Democratic Senate challenger:
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the Issues
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Abortion
- Abortions should always be legal. (Jul 2008)
- Supports embryonic stem cell research. (Jul 2008)
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Budget & Economy
- Lead the way to protect home ownership. (Jun 2008)
- Record of balancing budgets and not raising taxes. (Jun 2008)
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Civil Rights
- Constitutional amendment defining marriage. (Jul 2008)
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Corporations
No stance on record.
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Crime
- Support the federal death penalty. (Jul 2008)
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Drugs
- Mandatory jail sentences for selling illegal drugs. (Jul 2008)
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Education
- Vouchers for any public school. (Jul 2008)
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Energy & Oil
- Supports cap-and-trade, but also domestic oil. (Jul 2008)
- Unaddressed, global warming will be catastrophic. (May 2008)
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Environment
- Supports CWA, CAA, CAFE but also nukes. (Jul 2008)
- Capture methane gas from landfills for electricity. (Jun 2008)
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Families & Children
No stance on record.
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Foreign Policy
No stance on record.
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Free Trade
No stance on record.
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Government Reform
- Increasing individuals donation limits for federal campaigns. (Jul 2008)
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Gun Control
- Allow individuals to carry concealed guns. (Jul 2008)
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Health Care
- Part of team that created the PeachCare Act. (Jun 2008)
- Put quality of life over profit margins. (May 2008)
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Homeland Security
- Military tribunals ok; domestic spying not ok. (Jul 2008)
- Supports missile shield & pre-emptive military strikes. (Jul 2008)
- Find the terrorists no matter where they are. (Jun 2008)
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Immigration
- Supports comprehensive immigration reform & work visas. (May 2008)
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Jobs
- Include gender identity in federal anti-discrimination laws. (Jul 2008)
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Principles & Values
- Voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004; donated to GOP in 2001. (Jul 2008)
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Social Security
- Reform & improve Social Security as we know it today. (Jul 2008)
- Fight hard as the Dickens for our seniors. (Jun 2008)
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Tax Reform
- Permanent repeal of the federal estate tax. (Jul 2008)
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War & Peace
- Shift responsibility of Iraq to Iraqi people & government. (Jun 2008)
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Welfare & Poverty
- Supports federal block grants and local welfare control. (Jul 2008)
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