2020 Presidential Candidate Positions on 57 Issues - 2020 Presidential Election Site

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Last updated on: 7/6/2020 9:38:33 AM PST

Compare 2020 Presidential Candidate Positions

A Side-by-Side Comparison Between Candidates on Key Issues

ProCon.org's Questions	Responses
Positions are categorized as Pro, Con, Not Clearly Pro or Con (NC), or None Found (?). Candidates who have changed positions have Now before their positions. To read the candidate's sourced statement, click on the Pro, Con, NC, or ?. We will continue to update this chart until the Nov. 3, 2020 election. ProCon.org contacted Jo Jorgensen's campaign on May 27, 2020, asking for her positions on the issues covered by the ProCon.org 2020 election site. We await her reply to include her positions on the site.	B I D E N	T R U M P	H A W K I N S
		D	R	Grn
1. Crime & Justice Should the US Ban Assault Weapons?	Pro	Now Con	Pro
2. Crime & Justice Should Federal or State Governments Implement Ban the Box Legislation, which Prevents Employers from Asking about a Job Applicants' Criminal History?	Pro	Pro	Pro
3. Crime & Justice Should the US End the Cash Bail System?	Pro	Con	NC
4. Crime & Justice Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed?	Now Con	Pro	Con
5. Crime & Justice Should the Use of Private Prisons Continue?	Con	Pro	Con
	Biden	Trump	Hawkins
6. Crime & Justice Should Universal Background Checks for Gun Purchases Be Made Law?	Pro	Now NC	Pro
7. Domestic Policy Should the District of Columbia Be Given Statehood?	Pro	Now Con	Pro
8. Domestic Policy Should the Federal Government Adopt Net Neutrality Rules?	?	Con	Pro
9. Domestic Policy Should the Federal Government Mandate Paid Family and Medical Leave for All Americans?	Pro	Pro	Pro
10. Domestic Policy Should Public Sector Employees Have the Right to Unionize?	Pro	Con	Pro
	Biden	Trump	Hawkins
11. Domestic Policy Should Recreational Marijuana Be Legal Federally?	Con	NC	Pro
12. Domestic Policy Should the Government Regulate Social Media Sites to Prevent Fake News and Misinformation?	Pro	Pro	Con
13. Domestic Policy Should the Federal Government Provide Universal Childcare?	Con	Con	Pro
14. Economy Should Federal Taxes Be Increased?	Pro	Con	Pro
15. Economy Should the Federal Minimum Wage Be Increased?	Pro	Now Con	Pro
	Biden	Trump	Hawkins
16. Economy Should Federal Welfare Benefits Have Work Requirements?	Now NC	Pro	NC
17. Economy Should the US Implement a Universal Basic Income (UBI)?	Con	?	Con
18. Economy Should the US Implement a Wealth Tax?	Con	Now Con	Pro
19. Education Should For-Profit Charter Schools Receive Federal Funding?	Con	Pro	Con
20. Education Should the Federal Funding to Historically Black Universities and Colleges (HBCUs) Be Increased?	Pro	Pro	Pro
	Biden	Trump	Hawkins
21. Education Should Student Loan Debt Be Forgiven?	Now Pro	NC	NC
22. Education Should Public College Be Tuition-Free?	Pro	NC	Pro
23. Elections Should Election Day Be a National Holiday?	?	?	Pro
24. Elections Should the US Abolish the Electoral College?	?	Now Con	Pro
25. Elections Should Former Felons Be Allowed to Vote?	Pro	NC	Pro
	Biden	Trump	Hawkins
26. Elections Should 2020 Presidential Election Candidates Accept Support from Super PACs?	Now NC	Now Pro	Con
27. Elections Should the US Expand Vote-by-Mail?	Pro	Con	Pro
28. Elections Should Voters Be Required to Show Photo Identification in Order to Vote?	Con	Pro	Con
29. Environment Should the US Expand Fossil Fuel Extraction on Public Land?	Con	Pro	Con
30. Environment Should Fracking Be Allowed?	Pro	Pro	Con
	Biden	Trump	Hawkins
31. Environment Should the US Adopt a Climate Change Plan such as the Green New Deal?	Pro	Con	Pro
32. Environment Should the US Expand Its Use of Nuclear Power?	Pro	Pro	Con
33. Environment Should the US Rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement?	Pro	Con	Pro
34. Foreign Policy Should the Tariffs Imposed on China by President Trump Be Maintained?	Con	Pro	Con
35. Foreign Policy Should the US Ease or Cancel the Embargo against Cuba?	Pro	Con	Pro
	Biden	Trump	Hawkins
36. Foreign Policy Should the US Re-Enter a Nuclear Deal with Iran?	Pro	Con	Pro
37. Foreign Policy Does the US Need to Increase the Military Budget to Improve National Security?	Con	Pro	Con
38. Foreign Policy Should the US Have Withdrawn from the Open Skies Treaty?	Con	Pro	Con
39. Foreign Policy Should the US Withdraw Troops from the Middle East?	Pro	Pro	Pro
40. Foreign Policy Should the US Have Withdrawn Troops from Northern Syria in Oct. 2019?	Con	Pro	Con
	Biden	Trump	Hawkins
41. Healthcare Should Abortion Be Legal?	Pro	Now Con	Pro
42. Healthcare Timeline of Comments	?	?	?
43. Healthcare Should Americans Be Able to Import Prescription Drugs?	Pro	Pro	Pro
44. Healthcare Should the US Switch to a Medicare-for-All Healthcare System?	Con	Con	Pro
45. Healthcare Should the Availability of Naloxone (Narcan) Be Expanded to Help Prevent Opioid Overdoses?	Pro	Pro	NC
	Biden	Trump	Hawkins
46. Healthcare Is the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Good for Americans?	Pro	Con	NC
47. Healthcare Should the Federal Government Intervene to Lower Prescription Drugs Costs?	Pro	Pro	Pro
48. Healthcare Should the Federal Government Intervene to End Surprise Medical Billing?	Pro	Pro	?
49. Immigration Should the US Continue to Build a Border Wall at the US/Mexico Border?	Now Con	Pro	Con
50. Immigration Should the US End the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Policy?	Con	Pro	Con
	Biden	Trump	Hawkins
51. Immigration Should the US Decriminalize Illegal Border Crossings?	Con	Con	Pro
52. Immigration Should Immigrants Who Entered the US Illegally Be Denied a Path to Citizenship?	Con	Pro	Con
53. Immigration Should the Federal Government Limit the Number of Green Card Holders by which Immigrants Are Likely to Be Dependent on Government Resources (the Public Charge Rule)?	Con	Pro	Con
54. LGBTQ+ Should Federal and State Governments Allow Nonbinary and Transgender People to Choose the Gender That Matches Their Identity (Including a Third Gender Option) for Government Documents?	Pro	?	Pro
55. LGBTQ+ Should LGBTQ+ People Have Protection from Being Fired for Being LGBTQ+?	Pro	Con	Pro
	Biden	Trump	Hawkins
56. LGBTQ+ Should the Government Allow Businesses to Deny Services to LGBTQ+ Customers Using Religious Freedom Laws?	Con	Pro	Con
57. LGBTQ+ Should Transgender People Be Allowed to Serve in the US Military?	Pro	Con	Pro