Category

Candidate A

Candidate B

Education:

B.A. Political Science from Columbia U., J.D. Harvard Law School

B.A. Bringham Young U. J.D. Harvard Law School, M.B.A. Harvard Business School

Religion

Protestant

Mormon

Background on

Politics

Law

Academia

Politics

Business

Unemployment

Focus on rural communities to help business & Job Training

Make American businesses competitive in the global economy

Social Security

Protect and strengthen Social Security

Ensure basic benefits

Ensure Social Security lasts without raising taxes

Encourage individuals to create private company accounts

Taxes

Tax cuts for the middle and working classes

Expand the tax deduction to include those who buy their own health insurance

National Budget

Hold Wall St. Accountable for their actions

Set financial rules for the marketplace

Work with Republicans & Democrats to reduce the National debt

Cut federal spending

Balance the budget by reducing the size of the federal government

More power to the states

Health Care

Uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Lower health care costs & discrimination

Repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Market reforms for healthcare

Same-Sex Marriage

Approve

Ban

Abortion

Pro-Choice

Pro-Life

Death Penalty

No stance on the Death Penalty

Allows the Death Penalty

Climate Change

Believes in climate change

Does not believe in climate change

Marijuana

Legalize medical marijuana

Outlaw medical marijuana

Stem Cell Research

For Stem Cell Research

Against Stem Cell Research

Oil

Stricter oil company restrictions

Explore domestic oil

Eliminate Fossil Fuel subsidies

Support subsidies for corn-based ethanol

National Defense

Prepare the Military for the 21^st century

Enlarge the US. Military

U.S. Role in the World

Work with other countries to grow US

Separate from working with other countries

Afghanistan

Withdraw troops in the next 2 years

Bring troops home as soon as possible

Immigration

Support the DREAM ACT

Strengthen our boarder patrol

No immigrant resident tuition for college and drivers license

Energy

Supports clean energy and alternative energy sources

Opposes regulation of greenhouse gasses