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Presidential Candidates on the Issues
Compare 2020 Presidential Candidate Positions
A Side-by-Side Comparison Between Candidates on Key Issues*
| Positions are categorized as Pro, Con, Not Clearly Pro or Con (NC), or None Found (?). Candidates who have changed positions have Now before their positions. To read the candidate's sourced statement, click on the Pro, Con, NC, or ?. We will continue to update this chart until the Nov. 3, 2020 election. |
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ProCon.org's Questions
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Responses
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1. Crime & Justice
Should Police Departments Be Defunded, if Not Abolished?
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Con |
Con |
Pro |
Pro |
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2. Crime & Justice
Should the US Ban Assault Weapons?
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Pro |
Now Con |
Con |
Pro |
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3. Crime & Justice
Should Federal or State Governments Implement Ban the Box Legislation, which Prevents Employers from Asking about a Job Applicants' Criminal History?
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Pro |
Pro |
NC |
Pro |
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4. Crime & Justice
Should the US End the Cash Bail System?
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Pro |
Con |
Pro |
NC |
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5. Crime & Justice
Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed?
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Now Con |
Pro |
Con |
Con |
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6. Crime & Justice
Should the Use of Private Prisons Continue?
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Con |
Pro |
Con |
Con |
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7. Crime & Justice
Should Universal Background Checks for Gun Purchases Be Made Law?
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Pro |
Now NC |
Con |
Pro |
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8. Domestic Policy
Should Confederate Statues Be Taken Down?
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Pro |
Now Con |
Pro |
? |
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9. Domestic Policy
Should the District of Columbia Be Given Statehood?
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Pro |
Now Con |
NC |
Pro |
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10. Domestic Policy
Should the Federal Government Adopt Net Neutrality Rules?
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? |
Con |
Con |
Pro |
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11. Domestic Policy
Should the Federal Government Mandate Paid Family and Medical Leave for All Americans?
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Pro |
Pro |
Con |
Pro |
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12. Domestic Policy
Should Public Sector Employees Have the Right to Unionize?
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Pro |
Con |
Con |
Pro |
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13. Domestic Policy
Should Puerto Rico Be Given Statehood?
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NC |
Now Con |
? |
NC |
| 14. Domestic Policy
Should Recreational Marijuana Be Legal Federally?
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Con |
NC |
Pro |
Pro |
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15. Domestic Policy
Should the Government Regulate Social Media Sites to Prevent Fake News and Misinformation?
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Pro |
Pro |
Con |
Con |
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16. Domestic Policy
Should the Federal Government Provide Universal Childcare?
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Con |
Con |
Con |
Pro |
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17. Economy
Should the US Economy Be Shut Down again during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic if Recommended by Scientists?
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Pro |
Con |
Con |
? |
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18. Economy
Should the Federal Government Pay Reparations to the Descendants of Slaves?
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Now NC |
Con |
Con |
Pro |
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19. Economy
Should Federal Taxes Be Increased?
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Pro |
Con |
Con |
Pro |
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20. Economy
Should the Federal Minimum Wage Be Increased?
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Pro |
Now Con |
Con |
Pro |
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21. Economy
Should Federal Welfare Benefits Have Work Requirements?
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Now NC |
Pro |
Pro |
NC |
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22. Economy
Should the US Implement a Universal Basic Income (UBI)?
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Con |
? |
Con |
Con |
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23. Economy
Should the US Implement a Wealth Tax?
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Con |
Now Con |
Con |
Pro |
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24. Education
Should Schools Reopen during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic?
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Pro |
Pro |
NC |
? |
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25. Education
Should For-Profit Charter Schools Receive Federal Funding?
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Con |
Pro |
Con |
Con |
* See https://2020election.procon.org/view.source-summary-chart.php for additional issues and information
