Campaign issues

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GOP — Finish the wall, end catch-and-release, and deport people here illegally.

Dem — A pathway to citizenship; oppose mass-deportation and wall-first bills.

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GOP — Energy dominance: drill, reverse EPA climate rules, protect gas appliances.

Dem — Keep IRA climate rules; reject bills that expand drilling and roll back EPA.

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GOP — Make the 2017 tax cuts permanent; no tax hikes on families or small business.

Dem — Raise taxes on corporations and the wealthy; reject another round of 2017-style cuts.

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GOP — Cut federal spending, claw back unused funds, and stop blank-check borrowing.

Dem — Protect Social Security, Medicare, and domestic programs from rescissions.

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GOP — Protect unborn children; pass born-alive protections.

Dem — Codify Roe; oppose new federal abortion restrictions.

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GOP — Parents' bills of rights; keep men's sports and spaces for women and girls.

Dem — Protect LGBTQ students; oppose bills that restrict trans athletes and curriculum.

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GOP — Proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections (SAVE Act).

Dem — Expand access; oppose proof-of-citizenship bills as voter suppression.

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GOP — Back the blue, reverse soft-on-crime local laws, mandatory detention for some offenses.

Dem — Police reform with funding; oppose bills that federalize local criminal codes.

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GOP — Defend the Second Amendment, including for veterans flagged in VA records.

Dem — Gun-safety rules; keep NICS/VA reporting that blocks some veterans from buying guns.

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GOP — 2022: support Ukraine with oversight. 2024–26: no blank checks; America first.

Dem — Sustain military aid to Ukraine and NATO partners.

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GOP — Unconditional military aid to Israel after October 7.

Dem — Support Israel's security; some progressives conditioned aid.

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GOP — Force a TikTok sale or ban; treat the CCP as a strategic adversary.

Dem — Address CCP tech threats, including TikTok, without a speech crackdown.

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GOP — Fund the Pentagon; pass the NDAA.

Dem — Fund the Pentagon; pass the NDAA, with more domestic offsets.