2020 Presidential Candidate Positions on 73 Issues - 2020 Presidential Election Site

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Compare 2020 Presidential Candidate Positions

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

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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.	B I D E N	T R U M P	J O R G E N S E N	H A W K I N S
		D	R	Lib	Grn
1. Crime & Justice Should Police Departments Be Defunded, if Not Abolished?	Con	Con	Pro	Pro
2. Crime & Justice Should the US Ban Assault Weapons?	Pro	Now Con	Con	Pro
3. 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	NC	Pro
4. Crime & Justice Should the US End the Cash Bail System?	Pro	Con	Pro	NC
5. Crime & Justice Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed?	Now Con	Pro	Con	Con
	Biden	Trump	Jorgensen	Hawkins
6. Crime & Justice Should the Use of Private Prisons Continue?	Con	Pro	Con	Con
7. Crime & Justice Should Universal Background Checks for Gun Purchases Be Made Law?	Pro	Now NC	Con	Pro
8. Domestic Policy Should Confederate Statues Be Taken Down?	Pro	Now Con	Pro	?
9. Domestic Policy Should the District of Columbia Be Given Statehood?	Pro	Now Con	NC	Pro
10. Domestic Policy Should the Guantánamo Bay Detention Center Remain Open?	Con	NC	Con	?
	Biden	Trump	Jorgensen	Hawkins
11. Domestic Policy Should the US Federal Government Honor Treaties with Native Americans?	Pro	NC	Pro	?
12. Domestic Policy Should the Federal Government Adopt Net Neutrality Rules?	?	Con	Con	Pro
13. Domestic Policy Should the Federal Government Mandate Paid Family and Medical Leave for All Americans?	Pro	Pro	Con	Pro
14. Domestic Policy Should Public Sector Employees Have the Right to Unionize?	Pro	Con	Con	Pro
15. Domestic Policy Should Puerto Rico Be Given Statehood?	NC	Now Con	?	NC
	Biden	Trump	Jorgensen	Hawkins
16. Domestic Policy Should Recreational Marijuana Be Legal Federally?	Con	NC	Pro	Pro
17. Domestic Policy Should the Government Regulate Social Media Sites to Prevent Fake News and Misinformation?	Pro	Pro	Con	Con
18. Domestic Policy Should the Federal Government Provide Universal Childcare?	Con	Con	Con	Pro
19. Economy Should the US Economy Be Shut Down again during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic if Recommended by Scientists?	Pro	Con	Con	?
20. Economy Should the Federal Government Pay Reparations to the Descendants of Slaves?	Now NC	Con	Con	Pro
	Biden	Trump	Jorgensen	Hawkins
21. Economy Should Federal Taxes Be Increased?	Pro	Con	Con	Pro
22. Economy Should the Federal Minimum Wage Be Increased?	Pro	Now Con	Con	Pro
23. Economy Should Federal Welfare Benefits Have Work Requirements?	Now NC	Pro	Pro	NC
24. Economy Should the US Implement a Universal Basic Income (UBI)?	Con	?	Con	Con
25. Economy Should the US Implement a Wealth Tax?	Con	Now Con	Con	Pro
	Biden	Trump	Jorgensen	Hawkins
26. Education Should Schools Reopen during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic?	Pro	Pro	NC	?
27. Education Should For-Profit Charter Schools Receive Federal Funding?	Con	Pro	Con	Con
28. Education Should Schools Be Gun-Free Zones?	Pro	Con	Con	?
29. Education Should the Federal Funding to Historically Black Universities and Colleges (HBCUs) Be Increased?	Pro	Pro	Con	Pro
30. Education Should Student Loan Debt Be Forgiven?	Now Pro	NC	Con	NC
	Biden	Trump	Jorgensen	Hawkins
31. Education Should Title IX Give More Protection to College Students Accused of Sexual Misconduct?	Con	Pro	Pro	NC
32. Education Should Public College Be Tuition-Free?	Pro	NC	Con	Pro
33. Elections Should Election Day Be a National Holiday?	?	?	NC	Pro
34. Elections Should the US Abolish the Electoral College?	?	Now Con	Con	Pro
35. Elections Should Former Felons Be Allowed to Vote?	Pro	NC	Pro	Pro
	Biden	Trump	Jorgensen	Hawkins
36. Elections Should 2020 Presidential Election Candidates Accept Support from Super PACs?	Now NC	Now Pro	NC	Con
37. Elections Should the US Expand Vote-by-Mail?	Pro	Con	NC	Pro
38. Elections Should Voters Be Required to Show Photo Identification in Order to Vote?	Con	Pro	NC	Con
39. Environment Should the US Move toward 100% Clean Energy and Net-Zero Emissions?	Pro	?	Pro	Pro
40. Environment Should the US Enforce a Carbon Tax?	Pro	NC	Con	Pro
	Biden	Trump	Jorgensen	Hawkins
41. Environment Should American Communities Have the Right to Clean Water?	Pro	Con	Pro	Pro
42. Environment Should the US Expand Fossil Fuel Extraction on Public Land?	Con	Pro	NC	Con
43. Environment Should Fracking Be Allowed?	Pro	Pro	Pro	Con
44. Environment Should the US Adopt a Climate Change Plan such as the Green New Deal?	Pro	Con	Con	Pro
45. Environment Should the Keystone XL Pipeline Be Built?	Con	Pro	NC	Con
	Biden	Trump	Jorgensen	Hawkins
46. Environment Should the US Expand Its Use of Nuclear Power?	Pro	Pro	Pro	Con
47. Environment Should the US Rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement?	Pro	Con	Con	Pro
48. Foreign Policy Should the Tariffs Imposed on China by President Trump Be Maintained?	Con	Pro	Con	Con
49. Foreign Policy Should the US Ease or Cancel the Embargo against Cuba?	Pro	Con	Pro	Pro
50. Foreign Policy Should the US Re-Enter a Nuclear Deal with Iran?	Pro	Con	Pro	Pro
	Biden	Trump	Jorgensen	Hawkins
51. Foreign Policy Does the US Need to Increase the Military Budget to Improve National Security?	Con	Pro	Con	Con
52. Foreign Policy Should the US Have Withdrawn from the Open Skies Treaty?	Con	Pro	Con	Con
53. Foreign Policy Should the US Withdraw Troops from the Middle East?	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro
54. Foreign Policy Should the US Have Withdrawn Troops from Northern Syria in Oct. 2019?	Con	Pro	Pro	Con
55. Healthcare Should Abortion Be Legal?	Pro	Now Con	Pro	Pro
	Biden	Trump	Jorgensen	Hawkins
56. Healthcare Timeline of Comments	?	?	?	?
57. Healthcare Should Americans Be Able to Import Prescription Drugs?	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro
58. Healthcare Should the US Switch to a Medicare-for-All Healthcare System?	Con	Con	Con	Pro
59. Healthcare Should the Availability of Naloxone (Narcan) Be Expanded to Help Prevent Opioid Overdoses?	Pro	Pro	Pro	NC
60. Healthcare Is the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Good for Americans?	Pro	Con	Con	NC
	Biden	Trump	Jorgensen	Hawkins
61. Healthcare Should the Federal Government Intervene to Lower Prescription Drugs Costs?	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro
62. Healthcare Should the Federal Government Intervene to End Surprise Medical Billing?	Pro	Pro	Pro	?
63. Healthcare Should the United States Leave the World Health Organization (WHO)?	Con	Pro	Pro	?
64. Immigration Should the US Continue to Build a Border Wall at the US/Mexico Border?	Now Con	Pro	Con	Con
65. Immigration Should the US End the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Policy?	Con	Now NC	Con	Con
	Biden	Trump	Jorgensen	Hawkins
66. Immigration Should the US Decriminalize Illegal Border Crossings?	Con	Con	Pro	Pro
67. Immigration Should Immigrants Who Entered the US Illegally Be Denied a Path to Citizenship?	Con	Pro	Con	Con
68. 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	Con
69. LGBTQ+ Should Adoption Agencies Be Able to Refuse LGBTQ+ Couples?	Con	Pro	Pro	?
70. 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	Pro
	Biden	Trump	Jorgensen	Hawkins
71. LGBTQ+ Should LGBTQ+ People Have Protection from Being Fired for Being LGBTQ+?	Pro	Con	NC	Pro
72. LGBTQ+ Should the Government Allow Businesses to Deny Services to LGBTQ+ Customers Using Religious Freedom Laws?	Con	Pro	Pro	Con
73. LGBTQ+ Should Transgender People Be Allowed to Serve in the US Military?	Pro	Con	Pro	Pro

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