Citizens united |
Supports overturning it. |
Supports overturning it. |
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health care |
Wants to try to replace Obamacare with single payer plan |
Wants to keep improving Obamacare. |
Sanders plan would raise taxes for many, which he says would be offset by lower health insurance premiums. Both want government to be able to negotiate drug prices. |
federal min. wage |
Supports raising to $15/hour |
Supports raising to $12/hour |
The only presidential candidate who wants to actively fight for a $15 minimum wage is Bernie Sanders. |
tarp wall street bailout |
Opposed. |
Supported. |
In 2013 alone, Clinton made $2.3 million for speeches to ten firms including Goldman Sachs ($675K), Morgan Stanley, and Fidelity. |
break up biggest banks |
Supports. |
Opposes. |
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reinstatement of glass-steagall |
Supports. |
Opposes. |
The AP reports that the Clintons together have been paid more than $50 million for speeches to banks and other corporations. |
trans-pacific partnership |
Opposes. |
Supported it as Secretary of State, came out against it in October, 2015. |
Clinton advocated for the TPP 45 times as Secretary of State. |
iraq war |
Voted against. |
Voted for. |
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patriot act 2001 |
Voted against. |
Voted for. |
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patriot act 2006 |
Voted against. |
Voted for. |
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death penalty |
Opposes. |
Supports. |
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KXL PIPELINE |
Opposed. |
Supported as Secretary of State, came out against it in September, 2015.
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offshore drilling |
Opposes. |
Supported until December, 2015.
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The Huffington Post reported that “Nearly all of the lobbyists bundling contributions for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign have at one time or another worked for the fossil fuel industry.”
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fracking |
Opposes. |
Supports, and encouraged around the world as Secretary of State.
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Clinton Foundation has received millions from ExxonMobil, Conoco Phillips, and other oil companies.
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carbon tax |
Supports. |
Opposes. |
Clinton plan on climate emphasizes renewables but doesn’t really address current carbon emissions. |
marijuana legalization |
Supports states’ right to legalize. |
Opposes. Would reclassify pot to same category as cocaine. |
Drug companies are supporting her more than any other candidate of either party, and Pfizer and Proctor & Gamble have each donated $1-5 million to the Clinton Foundation.
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sopa |
Opposed. |
Seemed to support. |
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SAME SEX MARRIAGE |
Has supported for many years. |
Opposed in 2008 campaign, came out in support in 2013. |
Sanders came out in favor of gay rights when he was running for governor in the 1970s. |
guns |
Has voted against Brady bill. |
Supported Brady bill. |
Sanders has changed his position and now opposes immunity to gun manufacturers and distributors. Both support background checks. |
college |
Wants it to be free, paid for through tax on Wall Street speculation. |
Wants to give $17.5 billion in grants to states for higher ed. |
Both want to stop federal government from profiting on student loans. |
immigration |
Would expand Obama’s action on immigration. |
Would enforce Obama’s action on immigration. |
Clinton ignored DREAM Iowa activists while campaigning. Sanders met with them that day and supported their criticism of the Obama administration. |
private prisons |
Wants to abolish. |
Wants to abolish. |
After months of pressure, Clinton cut ties with private prison industry in October, 2015. The $134K given to her campaign by the industry was given to charity. |
reparations |
Opposed. |
Opposed. |
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social security |
Wants to expand it by raising marginal income-tax rate. |
Wants to protect it but hints at means testing. |
Clinton saying “I want to enhance the benefits for the poorest recipients of Social Security” alarms many Democrats who believe it would be the beginning of the end to do means testing.
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ISIS |
Says onus is on countries in region to deal with it. |
Wants strong U.S. involvement but not ground troops. |
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reproductive rights |
100% rating from Planned Parenthood. |
100% rating from Planned Parenthood. |
Clinton has been a leader in introducing legislation expanding and protecting women’s access to reproductive health care, emergency contraception, etc. |
civil liberties |
Very strong record. |
Proposed criminalizing flag desecration in 2005. Wants Snowden to “face the music.” |
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racial justice |
Has hired activists to help shape his policy proposals. |
Slower to release a platform. |
Clinton broke ties with prison industry in October, 2015 after pressure from Black Lives Matter and others. |
defense spending |
Supports reducing defense spending. Voted against the last three National Defense Authorization Acts |
Has not called for reduced spending and seems to support spending more. |
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vulnerability |
No scandals in a long career. |
“Hillary Clinton is in damage control over new information about the private email server she used as secretary of state” |
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net worth |
$330,000. |
$31.1 million. |
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