the American people about the disease’s severity, its transmissibility, and the threat it posed to lives and livelihoods...
... BUILDING A STRONGER, FAIRER ECONOMY
The economy is not working for the American people. In a matter of weeks, the abject failure of President Trump and his Administration to competently respond to the COVID-19 pandemic erased all the job gains made since the Obama-Biden Administration pulled the country out of the Great Recession, and plunged the economy into recession once more...
... But our economy was rigged against working families and the middle class even before the novel coronavirus sickened millions and killed more than 150,000 Americans and counting. Working families’ incomes have been largely stagnant for decades, while the cost of basic needs—from housing to health care, higher education to child care—keep rising at precipitous rates. Meanwhile, the rich have been capturing a larger and larger share of the economic pie, with incomes for the top one percent growing five times faster than those of the bottom 90 percent. America bills itself as the land of opportunity, but intergenerational mobility has plummeted; children born in the United States are less likely to move up the income ladder than those in Canada, Denmark, or the United Kingdom. Women still earn just 82 cents to every dollar men earn, with even greater disparities for women of color. Median incomes are lower and poverty rates are higher for Black Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and certain Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, compared to median white households. And there is a persistent, pernicious racial wealth gap that holds millions of Americans back, with the typical white household holding six times more wealth than the typical Latino family and 10 times more wealth than the typical Black family. President Trump’s recession threatens to deepen existing inequities, as Black and Latino workers are less likely to work in jobs that can be done safely...
... Raising Wages and Promoting Workers’ Rights...
... Enacting Robust Work-Family Policies...
... Investing in the Engines of Job Creation...
... ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL, AFFORDABLE, QUALITY HEALTH CARE Democrats have fought to achieve universal health care for a century. We are proud to be the party of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act. Because of the Obama-Biden Administration and the Affordable Care Act, more than 100 million Americans with pre-existing conditions, from heart disease to asthma, are secure in the knowledge that insurance companies can no longer discriminate against them. Women can no longer be charged more than men just because of their gender. And more Americans are able to get health coverage than ever before.
Democrats will keep up the fight until all Americans can access secure, affordable, high-quality health insurance—because as Democrats, we fundamentally believe health care is a right for all, not a privilege for the few.
... Securing Universal Health Care Through a Public Option...
... Expanding Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment...
... Expanding Long-Term Care Services and Supports...
... Eliminate Racial, Gender, and Geographic Health Inequities... (And much more)
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The Republican National Committee's Executive Committee voted on June 10, 2020, to adopt the same platform the party used in 2016. RNC national press secretary Mandi Merritt said, "It would not be right for a very small group to craft a new platform without all of the delegates present."
I think that because the group was small due to social distancing need to prevent attendees from being infected with COVID-19. If so ...Why don't the Republicans have a written plan to combat the virus in their platform?
Here is the past and current Republican Party Platform 2016:
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12 hours ago, Chunkybubblz3 said:
We are not a society where we are meant to all be equal
Remember the U.S.Declaration of Independence, created in July 4th, 1776 in my beloved Philadelphia, PA
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,
The consent of the governed, is what we do when we VOTE for ballot positions along with local, state and federal government officials who create laws for citizens during our yearly elections.
The socialist Dems have made clear their agenda although they have tuned it down for now in order to get votes by more moderate liberals. Apparently some think this agenda will be good for we the people when the only ones who it ever works for in the end are the wealthy elites. I guess this is why the media and others are running around claiming the RNC was "dark". I guess the truth hurts, that this liberal/socialist agenda will not be good for our country. People do get and need assistance at times but that is a far cry from what the Dems are trying to do.
So do you really want to vote for Biden who is a liar, racist, corrupt etc and who also wants to "fundamentally change America" (Obama/Biden agenda). That is not the America I want for myself, kids, grandkids etc.
(And yes I know, these are not from the bias liberal media).
The only come backs you make are punctuation and sentence grammar. Which I could give a crap over, it's a blog post not a essay. It's late and I'm done working long hours, my eyes hurt and I also am thanks to crappy democrat idiots that voted for other power hungry dems, to close all the schools. So now I teach my kids during the daytime, due to covid bc vs get sleep. So yes, my punctuation and paragraphs may not be as wonderful as I would if I had any sleep lately, but it is unlikely if Biden wins presidency my kids will ever return to school or I will get any sleep again over 2-3 hours long.
I'm with Daisy above ^^^ Biden isn't the answer. His senile self is not even aware most of the time, he can't answer questions unless it's on a prompter to read, and even then it's difficult he can read that.! He stutters, bobble heads and most likely is going to stroke out soon. Then Harris, will likely take his place and I'm not sure that's any better.
The Trump blame game, for everyone's problems needs to stop already. He has proven to be nothing but good since he took office. The negative media, that's all on you lefties!
Hopefully Trump wins, if anything you liberals can choke him down for another few years and maybe the rest of us can get some of our savings back in the bank.
Punctuation & grammar count. Lack thereof lessens your argument & simply makes posts hard to read. And if that’s all you got from my posts, you may wanna take another look at them.
Insulting those who disagree with you is supposed to do what? Will it help change their point of view or will it just drive the wedge further between groups?
Anyway, trump ran in 2016 on a platform of xenophobia that spoke to, what, 40% of voters. That base, coupled with folks who couldn’t stand clinton, allowed him to lose the popular vote yet win the electoral college. Since then, he has done nothing to expand his base. This administration has made fact checking a cottage industry. He has put a lot of conservative judges on the bench, no doubt about that, but what else has he done to make the country better?
Biden was not my first choice, I didn’t want another old white guy. But I see him as a way better choice than trump in terms of empathy & stability. Not to mention his being able to manage the country
On a tangent here - how many folks in the obama/biden administration were convicted of felonies during their 8 years in office? To make it interesting, you can include the clinton & carter administrations.
Biden isn't the answer. His senile self is not even aware most of the time, he can't answer questions unless it's on a prompter to read, and even then it's difficult he can read that.!
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Is the NYPOST biased or do they have issues with accuracy? Is anyone surprised that a Fox news opinion might favor the RNC convention? Would you be impressed if someone offered you an opinion from MSNBC that tipped toward the DNC? I didn't think so. I wouldn't be either.
It is difficult to listen to people describe Trump's American carnage, assign blame of that scenario on Biden, using examples from Trump's America, and feel hopeful or proud... but apparently it's working for Trump's base. I keep hearing that they found yesterday's programming inspiring.