A chart detailing each of the leading US presidential candidates and their positions.
| Iraq | Health Care | Abortion | Taxes | Same-Sex Marriage | Education | |
Hillary Clinton |
Supports withdrawal of most troops by end of 2013; small force remains | Supports providing insurance for everyone; plans to subsidize low-income people; wants big business, government to contribute | Supports Roe v. Wade*; opposes Supreme Court ban on partial-birth abortions | Supports repealing cuts for household incomes more than $250,000; wants to offer cuts for health care, child care, college | Opposes same-sex marriage and constitutional ban; supports civil unions; believes states should decide policy | Supports a $3,500 higher education tax credit; supports spending federal money to establish pre-kindergarten schools for all 4-year-olds |
John Edwards |
Supports immediate withdrawal; all troops removed within 10 months | Supports providing insurance for everyone; plans to subsidize low-income people; wants big business, government to contribute | Supports Roe v. Wade*; opposes Supreme Court ban on partial-birth abortions | Supports repealing cuts for household incomes more than $200,000; wants to offer cuts for low income, health care, child care | Opposes same-sex marriage and constitutional ban | Supports federal money to establish pre-kindergarten for all 4-year-olds; supports "second chance schools" for dropouts |
Barack Obama |
Supports withdrawal of most troops within 16 months; small force remains | Supports providing insurance for all children; plans to subsidize low-income people; wants big business, government to contribute | Supports Roe v. Wade*; opposes Supreme Court ban on partial-birth abortions | Supports repealing cuts for household incomes more than $250,000; wants to eliminate income taxes for elderly workers making under $50,000 | Opposes same-sex marriage and constitutional ban; supports civil unions | Supports a $4,000 higher education tax credit; opposes "arbitrary test scores" |
Mike Huckabee |
Supports troop increase; opposes any withdrawal | Opposes universal insurance; insurance costs tax-deductible; tax credits for low-income people | Supports overturning Roe v. Wade* | Plans to adopt a 23 percent national sales tax on everything except education; wants to eliminate income and payroll taxes | Opposes same-sex marriage; supports constitutional ban | Supports home-schooling; supports an increase in charter schools |
John McCain |
Supports troop increase and permanent U.S. military presence | Opposes universal insurance; compensate providers on work quality; supports tax credits for everyone | Once supported Roe v. Wade*; now supports overturning it | Plans to require Congress to pass tax increases by a three-fifths margin | Opposes same-sex marriage and constitutional ban; believes states should decide policy | Supports vouchers; says public schools need competition to improve; supports teacher bonuses for good scores |
Mitt Romney |
Supports troop increase; opposes permanent U.S. military presence | Opposes universal insurance; insurance costs tax-deductible; states can create programs | Once said abortion should be "safe and legal"; now supports overturning Roe v. Wade* | Plans to lower business taxes, limit increases in nonmilitary spending | Opposes same-sex marriage; opposes civil unions | Supports vouchers, charter schools; supports tax credit for home schooling |
| * Roe v. Wade (1973) ruled that laws restricting abortion are unconstitutional | ||||||
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