Clinton v. Trump

[gatomontes99]

Candidate A

Abortion

I believe in exceptions for rape, incest, and maternal life. 

Planned Parenthood does great work on women's health. 

Ban late abortions; exceptions for rape, incest or health.

Pro-choice, but ban partial birth abortion. 

Favors abortion rights but respects opposition.

Candidate B

Abortion

Allow medical research that uses tissue from aborted fetuses.

Rescind Mexico City Policy: fund abortion abroad.

Bible defines life starting at birth.  

Undid draconian family planning policies.

Vetoed partial birth abortion ban for having no exceptions.

Candidate A

Minority Rights

Agrees vibrant economy key to addressing racial tensions.

Best employment & best homeownership for Black Americans.

Treat Judaism as nationality, not just religion.

More jobs for women; now we will help women outside US too.

Promoted gender equality in a male-dominated industry.

I'm "fine" with affirmative action, for now.

Well-educated blacks have advantage over whites.

Women are far stronger than men; don't believe "weaker sex".

Candidate B

Minority Rights

Work to End Racial Profiling.

No quotas and no reverse discrimination.

MLK didn't fight for freedom to abandon family

People of all races are equal in the eyes of God. (Oct 1992)

Shift from group preferences to economic empowerment of all.

Candidate A

Crime

Criminals released from jail continue their crime wave.

Think of the VICTIMS and keep the death penalty.

Keep death penalty; don't forget the victims.

Unfair to serve a life sentence for a nonviolent drug crime.

Stop-and-frisk works in high-crime cities like Chicago.

Stop-and-frisk worked very well in NYC.

The police are the most mistreated people in America.

Capital punishment isn’t uncivilized; murderers living is.

Death penalty deters like violent TV leads kids astray.

Hold judges accountable; don’t reduce sentences.

Candidate B

Crime

Crime has dropped, but US is still not safe enough.

Expand the death penalty.

More community police; more prison construction.

Death penalty for 60 violent crimes.

More police, punishment, & prevention.

Candidate A

Drugs

Cannabis is popular, but it does damage.

Opposed allowing vets access to legal cannabis.

Apply resources to stop the inflow of opioids into America.

Study legalization, but don't legalize now.

Yes to medical marijuana; otherwise, decide state by state.

Illicit drugs should be decriminalized.

Legalize drugs and use tax revenue to fund drug education.   

Candidate B

Drugs

Medical marijuana ok; leave recreational pot to the states.

Fight war on drugs in all of the Andean states.

Work with Mexico to address drug smuggling problems.

Stop the flow of illegal money to Colombia Cali cartel.

Drug strategy to reduce both supply and demand.

Candidate A

Environment

Join the United Nations' "One Trillion Trees initiative".

Eminent domain pays more than fair market value.

Eminent domain is a very useful tool for job creation.

Won't go to circuses that cut elephants due to animal rights.

Good development enhances the environment.

Candidate B

Environment

Lowered arsenic levels in drinking water.

False choice between economy and environment.

No net loss wetlands policy.

Much left to do on clean air, water, & environment.

 

The point I wanted to make is that Bill Clinton and Donald Trump are not that far off on policy. Trump and MAGA are not radical. If anything, they are a little left of conservatives. 

[robosmith]

What Trump says, is not his policy AFTER the election.

For  example he never said ANYTHING about stealing Venezuelan oil.

AND he denied knowing anything about Project 2025 and then hired most of its AUTHORS who implement it.

[gatomontes99]

53 minutes ago, robosmith said:

What Trump says, is not his policy AFTER the election.

For  example he never said ANYTHING about stealing Venezuelan oil.

AND he denied knowing anything about Project 2025 and then hired most of its AUTHORS who implement it.

And he didn't steal it:

US says it has returned to Venezuela all $500 million of initial oil sale

 

[John Stone]

Venezuela is intended to be a powerplay on Cuba. 

It's working. 

............. oil?

u kidding?

Big Oil isn't that stupid - a few speed bumps ahead.