Today we will be looking at the top 2 contenders for the Democratic nominee
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Born: October 26,1947 in Chicago,Illinois
Accomplishments:Former Secretary of State under President Barack Obama, Former First Lady of the United States and the State of Arkansas, US Senator from New York, Author, Graduate of Yale Law School, Member of the Impeachment Inquiry Staff in 1974 advising The House Judiciary Commitee during the Watergate Scandal.
Bernie Sanders
Born: September 8,1941 Brooklyn,New York
Accomplishments: Senator, United States Senate, 2006-present
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1990-2006
Mayor, City of Burlington, 1981-1989
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1988
Candidate, Governor of Vermont, 1972, 1976, 1986
Candidate, United States Senate, 1972, 1974
Common Issues
- Both candidates agree that abortion is A womans unrestricted right
- Both support hiring and equality for women and minorities
- Both support Same Sex Marriage wholeheartedly
- Both agree to the seperation of Church and State
- Both agree that EPA regulations are too restrictive
- Both Also want to make Voter Registration easier
- Both agree that stricter punishments do not reduce crime rates
- Both want to expand the Affordable Healthcare Act
- Both disagree for vouchers on school choice
- Both want to prioritize green energy
- Both disagree that marijuana is a gateway drug
- Both support higher taxes on the wealthy
- Both support a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants
- Both do not want to privatize Social Security
- Both do not want to expand the military
- Both are against American Execptionalism
Where they are different
- Clinton supports to expand free trade while Sanders strongly opposes it
- Sanders wants to avoid Foreign entanglements while Clinton does not
- Sannders in neutral on gun ownership while Clinton opposes it
- Sanders has had 34 years experience as an elected official while Clinton has had only 8
- Hillary has a lot of PAC's and Super PAC's while Sanders has 0
There you have it on the issues of the two top Democrat Nominees. Next Time I will start comparing the Republican contenders (Hang tight that will be a long series lol).
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