Compare: Steve Jones vs Ndidiamaka Okpareke vs Melanie Stansbury

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Compare: Steve Jones vs Ndidiamaka Okpareke vs Melanie Stansbury · Leader Lookup

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Steve Jones

House

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Pushing hardest

Ndidiamaka Okpareke

House

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Pushing hardest

Melanie Stansbury

House

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Pushing hardest

Economic × Social

left ↔ right · libertarian ↕ authoritarian

Government control × Nationalism

internationalist ↔ nationalist · low ↕ high control

applies to the maps & the answers below

Everyone, question by question

Each dot is a person; ★ = an agenda issue for someone here.

Foreign Aid

Substantially increase foreign aid as a core tool for reducing global poverty and advancing humanitarian goalsSharply cut or eliminate most foreign aid and focus resources on domestic needs

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U.S. Southern Border Security

Shift away from physical barriers and heavy patrols, investing instead in addressing migration's root causes and processing arrivals humanelyPursue maximum enforcement, including large troop deployments and sealing the border against unauthorized entry

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Legal Immigration Levels

Substantially expand legal immigration to widen lawful pathwaysCut legal immigration significantly across most categories

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Rent Control

Impose strong rent caps that tightly limit annual increases across most rental housingProhibit rent control entirely and let supply and demand set rental prices

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U.S. Military Spending

Significantly cut defense spending and redirect funds to domestic and diplomatic prioritiesSubstantially expand defense spending to ensure clear military superiority over rivals

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Legalizing Recreational Marijuana

Fully legalize, regulate, and tax marijuana nationwide for adult useMaintain the federal ban and enforce it consistently across all states

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Death Penalty

Abolish the death penalty in all casesExpand the death penalty and speed up the appeals process to carry out sentences

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Same-Sex Marriage

Same-sex marriage is a fundamental right that should be fully protected and treated identically to other marriagesMarriage should be legally defined as a union between one man and one woman

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Affirmative Action

Such considerations should be actively used to expand diversity and remedy past discriminationRace and ethnicity should never be considered in admissions or hiring decisions

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Privatizing Veteran Healthcare

Keep all veteran care within an expanded, fully government-run VA health system and limit outside referralsShift most veteran care to the private sector, with the government primarily paying private providers

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Tariffs (General Approach)

Eliminate most tariffs to lower prices and expand free tradeApply high tariffs across the board to prioritize domestic manufacturing and economic independence

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Balancing Tax Increases vs Spending Cuts

Close gaps almost entirely by raising taxes, especially on high earners and corporations, with little to no spending reductionClose gaps almost entirely through spending cuts, while reducing taxes wherever possible

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Wealth Tax

Yes, levy a broad annual wealth tax with meaningful rates to reduce concentration of wealthNo, an annual wealth tax is unworkable and discourages saving and investment

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Government Regulation Overall

Expand regulation significantly to protect consumers, workers, and the environment.Sharply cut regulations and require strict cost-benefit limits on new rules.

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Government Secrecy vs Transparency

Default to disclosure, classifying only narrow material and declassifying aggressively over timePrioritize secrecy by default, giving agencies wide authority to withhold security-related information

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Private School Vouchers

Prohibit using public funds for private school tuition and keep money in public schoolsProvide universal vouchers or education savings accounts usable at any school

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Universal Healthcare

Establish a single, government-run health plan that covers everyone and replaces private insuranceRely on the private market and individual choice, with minimal government involvement in coverage

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Prescription Drug Prices

Have the government set or cap drug prices directly to guarantee affordabilityLeave prices to the market and rely on private negotiation to control costs

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Overall Gun Laws

Much stricter, with broad new limits on sales, ownership, and firearm typesMuch looser, treating firearm access as a strongly protected right

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Abortion (Overall)

Legal in all cases as a personal medical decisionIllegal in nearly all cases to protect unborn life

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Carbon Tax

Adopt a high, rising carbon tax to sharply cut emissions, with rebates to householdsReject any carbon tax and address emissions through innovation rather than pricing

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Climate Change (Overall)

Treat climate change as a top national emergency requiring sweeping, immediate actionMake climate change a low priority and avoid policies that restrict industry or raise costs

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Universal Basic Income

Establish a generous universal basic income large enough to cover basic living costs for everyoneOppose any basic income and rely on work, markets, and private opportunity to support people

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Federal Minimum Wage

Raise the federal minimum wage substantially and index it to rise with the cost of livingEliminate or freeze the federal minimum wage and let the market set pay

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Electoral College

Replace the Electoral College with a direct national popular votePreserve the current winner-take-all Electoral College system unchanged

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Voter ID Laws

Require no ID; allow voting on signature or affirmation of identityRequire strict government-issued photo ID for all voters with few exceptions

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Public Transportation Funding

Dramatically increase public subsidies to expand service and make transit free or nearly free for all ridersMinimize public funding and let transit operate on fares or shift to private operators

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