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You ask where the candidates stand on “important issues in this election.” What issues are important to you? Is it immigration, economy, abortion, and Ukraine? These are popular concerns. Or are the important issues more foundational?

Which candidate will respect our institutions? Which won’t abuse their power? Who will hold firm against authoritarians like Putin? Who will build up America and its people instead of tearing it down and promoting hate? Who will be a stable leader?

If policies are what concern you, then certainly there are speeches, interviews you can watch. WaPo has a summary of policies here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2023/presidential-candidates-2024-policies-issues/ . We’ll have to parse what a candidate says from what they will do. This has always been true. If you are concerned about Harris’ policies, remember she will have a divided Congress, at best. Presidents are limited by Congress depending on what they want to do. Trump will likely get both chambers which means he can do a lot of what he says including cutting off support for Ukraine.

Which candidate is likely to abuse power? He’s spoken endlessly about his enemies and what he thinks they deserve. Has Harris? Who do you think would use their power to potentially violate laws? Who has violated laws already?

Only you can answer these questions. I’m not sure a chart of policy positions can tell you everything you need to know.

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