Presidential candidates on the issues, 2020

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2020 Presidential Election Date: November 3, 2020

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This page includes links to statements from the 2020 presidential candidates on more than 30 domestic, foreign, and economic policy areas. These statements were compiled from each candidate's official campaign website, speeches, and interviews.

The candidates featured on these pages are the presidential nominees from the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, and Green parties. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

Joe Biden
Howie Hawkins
Jo Jorgensen
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The issue pages also feature statements from withdrawn Democratic and Republican presidential candidates.

Presidential candidates on the issues

See also: Presidential election, 2020

Click on any of the following links to read policy positions from the 2020 presidential candidates.

Abortion

• 2020 presidential candidates on abortion

Criminal justice

• 2020 presidential candidates on criminal justice
• 2020 presidential candidates on policing

Economy

• 2020 presidential candidates on coronavirus recovery
• 2020 presidential candidates on the economy
• 2020 presidential candidates on Social Security
• 2020 presidential candidates on the minimum wage
• 2020 presidential candidates on paid leave
• 2020 presidential candidates on taxes

Education

• 2020 presidential candidates on education
• 2020 presidential candidates on student loan debt
• 2020 presidential candidates on charter schools and voucher programs

Energy and environmental issues

• 2020 presidential candidates on energy and environmental issues
• 2020 presidential candidates on climate change
• 2020 presidential candidates on the Green New Deal

Foreign policy

• 2020 presidential candidates on foreign policy
• 2020 presidential candidates on China
• 2020 presidential candidates on Russia
• 2020 presidential candidates on North Korea
• 2020 presidential candidates on the Middle East and North Africa
• 2020 presidential candidates on South and Central America

Gun regulation

• 2020 presidential candidates on gun regulation

Healthcare

• 2020 presidential candidates on healthcare
• 2020 presidential candidates on the Affordable Care Act
• 2020 presidential candidates on Medicare for All
• 2020 presidential candidates on prescription drugs costs

Immigration

• 2020 presidential candidates on immigration
• 2020 presidential candidates on border security
• 2020 presidential candidates on DACA and Dreamers
• 2020 presidential candidates on immigration enforcement

Impeachment

• 2020 presidential candidates on impeachment

Labor

• 2020 presidential candidates on labor policy
• 2020 presidential candidates on Janus v. AFSCME
• 2020 presidential candidates on public-sector unions
• 2020 presidential candidates on unionization and organization
• 2020 presidential candidates on the right to strike

Trade

• 2020 presidential candidates on trade
• 2020 presidential candidates on tariffs
• 2020 presidential candidates on NAFTA and USMCA

See also

• Presidential candidates, 2020
• Presidential election, 2020

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