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Presidential Campaign, 2012

Presidential Candidates, 2012

Presidential Candidates, 2012

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Presidential Candidates, 2012

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Presidential Candidates, 2012

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Presidential Candidates, 2012

How do you decide who to vote for?

Vote for candidates with opinions that

match your opinions on issues.

Vote for candidates with opinions that

match your opinions on issues.

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Make a decision! Here's how: Get a piece of paper and number it 1 – 6.For each issue, choose one position as your favorite.

Issues: 1.2.3.4.5.6.

Democratic Position Republican Position

Make a decision! Here's how: Get a piece of paper and number it 1 – 6.For each issue, choose one position as your favorite.

Issues: 1. 2.3.4.5.6.

Democratic Position Republican Position

Make a decision! Here's how: Get a piece of paper and number it 1 – 6.For each issue, choose one position as your favorite.

Issues: 1. List it here…

2.3.4.5.6.

Democratic Position Republican Position

Make a decision! Here's how: Get a piece of paper and number it 1 – 6.For each issue, choose one position as your favorite.

Issues: 1. List it here… ...or here.

2.3.4.5.6.

Democratic Position Republican Position

Make a decision! Here's how: Get a piece of paper and number it 1 – 6.For each issue, choose one position as your favorite. JUST CHOOSE ONE!

Issues: 1. List it here… ...or here.

2.3.4.5.6.

Democratic Position Republican Position

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Increase private-sector jobs

Stimulate local job growth through tax relief to small businesses.

Revive the U.S. manufacturing industry and train American workers in new skills

Increase exports of American-made goods

Invest in clean-energy and new technologies that enhance American factories' competitiveness

Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to help prevent future financial crises caused by loose corporate regulations

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Increase private-sector jobs by lifting federal rules on businesses

Retrain workers, particularly unemployed individuals

Encourage more free trade to increase American exports

Make China follow trade agreements to make global trade more fair

Change environmental regulations socarbon-based energy industries can grow and allow for further investment in nuclear power

Change laws that give too much power to labor unions

Issue:

1st

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Increase private-sector jobs by cutting taxes for small business

Revive American manufacturing industry and train workers in new skills

Increase exports of American-made goods

Invest in clean-energy and new technologies that enhance American factories' competitiveness

Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to help prevent future financial crises caused by loose corporate regulations

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Increase private-sector jobs by lifting federal rules on businesses

Retrain workers, particularly unemployed individuals

Encourage more free trade to increase American exports

Make China follow trade agreements to make global trade more fair

Change environmental regulations socarbon-based energy industries can grow and allow for further investment in nuclear power

Change laws that give too much power to labor unions

Issue:

1st

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Increase private-sector jobs by cutting taxes for small business

Revive American manufacturing industry and train workers in new skills

Increase exports of American-made goods

Invest in clean-energy and new technologies that enhance American factories' competitiveness

Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to help prevent future financial crises caused by loose corporate regulations

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Increase private-sector jobs by lifting federal rules on businesses

Retrain workers, particularly unemployed individuals

Encourage more free trade to increase American exports

Make China follow trade agreements to make global trade more fair

Change environmental regulations socarbon-based energy industries can grow and allow for further investment in nuclear power

Change laws that give too much power to labor unions

Issue:

1st

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Increase private-sector jobs by cutting taxes for small business

Revive American manufacturing industry and train workers in new skills

Increase exports of American-made goods

Invest in clean-energy and new technologies that enhance American factories' competitiveness

Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to help prevent future financial crises caused by loose corporate regulations

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Increase private-sector jobs by lifting federal rules on businesses

Retrain workers, particularly unemployed individuals

Encourage more free trade to increase American exports

Make China follow trade agreements to make global trade more fair

Change environmental regulations socarbon-based energy industries can grow and allow for further investment in nuclear power

Change laws that give too much power to labor unions

Issue:

1st

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Increase private-sector jobs by cutting taxes for small business

Revive American manufacturing industry and train workers in new skills

Increase exports of American-made goods

Invest in clean-energy and new technologies that enhance American factories' competitiveness

Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to help prevent future financial crises caused by loose corporate regulations

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Increase private-sector jobs by lifting federal rules on businesses

Retrain workers, particularly unemployed individuals

Encourage more free trade to increase American exports

Make China follow trade agreements to make global trade more fair

Change environmental regulations socarbon-based energy industries can grow and allow for further investment in nuclear power

Change laws that give too much power to labor unions

Issue:

1st

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Increase private-sector jobs by cutting taxes for small business

Revive American manufacturing industry and train workers in new skills

Increase exports of American-made goods

Invest in clean-energy and new technologies that enhance American factories' competitiveness

Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to help prevent future financial crises caused by loose corporate regulations

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Increase private-sector jobs by lifting federal rules on businesses

Retrain workers, particularly unemployed individuals

Encourage more free trade to increase American exports

Make China follow trade agreements to make global trade more fair

Change environmental regulations socarbon-based energy industries can grow and allow for further investment in nuclear power

Change laws that give too much power to labor unions

Issue:

1st

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Increase private-sector jobs by cutting taxes for small business

Revive American manufacturing industry and train workers in new skills

Increase exports of American-made goods

Invest in clean-energy and new technologies that enhance American factories' competitiveness

Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to help prevent future financial crises caused by loose corporate regulations

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Increase private-sector jobs by lifting federal rules on businesses

Retrain workers, particularly unemployed individuals

Encourage more free trade to increase American exports

Make China follow trade agreements to make global trade more fair

Change environmental regulations socarbon-based energy industries can grow and allow for further investment in nuclear power

Change laws that give too much power to labor unions

Issue:

1st

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Increase private-sector jobs by cutting taxes for small business

Revive American manufacturing industry and train workers in new skills

Increase exports of American-made goods

Invest in clean-energy and new technologies that enhance American factories' competitiveness

Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to help prevent future financial crises caused by loose corporate regulations

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Increase private-sector jobs by lifting federal rules on businesses

Retrain workers, particularly unemployed individuals

Encourage more free trade to increase American exports

Make China follow trade agreements to make global trade more fair

Change environmental regulations socarbon-based energy industries can grow and allow for further investment in nuclear power

Change laws that give too much power to labor unions

Issue:

1st

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Increase private-sector jobs by cutting taxes for small business

Revive American manufacturing industry and train workers in new skills

Increase exports of American-made goods

Invest in clean-energy and new technologies that enhance American factories' competitiveness

Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to help prevent future financial crises caused by loose corporate regulations

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Increase private-sector jobs by lifting federal rules on businesses

Retrain workers, particularly unemployed individuals

Encourage more free trade to increase American exports

Make China follow trade agreements to make global trade more fair

Change environmental regulations socarbon-based energy industries can grow and allow for further investment in nuclear power

Change laws that give too much power to labor unionsIssu

e:1st

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Increase private-sector jobs by cutting taxes for small business

Revive American manufacturing industry and train workers in new skills

Increase exports of American-made goods

Invest in clean-energy and new technologies that enhance American factories' competitiveness

Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to help prevent future financial crises caused by loose corporate regulations

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Increase private-sector jobs by lifting federal rules on businesses

Retrain workers, particularly unemployed individuals

Encourage more free trade to increase American exports

Make China follow trade agreements to make global trade more fair

Change environmental regulations socarbon-based energy industries can grow and allow for further investment in nuclear power

Change laws that give too much power to labor unionsIssu

e:1st

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Increase private-sector jobs by cutting taxes for small business

Revive American manufacturing industry and train workers in new skills

Increase exports of American-made goods

Invest in clean-energy and new technologies that enhance American factories' competitiveness

Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to help prevent future financial crises caused by loose corporate regulations

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Increase private-sector jobs by lifting federal rules on businesses

Retrain workers, particularly unemployed individuals

Encourage more free trade to increase American exports

Make China follow trade agreements to make global trade more fair

Change environmental regulations so carbon-based energy industries can grow and increase investment in nuclear power

Change laws that give too much power to labor unions

Issue:

1st

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Increase private-sector jobs by cutting taxes for small business

Revive American manufacturing industry and train workers in new skills

Increase exports of American-made goods

Invest in clean-energy and new technologies that enhance American factories' competitiveness

Enforce the rules laid out in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to help prevent future financial crises caused by loose corporate regulations

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Increase private-sector jobs by lifting federal rules on businesses

Retrain workers, particularly unemployed individuals

Encourage more free trade to increase American exports

Make China follow trade agreements to make global trade more fair

Change environmental regulations so carbon-based energy industries can grow and increase investment in nuclear power

Change laws that give too much power to labor unions

Issue:

1st

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Temporarily extend the Bush-era tax cuts for those who earn under $250,000 a year but let the taxes of the wealthiest Americans go up

Enact the Buffet Rule: millionaires and billionaires should pay a higher tax rate and reduce the tax burden on the middle class

Improve tax laws and close loopholes for millionaires and billionaires

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Make permanent, across-the-board 20 percent cut in marginal tax rate, which means reducing the increased tax burden on wealthier AmericansReduce the corporate tax rateEliminate the death tax

Issue:

2nd

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Temporarily extend the Bush-era tax cuts for those who earn under $250,000 a year but let the taxes of the wealthiest Americans go up

Enact the Buffet Rule: millionaires and billionaires should pay a higher tax rate and reduce the tax burden on the middle class

Improve tax laws and close loopholes for millionaires and billionaires

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Make permanent, across-the-board 20 percent cut in marginal tax rate, which means reducing the increased tax burden on wealthier AmericansReduce the corporate tax rateEliminate the death tax

Issue:

2nd

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Temporarily extend the Bush-era tax cuts for those who earn under $250,000 a year but let the taxes of the wealthiest Americans go up

Enact the Buffet Rule: millionaires and billionaires should pay a higher tax rate; reduce the tax burden on the middle class

Improve tax laws and close loopholes for millionaires and billionaires

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Make permanent, across-the-board 20 percent cut in marginal tax rate, which means reducing the increased tax burden on wealthier AmericansReduce the corporate tax rateEliminate the death tax

Issue:

2nd

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Temporarily extend the Bush-era tax cuts for those who earn under $250,000 a year but let the taxes of the wealthiest Americans go up

Enact the Buffet Rule: millionaires and billionaires should pay a higher tax rate; reduce the tax burden on the middle class

Improve tax laws and close loopholes for millionaires and billionaires

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Make permanent, across-the-board 20 percent cut in marginal tax rate, which means reducing the increased tax burden on wealthier AmericansReduce the corporate tax rateEliminate the death tax

Issue:

2nd

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Temporarily extend the Bush-era tax cuts for those who earn under $250,000 a year but let the taxes of the wealthiest Americans go up

Enact the Buffet Rule: millionaires and billionaires should pay a higher tax rate; reduce the tax burden on the middle class

Improve tax laws and close loopholes for millionaires and billionaires

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Make permanent, across-the-board 20 percent cut in marginal tax rate, which means reducing the increased tax burden on wealthier AmericansReduce the corporate tax rateEliminate the death tax

Issue:

2nd

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Temporarily extend the Bush-era tax cuts for those who earn under $250,000 a year but let the taxes of the wealthiest Americans go up

Enact the Buffet Rule: millionaires and billionaires should pay a higher tax rate; reduce the tax burden on the middle class

Improve tax laws and close loopholes for millionaires and billionaires

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Make permanent, across-the-board 20 percent cut in marginal tax rate, which means reducing the increased tax burden on wealthier Americans

Reduce the corporate tax rate

Eliminate the death tax

Issue:

2nd

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Temporarily extend the Bush-era tax cuts for those who earn under $250,000 a year but let the taxes of the wealthiest Americans go up

Enact the Buffet Rule: millionaires and billionaires should pay a higher tax rate; reduce the tax burden on the middle class

Improve tax laws and close loopholes for millionaires and billionaires

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Make permanent, across-the-board 20 percent cut in marginal tax rate, which means reducing the increased tax burden on wealthier Americans

Reduce the corporate tax rate

Eliminate the death tax

Issue:

2nd

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Defend and put into place "Obamacare," the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld in June 2012. ACA will protect people from bad insurance company practices and save citizens and the country money

Defend ACA requirement that insurance must pay for birth control

Uphold Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision affirming a woman's right to an abortion

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Work to cancel ACA; Romney believes the federal government should not have a heavy hand in health care. He says the ACA will worsen the health insurance system's problems

Abolish access to contraception given by the ACA and eliminate federal funding to Planned Parenthood

Believes the Supreme Court should overturn Roe v. Wade, which would leave the legality of abortions up to individual states

Issue:

3rd

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Continue "Obamacare," the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld in June 2012. ACA will protect people from bad insurance company practices and save citizens and the country money

Defend ACA requirement that insurance must pay for birth control

Uphold Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision affirming a woman's right to an abortion

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Work to cancel ACA; Romney believes the federal government should not have a heavy hand in health care. He says the ACA will worsen the health insurance system's problems

Abolish access to contraception given by the ACA and eliminate federal funding to Planned Parenthood

Believes the Supreme Court should overturn Roe v. Wade, which would leave the legality of abortions up to individual states

Issue:

3rd

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Continue "Obamacare," the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld in June 2012. ACA will protect people from bad insurance company practices and save citizens and the country money

Defend ACA requirement that insurance must pay for birth control

Uphold Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision affirming a woman's right to an abortion

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Work to cancel ACA; Romney believes the federal government should not have a heavy hand in health care. He says the ACA will worsen the health insurance system's problems

Abolish access to contraception given by the ACA and eliminate federal funding to Planned Parenthood

Believes the Supreme Court should overturn Roe v. Wade, which would leave the legality of abortions up to individual states

Issue:

3rd

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Continue "Obamacare," the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld in June 2012. ACA will protect people from bad insurance company practices and save citizens and the country money

Defend ACA requirement that insurance must pay for birth control

Uphold Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision affirming a woman's right to an abortion

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Work to cancel ACA; Romney believes the federal government should not have a heavy hand in health care. He says the ACA will worsen the health insurance system's problems

Abolish access to contraception given by the ACA and eliminate federal funding to Planned Parenthood

Believes the Supreme Court should overturn Roe v. Wade, which would leave the legality of abortions up to individual states

Issue:

3rd

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Continue "Obamacare," the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld in June 2012. ACA will protect people from bad insurance company practices and save citizens and the country money

Defend ACA requirement that insurance must pay for birth control

Uphold Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision affirming a woman's right to an abortion

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Work to cancel ACA; Romney believes the federal government should not have a heavy hand in health care. He says the ACA will worsen the health insurance system's problems

Abolish access to contraception given by the ACA and eliminate federal funding to Planned Parenthood

Believes the Supreme Court should overturn Roe v. Wade, which would leave the legality of abortions up to individual states

Issue:

3rd

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Continue "Obamacare," the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld in June 2012. ACA will protect people from bad insurance company practices and save citizens and the country money

Defend ACA requirement that insurance must pay for birth control

Uphold Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision affirming a woman's right to an abortion

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Work to cancel ACA; Romney believes the federal government should not have a heavy hand in health care. He says the ACA will worsen the health insurance system's problems

Abolish access to contraception given by the ACA and eliminate federal funding to Planned Parenthood

Believes the Supreme Court should overturn Roe v. Wade, which would leave the legality of abortions up to individual states

Issue:

3rd

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Continue "Obamacare," the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld in June 2012. ACA will protect people from bad insurance company practices and save citizens and the country money

Defend ACA requirement that insurance must pay for birth control

Uphold Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision affirming a woman's right to an abortion

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Work to cancel ACA; Romney believes the federal government should not have a heavy hand in health care. He says the ACA will worsen the health insurance system's problems

Abolish access to contraception given by the ACA and eliminate federal funding to Planned Parenthood

Overturn Roe v. Wade; let individual states decide on legality of abortions

Issue:

3rd

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Defeat al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan

End America's combat mission in Afghanistan by 2014

Work with China, Russia, and other nations to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Check if American military presence in Afghanistan can be withdrawn

Increase the national defense budget for more personnel and modernized weapons

Find inefficiencies in the Department of Defense budget that can be reinvested into the force

Issue:

4th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Defeat al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan

End America's combat mission in Afghanistan by 2014

Work with China, Russia, and other nations to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Check if American military presence in Afghanistan can be withdrawn

Increase the national defense budget for more personnel and modernized weapons

Find inefficiencies in the Department of Defense budget that can be reinvested into the force

Issue:

4th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Defeat al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan

End America's combat mission in Afghanistan by 2014

Work with China, Russia, and other nations to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Check if American military presence in Afghanistan can be withdrawn

Increase the national defense budget for more personnel and modernized weapons

Find inefficiencies in the Department of Defense budget that can be reinvested into the force

Issue:

4th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Defeat al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan

End America's combat mission in Afghanistan by 2014

Work with China, Russia, and other nations to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Check if American military presence in Afghanistan can be withdrawn

Increase the national defense budget for more personnel and modernized weapons

Find inefficiencies in the Department of Defense budget that can be reinvested into the force

Issue:

4th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Defeat al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan

End America's combat mission in Afghanistan by 2014

Work with China, Russia, and other nations to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Check if American military presence in Afghanistan can be withdrawn

Increase the national defense budget for more personnel and modernized weapons

Find inefficiencies in the Department of Defense budget that can be reinvested into the force

Issue:

4th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Defeat al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan

End America's combat mission in Afghanistan by 2014

Work with China, Russia, and other nations to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Check if American military presence in Afghanistan can be withdrawn

Increase the national defense budget for more personnel and modernized weapons

Find inefficiencies in the Department of Defense budget that can be reinvested into the force

Issue:

4th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Defeat al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan

End America's combat mission in Afghanistan by 2014

Work with China, Russia, and other nations to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Check if American military presence in Afghanistan can be withdrawn

Increase the national defense budget for more personnel and modernized weapons

Find inefficiencies in the Department of Defense budget that can be reinvested into the force

Issue:

4th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Continue to encourage education reform through the Race to the Top Program, which rewards states with federal funding for raising school standards, helping teachers improve, and turning around struggling schools

Continue investing in competitive grants to reform community colleges and provide better pathways to employment

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Shift some power from the federal level to the state level to empower governors to reform education systems

Increase school choice, or the opportunity for parents to pursue enrolling their child in a school that they choose, from public to private to charter schools.

Issue:

5th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Continue education reform through Race to the Top, a federal government program which pays for raising school standards, helping teachers improve and turning around struggling schools

Invest in competitive grants to improve community colleges and provide better pathways to employment

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Shift some power from the federal level to the state level to empower governors to reform education systems

Increase school choice, or the opportunity for parents to pursue enrolling their child in a school that they choose, from public to private to charter schools.

Issue:

5th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Continue education reform through Race to the Top, a federal government program which pays for raising school standards, helping teachers improve and turning around struggling schools

Invest in competitive grants to improve community colleges and provide better pathways to employment

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Shift some power from the federal level to the state level to empower governors to reform education systems

Increase school choice, or the opportunity for parents to pursue enrolling their child in a school that they choose, from public to private to charter schools.

Issue:

5th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Continue education reform through Race to the Top, a federal government program which pays for raising school standards, helping teachers improve and turning around struggling schools

Invest in competitive grants to improve community colleges and provide better pathways to employment

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Shift some power from the federal level to the state level to empower governors to reform education systems

Increase school choice, or the opportunity for parents to pursue enrolling their child in a school that they choose, from public to private to charter schools.

Issue:

5th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Continue education reform through Race to the Top, a federal government program which pays for raising school standards, helping teachers improve and turning around struggling schools

Invest in competitive grants to improve community colleges and provide better pathways to employment

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Shift some power from the federal level to the state level to empower governors to reform education systems

Increase school choice, so parents can choose to enroll children in public, private or charter schools.

Issue:

5th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Supports gay marriage. Wants to repeal Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law defining marriage as a legal union between a man and a woman

Introduced the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act. Established the Equal Pay Task Force to enforce equal pay for women and menSupports the Paycheck Fairness Act, which requires employers to prove salary differences between men and women in the same job are not gender-related

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Opposes gay marriage. Wants to preserve the Defense of Marriage Act and amend the Constitution to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman

Supports the Lilly Ledbetter Act

Has not commented on the Paycheck Fairness Act

Issue:

6th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Supports gay marriage. Wants to repeal Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law defining marriage as a legal union between a man and a woman

Introduced the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act. Established the Equal Pay Task Force to enforce equal pay for women and menSupports the Paycheck Fairness Act, which requires employers to prove salary differences between men and women in the same job are not gender-related

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Opposes gay marriage. Wants to preserve the Defense of Marriage Act and amend the Constitution to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman

Supports the Lilly Ledbetter Act

Has not commented on the Paycheck Fairness Act

Issue:

6th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Supports gay marriage. Wants to repeal Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law defining marriage as a legal union between a man and a woman

Introduced the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act. Established the Equal Pay Task Force to enforce equal pay for women and menSupports the Paycheck Fairness Act, which requires employers to prove salary differences between men and women in the same job are not gender-related

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Opposes gay marriage. Wants to preserve the Defense of Marriage Act and amend the Constitution to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman

Supports the Lilly Ledbetter Act

Has not commented on the Paycheck Fairness Act

Issue:

6th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Supports gay marriage. Wants to repeal Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law defining marriage as a legal union between a man and a woman

Introduced the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act. Established the Equal Pay Task Force to enforce equal pay for women and men

Supports the Paycheck Fairness Act, which requires employers to prove salary differences between men and women in the same job are not gender-related

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Opposes gay marriage. Wants to preserve the Defense of Marriage Act and amend the Constitution to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman

Supports the Lilly Ledbetter Act

Has not commented on the Paycheck Fairness Act

Issue:

6th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Supports gay marriage. Wants to repeal Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law defining marriage as a legal union between a man and a woman

Introduced the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act. Established the Equal Pay Task Force to enforce equal pay for women and men

Supports the Paycheck Fairness Act, which requires employers to prove salary differences between men and women in the same job are not gender-related

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Opposes gay marriage. Wants to preserve the Defense of Marriage Act and amend the Constitution to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman

Supports the Lilly Ledbetter Act

Has not commented on the Paycheck Fairness Act

Issue:

6th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Supports gay marriage. Wants to repeal Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law defining marriage as a legal union between a man and a woman

Introduced the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act. Established the Equal Pay Task Force to enforce equal pay for women and men

Supports the Paycheck Fairness Act, which requires employers to prove salary differences between men and women in the same job are not gender-related

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Opposes gay marriage. Wants to preserve the Defense of Marriage Act and amend the Constitution to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman

Undecided about Lilly Ledbetter Act

Has not commented on the Paycheck Fairness Act

Issue:

6th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Supports gay marriage. Wants to repeal Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law defining marriage as a legal union between a man and a woman

Introduced the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act. Established the Equal Pay Task Force to enforce equal pay for women and men

Supports the Paycheck Fairness Act, which requires employers to prove salary differences between men and women in the same job are not gender-related

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Opposes gay marriage. Wants to preserve the Defense of Marriage Act and amend the Constitution to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman

Undecided about Lilly Ledbetter Act

Has not commented on the Paycheck Fairness Act

Issue:

6th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Supports the DREAM Act, a bill that allowing responsible young immigrants who came to U.S.A. illegally as children to earn a path to citizenship by going to college or serving in the military

Shift immigration enforcement resources away from "low-priority cases" like youth with hopes for college/military enrollment, veterans, the elderly, and spouses of active U.S. military personnel; require responsibility from others living in U.S.A. illegally

Increase border control resources

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Reform immigration laws to allow more visas for highly skilled immigrants, and grant permanent residency to foreign students who obtain advanced degrees in math, science, or engineering at a U.S. university

Believes that young illegal immigrants brought to U.S.A. as children should have a path to permanent residency by serving in the military; does not support amnesty for illegal immigrants

Increase border control resources; constructing a high-tech fence

Issue:

7th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Supports the DREAM Act, a bill that allowing responsible young immigrants who came to U.S.A. illegally as children to earn a path to citizenship by going to college or serving in the military

Shift immigration enforcement resources away from "low-priority cases" like youth with hopes for college/military enrollment, veterans, the elderly, and spouses of active U.S. military personnel; require responsibility from others living in U.S.A. illegally

Increase border control resources

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Reform immigration laws to allow more visas for highly skilled immigrants, and grant permanent residency to foreign students who obtain advanced degrees in math, science, or engineering at a U.S. university

Believes that young illegal immigrants brought to U.S.A. as children should have a path to permanent residency by serving in the military; does not support amnesty for illegal immigrants

Increase border control resources; constructing a high-tech fence

Issue:

7th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Supports the DREAM Act, a bill that allowing responsible young immigrants who came to U.S.A. illegally as children to earn a path to citizenship by going to college or serving in the military

Shift immigration enforcement resources away from "low-priority cases" like youth with hopes for college/military enrollment, veterans, the elderly, and spouses of active U.S. military personnel; require responsibility from others living in U.S.A. illegally

Increase border control resources

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Reform immigration laws to allow more visas for highly skilled immigrants, and grant permanent residency to foreign students who obtain advanced degrees in math, science, or engineering at a U.S. university

Believes that young illegal immigrants brought to U.S.A. as children should have a path to permanent residency by serving in the military; does not support amnesty for illegal immigrants

Increase border control resources; constructing a high-tech fence

Issue:

7th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Supports the DREAM Act, a bill that allowing responsible young immigrants who came to U.S.A. illegally as children to earn a path to citizenship by going to college or serving in the military

Shift immigration enforcement resources away from "low-priority cases" like youth with hopes for college/military enrollment, veterans, the elderly, and spouses of active U.S. military personnel; require responsibility from others living in U.S.A. illegally

Increase border control resources

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Reform immigration laws to allow more visas for highly skilled immigrants, and grant permanent residency to foreign students who obtain advanced degrees in math, science, or engineering at a U.S. university

Believes that young illegal immigrants brought to U.S.A. as children should have a path to permanent residency by serving in the military; does not support amnesty for illegal immigrants

Increase border control resources; constructing a high-tech fence

Issue:

7th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Supports the DREAM Act, a bill that allowing responsible young immigrants who came to U.S.A. illegally as children to earn a path to citizenship by going to college or serving in the military

Shift immigration enforcement resources away from "low-priority cases" like youth with hopes for college/military enrollment, veterans, the elderly, and spouses of active U.S. military personnel; require responsibility from others living in U.S.A. illegally

Increase border control resources

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Reform immigration laws to allow more visas for highly skilled immigrants, and grant permanent residency to foreign students who obtain advanced degrees in math, science, or engineering at a U.S. university

Believes that young illegal immigrants brought to U.S.A. as children should have a path to permanent residency by serving in the military; does not support amnesty for illegal immigrants

Increase border control resources; constructing a high-tech fence

Issue:

7th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Supports the DREAM Act, a bill that allowing responsible young immigrants who came to U.S.A. illegally as children to earn a path to citizenship by going to college or serving in the military

Shift immigration enforcement resources away from "low-priority cases" like youth with hopes for college/military enrollment, veterans, the elderly, and spouses of active U.S. military personnel; require responsibility from others living in U.S.A. illegally

Increase border control resources

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Reform immigration laws to allow more visas for highly skilled immigrants, and grant permanent residency to foreign students who obtain advanced degrees in math, science, or engineering at a U.S. university

Believes that young illegal immigrants brought to U.S.A. as children should have a path to permanent residency by serving in the military; does not support amnesty for illegal immigrants

Increase border control resources; constructing a high-tech fence

Issue:

7th

Barack ObamaDemocrat

Supports the DREAM Act, a bill that allowing responsible young immigrants who came to U.S.A. illegally as children to earn a path to citizenship by going to college or serving in the military

Shift immigration enforcement resources away from "low-priority cases" like youth with hopes for college/military enrollment, veterans, the elderly, and spouses of active U.S. military personnel; require responsibility from others living in U.S.A. illegally

Increase border control resources

Mitt RomneyRepublican

Reform immigration laws to allow more visas for highly skilled immigrants, and grant permanent residency to foreign students who obtain advanced degrees in math, science, or engineering at a U.S. university

Believes that young illegal immigrants brought to U.S.A. as children should have a path to permanent residency by serving in the military; does not support amnesty for illegal immigrants

Increase border control resources; constructing a high-tech fence

Issue:

7th

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