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Abortion     John Bel Edwards: Member of Democrats for Life, anti-choice group.

Civil Rights     Stacey Abrams: Takes a strong stand against voter suppression efforts.     Pete Buttigieg: Freedom is personal, not about government regulation.

Corporations     Barack Obama: OpEd: Overturn Court's campaign financing ruling in Congress.     Samuel Alito: "Simply not true" that companies will bankroll campaigns.

Crime     Larry Hogan: Vetoed expansion of voting rights to 40,000 ex-offenders.     Matt Bevin: Overturn voting rights to ex-felons who completed sentences.     Steve Beshear: Grant voting rights to ex-felons who completed sentences.     Terry McAuliffe: Grant 200,000 convicted felons the right to vote.

Energy & Oil     Marty Walsh: Vice chair of Climate-Smart Low-Carbon Cities Summit.

Families & Children     Carly Fiorina: Paid maternity leave OK if voluntary, not mandated.     Lyndon Johnson: War on Poverty result: fewer poor kids, but more single moms.

Government Reform     Larry Hogan: Vetoed restoring voting rights to 40,000 ex-offenders.     Larry Hogan: Undo restored voting rights to ex-felons.     Terry McAuliffe: Grant voting rights to 200,000 released convicted felons.     Kate Brown: Oregon sees high turnout because of vote-by-mail.     Kate Brown: 15 million ballots via vote-by-mail with only 9 fraud cases.

Homeland Security     Merrick Garland: Let Abu Ghraib torture victims sue their torturers.

Immigration     Donald Trump: Replace visa lottery with merit-based system.

Principles & Values     Pete Buttigieg: Qualified for president since mayors have to get things done.     Ron Paul: Accused of racist remarks in 1980s newsletters.     George W. Bush: I trust the people, and Al Gore trusts Washington.

Social Security     Lyndon Johnson: War on Poverty result: Senior poverty down by all measures.

Tax Reform     Kathleen Vinehout: $1.7B in business tax breaks should shift to schools.

Welfare & Poverty     Lyndon Johnson: War on Poverty results: poverty down; safety net up.

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