Presidential Candidates ‘08
Presidential Party/
Candidate Bios
Abortion
Immigration
Iraq
Same-sex
marriage
Social security
Taxes
Health
Care
Supports
abortion rights
for women.
Supports providing a path to
citizenship for some illegal
immigrants, but not ahead of those
in the system legally. Says that
illegal immigrants must pay backtaxes, penalties, and learn English
and American history before
gaining citizenship. Supports a
high-tech fence at the U.S.Mexican border. Supports shortterm use of the National Guard to
help secure the U.S.-Mexican
border and long-term increases in
border patrol personnel. Supports
creating a tamper-resistant ID
system to verify legal status.
Supports Bush-backed
immigration plan that provides a
path to citizenship for some illegal
immigrants. Believes some
Republican plans to deport illegal
immigrants are "unworkable."
Opposes setting timetable for troop
withdrawal. Supported Bush plan to
send additional American troops to
Iraq. Opposes congressional
resolutions criticizing troop increase.
Says failure in Iraq will lead to a
broader regional conflict.
Says marriage
should be defined
as between a man
and a woman, but
supports domestic
partnerships and
legal benefits for
same-sex couples
Supports private
retirement accounts as
a part of Social
Security, but not at
the expense of
guaranteed benefits.
Supports Bush tax
cuts.
No
socialize
d
medicine;
give
vouchers
to the
poor
Has offered qualified support for
Bush Iraq policy, saying the
president has access to military and
diplomatic information that is not
publicly available. Opposes
congressional resolutions that
express opposition to the president's
plan to increase the number of
American troops in Iraq. Opposes
proposals to cut funding to the war.
Voted for the use of military force in
Iraq. Voted against war spending bill
that would have withdrawn most
U.S. troops by March 2008.
Supported Bush plan to increase the
number of American troops, but
would also require increased use of
Iraqi forces. Has called for the
administration to update Congress
on war progress every 30 days. Says
the U.S. is obligated to complete its
mission in Iraq.
Opposes same-sex
marriage.
Supports Bush plan
allowing workers to
divert some Social
Security payroll taxes
into private retirement
accounts.
Supports a
"FairTax" plan.
deliver
better
care
where and
when it's
needed
Opposes same-sex
marriage and
supports a
constitutional
amendment
defining marriage
as a union
between one man
and one woman.
Says he is considering
all options to reform
the program and
prevent impending
insolvency.
Supported 2001
and 2003 Bush tax
cuts. Supported
extending tax cuts
through 2010.
1.
freedom
to buy
health
insurance
across
state
lines; 2.
freedom
to make
informed
health
care
choices;
and 3.
freedom
to
innovate
to save
Republican,
Rudy
Giuliani
Former New
York City,
Mayor
United States
Attorney's
Office for
the Southern
District of
New York,
US Attorney
Republican
Governor of
Arkansas,
Southern
Baptist
Minister.
Opposes
abortion rights
for women.
Mike
Huckabee
Republican
Duncan
Hunter
Member of
the US house
pf
representativ
es. He was a
counsel
member in
San Diego.
Opposes
abortion
rights for
women.
Supported strict House
immigration overhaul legislation
that did not provide a path to
citizenship for some illegal
immigrants. Authorize
construction of a 700-mile fence
along the U.S.-Mexican border.
Opposes amnesty programs. Says
stricter enforcement of the nation's
borders is a national security issue.
Presidential Candidates ‘08
Presidential Party/
Candidate Bios
Abortion
Immigration
Iraq
Same-sex
marriage
Social security
Taxes
Health
Care
money and
improve
medical
outcomes.
Republican
Senator of
Arizona.
Opposes
abortion
rights for
women.
Co-sponsored Bush-backed
immigration reform legislation,
which would have increased
funding and improved border
security technology, improved
enforcement of existing laws, and
provided a legal path to citizenship
for some illegal immigrants. Voted
to authorize construction of a 700mile fence along the U.S.-Mexican
border.
Voted for use of military force in
Iraq. Supported Bush veto of war
spending bill that would have
withdrawn most U.S. troops by
March 2008. Was an early proponent
of sending additional American
troops to Iraq.
Opposes
abortion
rights for
women.
Supported strict House
immigration overhaul legislation
that did not provide a path to
citizenship for some illegal
immigrants. Voted to authorize
construction of a 700-mile fence
along the U.S.-Mexican border.
Voted against use of military force
in Iraq. Supports withdrawing troops
from Iraq, but opposed war spending
bill which included a plan to
withdraw most U.S. troops by March
2008. Calls for repealing authority
given to the president in 2002 Iraq
war authorization vote. Opposed
Bush plan to increase the number of
American troops in Iraq. Says
military victory in Iraq is
"unattainable."
John
McCain
Republican
Congresspers
on and
physician.
Ron Paul
Supports
definition of
marriage as a
union between a
man and a
woman, but
opposes a
constitutional
amendment
banning same-sex
marriage. Says
individual states
should decide the
issue.
Supports
definition of
marriage as
between a man
and a woman, but
opposes any
federal marriage
definition. Says
that states should
not be forced to
recognize another
state's same-sex
marriage law.
Opposed House
measure amending
the Constitution to
ban same-sex
marriage.
Supports Bush plan to
allow workers to
divert some Social
Security payroll taxes
to private retirement
accounts.
Voted against
2001 and 2003
Bush tax cut laws,
but later voted in
favor of extending
tax cuts through
2010.
Supports
tax-free
medical
savings
accounts
& tax
credits
Opposes Bush plan
allowing workers to
divert some Social
Security payroll taxes
into private retirement
accounts. Proposes
cutting payroll taxes
and allowing workers
to invest the money
themselves. Says
excessive government
spending is the cause
of Social Security
insolvency problems.
Opposes all taxation
of Social Security
benefits.
Supported 2001
and 2003 Bush tax
cuts. Supported
extending tax cuts
through 2010.
Named House's
"top tax cutter" by
conservative
Human Events
magazine.
Americans
are
justifiab
ly
concerned
over the
governmen
t’s
escalatin
g
intervent
ion into
their
freedom
to choose
what they
eat and
how they
take care
of their
health.
Presidential Candidates ‘08
Presidential Party/
Candidate Bios
Republican
Former
Governor of
Massachusett
s.
Abortion
Immigration
Iraq
Same-sex
marriage
Social security
Taxes
Health
Care
Opposes
abortion
rights for
women.
Opposes Bush-backed guest
worker plan, saying it goes too far
in expanding future immigration
levels. Calls for a better system for
employers to verify legal status of
workers. Opposes allowing illegal
immigrants to gain legal status
apart from existing procedures
available to all non-citizens.
Opposes in-state tuition breaks for
illegal immigrants. As governor,
authorized use of state police for
immigration enforcement.
Supported strict House
immigration overhaul legislation
that did not provide a path to
citizenship for some illegal
immigrants. Voted to authorize
construction of a 700-mile fence
along the U.S.-Mexican border.
Has supported a moratorium on
legal immigration. Supports
denying citizenship to Americanborn children of illegal
immigrants.
Supported Bush veto of Iraq war
spending bill that would have
withdrawn most U.S. troops by
March 2008 at the latest. Opposes
troop withdrawal. Supported the
President's plan for additional troops
in Iraq.
Opposes same-sex
marriage. Opposes
civil unions,
though had
supported a
Vermont-style
civil unions law
for Massachusetts.
Has suggested
creating an
independent panel to
formulate a plan to
reform Social
Security.
Supports
Bush tax
cuts.
MA health
plan
insures
all
without
taxes or
socializa
tion
Voted for use of military force in
Iraq. Voted against war spending bill
that would have withdrawn most
U.S. troops by March 2008.
Expressed doubts whether Bush plan
to send additional American troops
to Iraq will help win the war against
"radical Islam."
Co-sponsored
legislation that
would ban samesex marriage
nationwide.
Supports allowing
younger workers to
divert some Social
Security payroll tax
into private retirement
accounts.
Supported 2001
and 2003 Bush tax
cuts. Supported
extending tax cuts
through 2010.
Supports a
national sales tax
or a flat tax to
replace the current
tax code.
Supported Bush-backed
immigration reform legislation,
which would have increased
funding and improved border
security technology, improved
enforcement of existing laws, and
provided a legal path to citizenship
for some illegal immigrants. Voted
to authorize constitution of a 700mile fence along the US-Mexican
border.
Voted for use of military force in
Iraq. Voted for war spending bill that
would have withdrawn most U.S.
troops by March 2008. Opposed
Bush plan to increase the number of
American troops in Iraq. Proposes
plan for Iraq that includes
establishing three regions within the
country, engaging Iraq's neighbors,
and drawing-down troops by the end
of 2007.
Opposes a
constitutional
amendment
banning same-sex
marriage.
Opposes Bush plan
allowing workers to
divert some Social
Security payroll taxes
into private retirement
accounts. Supports
using private accounts
as a supplement to the
program.
Opposed 2001 and
2003 Bush tax
cuts. Opposed
extending tax cuts
through 2010.
Proposed
legislation to roll
back some tax
cuts for those
making over $1
million a year.
Tort
reform
and
immigrati
on
enforceme
nt would
save the
system
billions
and drive
down
costs.
1. Cover
all
Children
2.
Access
for
Adults
3.
Reinsuran
ce For
Catastrop
hic Cases
4.
Encouragi
ng
Preventio
n and
Moderniza
tion
Mitt
Romney
Republican
Part of the
House of
Representati
ve.
Opposes
abortion
rights for
women.
Tom
Tancredo
Democrat
Joe Biden
Lawyer and
Senator of
Delaware.
On the
committee of
foreign
relations and
judicial
relations.
Supports
abortion
rights for
women.
Presidential Candidates ‘08
Presidential Party/
Candidate Bios
Abortion
Immigration
Iraq
Same-sex
marriage
Social security
Taxes
Health
Care
Supports
abortion
rights for
women.
Supported Bush-backed
immigration reform legislation,
which would have increased
funding and improved border
security technology, improved
enforcement of existing laws, and
provided a legal path to citizenship
for some illegal immigrants. Voted
to authorize construction of a 700mile fence along the U.S.-Mexican
border.
Opposes same-sex
marriage but
supports civil
unions. Says states
should ultimately
decide the issue.
Opposes a
constitutional
amendment
banning same-sex
marriage.
Opposes Bush plan
allowing workers to
divert some Social
Security payroll taxes
into private retirement
accounts.
Opposed 2001 and
2003 Bush tax
cuts. Opposed
extending tax cuts
through 2010.
Lower
costs and
improve
quality
and cover
everybody
Democrat
American
lawyer.
Senate
banking
committee
chairman
represent
Connecticut.
Supports
abortion
rights for
women.
Supported Bush-backed
immigration reform legislation,
which would have increased
funding and improved border
security technology, improved
enforcement of existing laws, and
provided a legal path to citizenship
for some illegal immigrants. Voted
to authorize construction of a 700mile fence along the U.S.-Mexican
border.
Voted for use of military force in
Iraq, but now says she would have
voted differently "if we knew then
what we know now." Supports deauthorizing the war. Voted for war
spending bill that would have
withdrawn most U.S. troops by
March 2008. Opposed Bush plan to
increase the number of American
troops in Iraq. Supports a phased
redeployment and a cap on the
number of American troops in Iraq.
Voted for use of military force in
Iraq, but says his vote was based on
inaccurate information provided to
Congress. Voted for war spending
bill that would have withdrawn most
U.S. troops by March 2008. Says
Americans would be safer if U.S.
never invaded. Proposed plan for
Iraq that includes phased
redeployment of troops over a 12-18
month period and improved
recruitment and training of Iraqi
security forces.
Opposes a
constitutional
amendment
banning same-sex
marriage.
Opposes Bush plan
allowing workers to
divert some Social
Security payroll taxes
into private retirement
accounts.
American
has
health
care
coverage,
regardles
s of
their
economic
status
Democrat
Supports
abortion
rights for
women.
Supports legal status and
citizenship for some illegal
immigrants. Calls for working with
Mexico to better control the border
and stop illegal trafficking.
Voted for use of military force in
Iraq, but now says that was a
"mistake." Supported war-spending
bill that would have withdrawn most
U.S. troops by March 2008.
Opposed Bush plan to send
additional American troops to Iraq.
Opposes same-sex
marriage. Opposes
a constitutional
amendment
banning same-sex
marriage.
Opposes Bush plan
allowing workers to
divert some Social
Security payroll taxes
into private retirement
accounts.
Opposed 2001 and
2003 Bush tax
cuts. Opposed
extending tax cuts
through 2010,
saying they
primarily
benefited the
wealthiest
Americans and
increased the
deficit. Supports
tax incentives for
businesses that
invest in
employee health
care, pensions and
innovations.
Opposed 2001 and
2003 Bush tax
cuts. Supports
eliminating tax
cuts for oil
companies and the
wealthiest
Americans.
Wants to support
poor with a more
graduated income
tax.
Democrat
Former first
lady and
New York
Senator.
Hillary
Clinton
Chris Dodd
John Edwards
Former
Senator of
North
Carolina and
former vice
presidential
candidate in
2004.
Universal
healths
care for
all
Americans
. Govt.
will
insure
everyone
is
covered
regardles
s of
wealth.
Presidential Candidates ‘08
Presidential Party/
Candidate Bios
Democrat
Former
Senator of
Alaska.
Abortion
Immigration
Iraq
Same-sex
marriage
Social security
Taxes
Health
Care
Supports
abortion
rights
women.
Supports creating a legal path to
citizenship for some illegal
immigrants. Supports guest worker
programs. Says the construction of
a border fence along the U.S.Mexican border is a cosmetic
solution. Says that NAFTA
agreement has worsened the
problem, and that better trade
policies can help reduce illegal
immigration.
Opposed use of military force in
Iraq, saying invasion was against
U.S. interests. Opposed Bush plan to
send additional American troops to
Iraq. Supports immediate troop
withdrawal. Says "aggressive" and
"skilled" diplomacy needed to end
sectarian violence. Says non-binding
congressional resolutions are
ineffective and that Congress should
instead demand an end to the war.
Supports same-sex
marriage.
Supports investing
money from the
Social Security Trust
Fund to improve
solvency, and
allowing workers to
leave surplus benefits
to their heirs.
Calls for replacing
the IRS and
income taxes with
a national sales
tax and issuing
funds to families
living below the
poverty line.
Supports
abortion
rights for
women.
Supports legal status for some
illegal immigrants with longstanding ties to the U.S. Opposed
legislation authorizing a 700-mile
fence along the U.S.-Mexican
border.
Supports same-sex
marriage. Opposes
constitutional
amendment
banning same-sex
marriage.
Opposes Bush plan
allowing workers to
divert some Social
Security payroll taxes
into private retirement
accounts. Says that
the program is not in
"crisis."
Opposed 2001 and
2003 Bush tax
cuts. Opposed
extending tax cuts
through 2010.
Supports restoring
tax rates in place
during Clinton
administration.
Supports
abortion
rights for
women.
Supported Bush-backed
immigration reform legislation,
which would have increased
funding and improved border
security technology, improved
enforcement of existing laws, and
provided a legal path to citizenship
for some illegal immigrants. Voted
Voted against use of military force
in Iraq. Voted against war spending
bill with Democratic troop
withdrawal plan because timeline
was nonbinding and because it
continued to fund the war. Supports
ending war funding. Opposed Bush
plan to send additional troops to
Iraq. Opposes additional war funding
and has called for troop withdrawal.
Proposes opening talks with Iran and
Syria to assist in Iraq.
Opposed use of military force in
Iraq. Voted for war spending bill that
would have withdrawn most U.S.
troops by March 2008. Supports
phased redeployment of U.S. troops.
Opposed Bush's plan to send
additional troops to Iraq. Had once
called for troop withdrawal to begin
Universal
healthcar
e system
that
provides
equal
medical
services
to all
citizens,
paid for
by a
retail
sales tax
(a
portion
of the
Progressi
ve Fair
tax).
Citizens
would pay
nothing
for
health
benefits
Universal
health
care
Opposes same-sex
marriage, but also
opposes a
constitutional ban.
Supports civil
unions.
Opposes Bush plan
allowing workers to
divert some Social
Security payroll taxes
into private retirement
accounts.
Opposed
extending 2003
Bush tax cut law
through 2010.
Supports
eliminating
marriage penalty
and extending
Mike
Gravel
Democrat
Democratic
politician. In
the house of
representativ
e for Ohio.
Dennis
Kucinich
Democrat
Barack
Senator of
Illinois.,
famous for
keynote
address at
Democratic
Convention
Give
people
the
choice to
buy
affordabl
e health
care
Presidential Candidates ‘08
Presidential Party/
Candidate Bios
Obama
in 2004.
“Audacity of
Hope”
http://www.a
mericanrheto
ric.com/spee
ches/convent
ion2004/bara
ckobama200
4dnc.htm
Democrat
Former sec
of energy
for Clinton,
Gov of NM
Bill
Richardson
Abortion
Supports
abortion
rights for
women.
Immigration
Iraq
to authorize construction of a 700mile fence along the U.S.-Mexican
border.
by the end of 2006.
Supports comprehensive
immigration reform that includes
improved technology, more border
patrol agents and a plan to provide
legal status for some illegal
immigrants. Opposes building the
700-mile fence along the U.S.Mexican border authorized by
Congress. Opposes giving state
troopers the authority to detain
illegal immigrants.
Calls on Congress to de-authorize
the Iraq war. Supports withdrawing
all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end
of 2007 and redeploying them to
Afghanistan and other international
terrorism hotspots. Opposed Bush
veto of war spending bill that would
have withdrawn most troops by
March 2008. Opposed Bush plan to
send additional American troops to
Iraq. Voted against authorizing the
first Gulf War in 1991.
Same-sex
marriage
Social security
Taxes
Health
Care
child tax credit.
Supports scaling
back capital gains
and dividends tax
cuts and reexamining tax
benefits for the
top one percent of
earners.
Opposes same-sex
marriage but
supports legal
rights and benefits
for same-sex
partners. Voted
for the Defense of
Marriage Act in
Congress.
Opposes Bush plan
allowing workers to
divert some Social
Security payroll taxes
into private retirement
accounts.
As governor,
supported and
signed into law
cuts in capital
gains taxes and
income taxes in
his first term.
Proposed a tax cut
package that
includes breaks
for active-duty
and retired
military
personnel, lowincome families
and small
businesses.
Opposed Bush tax
cuts, saying that
they were not
offset by surpluses
or additional
revenue.
Universal
health
care, no
matter
who you
are.
Presidential Candidates ‘08
Presidential Party/
Candidate Bios
Abortion
Immigration
Iraq
Detailed, yet subjective look
at the top 3 democratic
candidates:
http://www.skirsch.com/politi
cs/president/comparisonChart.
htm
Potential Battleground States
Same-sex
marriage
Social security
Taxes
Health
Care