Views of Democrats
Overview:
Anti-Iraqi War (Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson, Kucinich, Gravel)
New Direction In Iraq (Biden, Dodd)
Pro-Israel (Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson, Dodd)
Stop Darfur genocide (Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson, Biden)
Sign Kyoto Protocol (Kucinich, Gravel)
Pro-Energy Conservation (Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson, Biden, Dodd, Kucinich, Gravel)
Raise Minimum Wage (Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson)
Universal Health Care:
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Single Payer (Kucinich)
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Non-Single Payer (Clinton, Obama, Edwards)
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?? (Richardson, Biden?, Gravel))
Pro-Education Vouchers (Edwards)
Anti-Education Vouchers (Clinton, Obama, Richardson)
Pro-Choice (Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson, Dodd, Kucinich, Gravel)
Pro-Stem Cell Research (Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson, Dodd, Gravel)
Pro-Same Sex Marriage (Kucinich, Gravel)
Anti-Same Sex Marriages (Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson)
Pro-Civil Unions (Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson)
Pro-Death Penalty (Clinton, Edwards, Richardson)
Anti-Death Penalty (Obama, Kucinich, Gravel)
Pro-Net Neutrality (Clinton, Obama, Edwards)
Gun Control (Clinton (moderate), Obama (moderate), Edwards (minimal), Richardson (very minimal), Dodd (high moderate), Kucinich (high moderate), Gravel (minimal))
Ending “War On Drugs (Kucinich, Gravel)
De-Criminalization of Marijuana (Kucinich, Gravel)
Individual Candidates:
Hilary Clinton (
Campaign Site)
Get rid of national debt
Against illegal immigration but votes suggest otherwise
Illegalize Flag Burning
Pro-control on video games
Make college more affordable.
Create good jobs with good wages to expand the middle class.
Higher pay to teachers and principals
Reforming the “No Child Left Behind Act”
Increasing access to high-quality early education and helping to create Early Head Start.
Barack Obama (
Campaign Site)
Pro-Guest Work Program
Does not rule out military action against Iran
Increase Teachers pay on a merit basis (higher standardized test scores, higher pay)
John Edwards (
Campaign Site)
Fight Global Warming
Illegal Immigration
Strengthen Middle Class
Bill Richardson (
Campaign Site)
Net Neutrality ??
Joe Biden (
Campaign Site)
More scholarships for college
Raise teacher’s pay
Increase Law Enforcement funding
Reduce greenhouse emissions
Chris Dodd (
Campaign Site)
Pro-Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007
Anti-banning same sex marriage
Pro-Chavez
Pro-Free trade
Reduce Greenhouse emissions
Budget control
Reform no child left behind
Very pro-Head Start programs
More scholarships for college
Lower health care costs
Dennis Kucinich (
Campaign Site)
Education for everyone
Withdrawal from WTO ad NAFTA
Repealing Patriot Act
Fostering a world of international cooperation
Anti-Privitation of Social Security
Social Security benefits at age 65
Creating cabinet-level “Department of Peace”
Ratifying the ABM Treaty
Introducing reforms to bring about instant-runoff voting
Creating a balance between workers and corporations
Ending the H1B and L1 Visa Programs
Restoring rural communities and family farms
Mike Gravel (
Campaign Site)
Get rid of IRS and Income tax and replace with progressive sales tax
Support of a Palestinian state along with an Israeli one
Cutting down US’s nuclear bombs from 10,000s to hundreds
Against military confrontation with Iran
Outlaw torture by US military
Disfavors deportation of Illegals
Citizen initiated national lawmaking