2028
Side-by-side positions, issue importance, integrity, and market-odds snapshots — so you can educate your vote.
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| Abortion | Budget | Child Care | Civil Rights | Crime/Death Penalty | Defense | Drugs | Economy | Education | Election Security | Energy | Environment | Foreign Policy | Gun Control | Health Care | Immigration | Social Media/Disinformation | Student Debt | Technology | Integrity | Arguments For | Arguments Against | |
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Jon
Ossoff
 Jon Ossoff is a U.S. Senator from Georgia, re-elected in November 2026. A former investigative filmmaker, he has become the prediction-market Democratic frontrunner for 2028 after midterm momentum, though he has not formally launched a presidential campaign.
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Supports abortion rights and federal protection of reproductive healthcare access.
4.5
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Supports fiscal responsibility paired with targeted investments in growth and security.
4.0
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Supports child-care affordability as economic and family policy.
4.0
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Supports voting rights and civil-rights enforcement with a centrist-Democratic tone.
4.5
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Emphasizes prosecuting violent crime and trafficking while backing reform where evidence-based.
4.0
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Supports robust defense and oversight of Pentagon spending efficiency.
4.0
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Prioritizes fentanyl enforcement and treatment expansion over culture-war drug politics.
4.0
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Focuses on supply-chain resilience, manufacturing, and middle-class cost relief.
4.5
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Supports public education investment and workforce/technical training pathways.
4.0
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Supports accessible voting and well-funded, secure election administration.
4.5
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Supports clean-energy growth alongside nuclear and grid reliability investments.
4.0
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Supports climate action framed through jobs, resilience, and competitiveness.
4.0
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Internationalist Democrat: alliances, Ukraine support traditions, and China competition.
4.5
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Supports background checks and measures aimed at gun trafficking and violent offenders.
4.0
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Supports ACA strengthening, lower drug prices, and expanded rural care access.
4.5
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Supports border security investments plus legal pathways and asylum-process reform.
4.0
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Supports fighting foreign and domestic election disinformation with transparency rules.
4.0
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Supports targeted relief and lower costs more than unlimited cancellation.
3.5
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Supports competition policy, privacy, and national-security tech guardrails.
3.5
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J.D.
Vance
 J.D. Vance is the Vice President of the United States (2025–present) and former U.S. Senator from Ohio. Author of Hillbilly Elegy, he is the leading Republican 2028 contender in prediction markets and a central figure in the MAGA coalition.
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Opposes abortion; supports significant federal and state restrictions after Dobbs.
4.5
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Supports spending restraint on domestic programs while protecting defense and industrial policy priorities.
4.0
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Supports family policy via tax credits more than large federal child-care systems.
3.5
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Critiques progressive civil-rights frameworks; emphasizes religious liberty and parental rights.
4.0
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Emphasizes tougher prosecution of violent crime and skepticism of progressive prosecutors.
4.5
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Supports strong military with America First force allocation and burden-sharing by allies.
4.5
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Emphasizes enforcement against trafficking and fentanyl networks over broad legalization.
4.0
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Economic nationalism: tariffs, industrial policy, and skepticism of free-trade orthodoxy.
5.0
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Supports school choice, parental control, and limits on what he calls ideological curricula.
4.0
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Emphasizes election integrity measures and skepticism of expanded mail voting.
4.5
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Supports domestic fossil production and energy abundance over rapid phase-outs.
4.5
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Downplays climate as top federal priority; skeptical of costly green mandates.
2.5
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America First foreign policy; skeptical of open-ended commitments; hawkish on China.
4.5
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Strong Second Amendment defender; opposes most new federal gun restrictions.
4.0
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Opposes single-payer; focuses on cost competition and reducing regulatory burden.
3.5
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Hardline immigration: border security, deportations, and lower illegal entries as top priority.
5.0
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Frames major threat as biased censorship of conservative speech more than left-wing disinfo.
4.0
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Skeptical of broad debt cancellation; prefers trade and skills pathways.
2.5
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Supports pressure on tech platforms over bias/censorship concerns from the right.
4.0
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Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez
 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a U.S. Representative from New York (re-elected November 2026) and one of the most prominent progressive Democrats nationally. She is closely associated with the Green New Deal, Medicare for All, and economic populism.
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Unequivocally supports abortion rights and federal codification of Roe-era protections.
5.0
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Supports higher taxes on the wealthy and large corporations to fund social investment.
4.5
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Supports universal child care as a federal guarantee.
5.0
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Leading progressive voice on racial justice, LGBTQ+ rights, and immigrant rights.
5.0
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Supports decarceral reforms, ending cash bail extremes, and opposes death penalty expansion.
4.0
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Skeptical of large Pentagon increases; prefers diplomacy and constraining endless wars.
3.5
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Supports marijuana legalization and treating addiction as a health issue.
4.0
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Supports worker power, anti-monopoly policy, and major public investment.
5.0
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Supports tuition-free public college and deep education equity investments.
4.5
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Supports expanded voting rights and opposes restrictive election laws.
5.0
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Supports rapid fossil phase-down and massive renewable/public-power buildout.
5.0
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Champion of Green New Deal-scale climate mobilization.
5.0
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Progressive foreign policy: human rights emphasis, skepticism of militarized approaches.
4.0
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Supports assault-weapon bans and far-reaching gun-safety legislation.
4.5
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Supports Medicare for All / single-payer as the end state for coverage.
5.0
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Supports pathway to citizenship, limits on detention, and rejecting mass-deportation agendas.
5.0
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Supports strong platform accountability for disinformation and hate amplification.
4.5
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Supports broad student-debt cancellation and free public college.
5.0
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Supports breaking up or tightly regulating dominant tech platforms.
4.0
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Marco
Rubio
 Marco Rubio is U.S. Secretary of State (2025–present) and former U.S. Senator from Florida. A foreign-policy heavyweight in the Republican Party, he ranks near the top of 2028 GOP speculation alongside Vance and DeSantis.
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Longstanding abortion opponent; supports restrictive federal/state frameworks.
4.0
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Fiscal hawk rhetoric with support for defense spending and industrial competitiveness.
4.0
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Supports pro-family tax policy; cautious on large new federal child-care entitlements.
3.0
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Emphasizes religious liberty and traditional civil-rights enforcement over progressive DEI.
3.5
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Supports strong policing and federal tools against gangs and trafficking.
4.0
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As Secretary of State era figure, prioritizes military strength and great-power competition.
5.0
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Hard line on cartels and fentanyl precursors; limited interest in broad legalization.
4.0
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Supports pro-worker conservatism, industrial policy, and countering China economically.
4.5
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Supports school choice and accountability; skeptical of federal progressive education agendas.
3.5
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Supports election security measures and confidence-building reforms.
4.0
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Supports all-of-the-above energy with emphasis on domestic production and LNG exports.
4.0
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Secondary priority; favors innovation and adaptation over aggressive regulatory climate policy.
2.5
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Hawkish foreign-policy specialist: China, Western Hemisphere, and alliance management.
5.0
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Generally opposes new gun restrictions; supports targeted enforcement approaches.
3.5
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Opposes single-payer; supports market reforms and price transparency ideas.
3.5
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Supports border security first, then legal immigration reforms favoring skills/enforcement.
4.5
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Concerned about foreign propaganda and platform manipulation; speech issues secondary.
3.5
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Skeptical of blanket forgiveness; prefers accountability and cost reforms.
2.5
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Supports U.S. tech leadership vs China with security-minded regulation.
4.0
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Gavin
Newsom
 Gavin Newsom is the Governor of California (term through January 2027), previously Mayor of San Francisco and Lieutenant Governor. A high-profile progressive on climate, abortion rights, and guns, he is a perennial 2028 Democratic contender.
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Strongly defends abortion access and has positioned California as a reproductive-rights refuge state.
5.0
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Supports progressive taxation to fund climate, housing, and social investments; criticized for high state costs.
4.0
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Supports universal preschool/child-care expansion funded at state and federal levels.
4.5
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Strong civil-rights and LGBTQ+ advocate; emphasizes voting rights and anti-discrimination protections.
5.0
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Supports reform plus public-safety investments after criticism of street crime and retail theft responses.
4.0
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Supports strong national defense with diplomatic primacy and alliance leadership.
3.5
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Supports marijuana legalization and expanded treatment; faces criticism over open-air drug markets.
3.5
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Frames economic agenda around green jobs, housing production, and industrial policy.
4.5
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Supports major public-education and higher-ed investment; emphasizes affordability.
4.5
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Supports vote-by-mail and expanded access with secure ballot processes.
4.5
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Prioritizes rapid renewable transition and electrification; skeptical of new fossil buildout.
5.0
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Aggressive climate leader: clean-car rules, renewables targets, and fossil-fuel constraints.
5.0
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Supports alliance rebuilding and confronting authoritarian rivals; high-profile governor diplomacy.
4.0
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Supports comprehensive gun restrictions including assault-weapon bans and magazine limits.
4.5
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Supports universal-coverage goals and state experiments expanding care access.
4.5
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Supports comprehensive immigration reform and pathway to citizenship; resists hardline enforcement rhetoric.
4.0
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Supports tougher platform rules against misinformation and election interference content.
4.0
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Supports debt relief and tuition affordability; emphasizes public higher-ed capacity.
4.0
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Supports AI/tech regulation and privacy standards, including state-level AI rules.
4.0
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Ron
DeSantis
 Ron DeSantis is the Governor of Florida and a leading conservative national figure after a suspended 2024 presidential bid. He is known for aggressive education, immigration, and culture-war policies and remains a major 2028 possibility.
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Supports abortion restrictions after early pregnancy; signed six-week-style limits in Florida.
4.5
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Fiscal conservative: tax cuts, spending restraint, and anti-ESG state finance rules.
4.0
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Supports family formation via tax policy more than universal public child care.
3.0
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Prioritizes parental rights and opposes many DEI programs in schools and government.
4.5
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Tough-on-crime agenda; expanded penalties and backed police amid culture-war framing.
4.5
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Hawkish on China; supports strong defense with focus on Indo-Pacific readiness.
4.0
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Tough enforcement on trafficking/fentanyl; resists broad recreational legalization.
3.5
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Business-friendly growth agenda with culture-war regulatory fights against corporations.
4.0
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School choice expansion, curriculum restrictions, and higher-ed culture fights.
5.0
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Election integrity emphasis: ID, chain-of-custody, limits on drop boxes/mail in some cases.
4.5
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Supports domestic energy production including oil/gas; skeptical of rapid green mandates.
4.0
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Skeptical of aggressive climate mandates; prioritizes adaptation and energy affordability.
3.0
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Nationalist-conservative foreign policy; critical of multilateral constraints.
4.0
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Expands gun rights; opposes new federal gun-control packages.
4.0
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Opposes government-run healthcare; emphasizes market competition and state flexibility.
3.5
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Hardline border and immigration enforcement; used state resources for migrant transport politics.
5.0
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Focuses on anti-censorship and anti-woke speech rules more than liberal disinfo frameworks.
4.5
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Opposes broad cancellation; emphasizes workforce education and cost control.
2.5
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Supports regulating platforms and universities over speech/ideology concerns.
4.0
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Andy
Beshear
 Andy Beshear is the Governor of Kentucky, a Democrat who has won statewide in a deeply Republican state. He focuses on jobs, healthcare access, education, and a less polarizing political style.
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Defended abortion access against restrictive state efforts; frames it as personal medical freedom.
4.5
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Focuses on growth-oriented budgets, disaster recovery, and business attraction incentives.
4.0
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Supports child-care affordability as workforce and family policy.
4.0
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Supports civil rights and has defended inclusive education policies in a red state.
4.0
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Supports reform and treatment while maintaining public-safety commitments.
3.5
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Supports strong national defense; less defined on force posture details.
3.5
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Prioritizes addiction treatment and recovery infrastructure over pure criminalization.
4.0
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Centers job creation, manufacturing recruitment, and rural economic development.
4.5
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Strong advocate for public schools, teacher pay, and universal pre-K.
4.5
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Supports accessible voting and trusted election administration.
4.0
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Supports clean-energy manufacturing (EV/batteries) alongside traditional energy communities.
4.0
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Supports conservation and climate steps tied to economic opportunity.
4.0
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Supports alliances and steady international engagement.
3.5
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Supports common-sense gun safety while acknowledging Kentucky gun culture.
3.5
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Frames healthcare as a basic right; defends Medicaid expansion and affordability.
4.5
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Supports comprehensive reform; emphasizes lawful immigration and labor needs.
3.5
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Supports reducing harmful disinformation with a moderate regulatory approach.
3.0
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Supports making college/training more affordable for working families.
4.0
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Supports practical tech policy focused on jobs and rural broadband rather than culture fights.
3.0
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Kamala
Harris
 Kamala Harris is the former Vice President of the United States (2021–2025), the first woman, first Black woman, and first South Asian American to hold the office. A former California Attorney General and U.S. Senator, she remains a leading Democratic figure after the 2024 ticket’s defeat and is widely discussed for 2028.
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Strongly supports abortion rights as healthcare and federal protection of reproductive access.
5.0
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Supports higher taxes on high earners and corporations to fund social programs and reduce deficits over time.
4.0
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Supports federal child-care affordability and early childhood education expansion.
4.5
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Prioritizes voting rights, racial justice, and LGBTQ+ equality as core civil-rights commitments.
5.0
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Supports criminal-justice reform and opposes expanding the federal death penalty; emphasizes prosecution of violent crime.
4.0
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Favors a strong military paired with diplomacy and alliance maintenance.
4.0
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Supports marijuana legalization and treatment-first approaches for addiction.
3.5
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Emphasizes middle-class economics, small-business support, and reducing cost-of-living pressures.
4.5
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Supports expanded education access, including debt relief tools and community-college pathways.
4.5
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Supports expanded voting access plus robust election-security funding.
4.5
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Supports clean-energy transition while maintaining reliability investments.
4.5
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Supports aggressive climate action and environmental justice investments.
4.5
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Emphasizes rebuilding alliances, democracy promotion, and human-rights-focused diplomacy.
4.5
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Supports assault-weapon restrictions, universal background checks, and red-flag laws.
4.5
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Supports expanding ACA coverage and lowering prescription costs; open to broader public options.
4.5
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Supports pathway-to-citizenship reforms, DACA protections, and stronger legal immigration pathways.
4.0
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Supports platform accountability for disinformation while protecting legitimate speech.
4.0
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Supports targeted student-debt relief and lower college costs.
4.5
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Supports stronger privacy rules and competition policy for large tech platforms.
3.5
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Pete
Buttigieg
 Pete Buttigieg is the former U.S. Secretary of Transportation (2021–2025) and former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana. A 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, he remains a nationally known moderate-liberal contender often mentioned for 2028.
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Strongly supports abortion rights and nationwide access protections.
4.5
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Supports investing in infrastructure/climate while seeking long-term fiscal sustainability.
4.0
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Supports federal child-care investment as infrastructure for working families.
4.5
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High-profile LGBTQ+ and civil-rights advocate; supports voting rights expansions.
5.0
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Supports reform plus community violence intervention and federal firearm trafficking focus.
3.5
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Supports strong alliances and modernized defense; Afghanistan withdrawal debates linger.
3.5
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Supports treatment-first approaches and marijuana federal reform pathways.
3.5
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Emphasizes infrastructure, supply chains, and industrial strategy for broad prosperity.
4.5
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Supports public education equity and affordable higher education pathways.
4.0
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Supports vote access expansions and professionalized election administration.
4.5
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Supports EV transition, transit, and clean power with worker transition supports.
4.5
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Supports major climate investments via infrastructure and clean transportation.
4.5
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Liberal internationalist: alliances, democracy messaging, and managed great-power rivalry.
4.0
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Supports assault-weapon bans, background checks, and trafficking crackdowns.
4.0
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Supports expanding coverage and public options short of immediate single-payer.
4.0
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Supports humane reform with legal pathways and more orderly border processing.
4.0
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Supports platform transparency and counter-disinformation without maximal censorship.
4.0
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Supports substantial relief and repayment reform; open to broad cancellation tools.
4.0
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Supports privacy, AI ethics, and competition policy for dominant platforms.
4.0
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Josh
Shapiro
 Josh Shapiro is the Governor of Pennsylvania, re-elected in November 2026. A former state Attorney General, he emphasizes education, economic development, and pragmatic governance in a pivotal swing state.
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Treats abortion as healthcare and supports protecting access after Dobbs.
4.5
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Emphasizes balanced budgets, selective tax relief, and education/infrastructure investment.
4.0
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Supports expanding child-care access and early childhood programs.
4.0
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Supports voting-rights expansion and anti-discrimination protections with a pragmatic tone.
4.5
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Pairs criminal-justice reform with police recruitment and violent-crime prosecution.
4.0
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Supports strong national defense and readiness without detailed force-structure proposals yet.
3.5
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Supports medical marijuana expansion and treatment-centered opioid response.
3.5
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Focuses on kitchen-table economics, workforce training, and attracting private investment.
4.5
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Prioritizes K-12 funding; open to limited school-choice tools alongside public schools.
4.5
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Strong supporter of expanded early voting and election administration funding.
4.5
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Supports an all-of-the-above mix: renewables, nuclear, and remaining fossil transitional fuels.
4.0
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Supports environmental protection while weighing energy jobs and reliability.
3.5
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Supports U.S. alliance leadership and Israel security partnership.
4.0
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Supports background checks and common-sense gun safety measures.
4.0
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Emphasizes workforce shortages, rural access, and telehealth expansion.
4.0
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Supports legal pathways and border management framed as both humane and orderly.
4.0
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Supports efforts to curb election disinformation without broad speech crackdowns.
3.5
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Supports affordability measures and targeted relief more than blanket cancellation.
3.5
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Supports privacy protections and basic tech accountability rules.
3.5
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