The Political Machine 2024

The Political Machine 2024

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Candidate Issue Stances
By Straven
Issue stances affect how well a candidate will be received across various states. Changes in some issue stances may help in one state but hurt in another. Overall, they average out to give a general consensus of how your candidate is received, having a direct link to your electability across the board. This information is not made known easily by the game and can only be viewed in the game files, so I'm just gonna put it all here so you dont have to search the game files like me
   
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REPUBLICANS
The issue stances of base game Republican candidates
Chris Christie
  • Individual Tax Cuts = +80
  • Tough on Crime = +70
  • Drug Abuse Services = +70
  • Corporate Tax Cuts = +70
  • Secure the Border = +60
  • Strong Military = +60
  • Small Business = +60
  • Stronger Law Enforcement = +60
  • Free Market Capitalism = +60
  • Immigration Reform = +50
  • School Choice = +50
  • Abortion = +30
  • Fixing Infrastructure = +30
  • Raising Retirement Age = +30
  • Addressing Climate Change = +30
  • Social Network Censorship = -20
  • Intelligence Agency Transparency = -40
  • Higher Wealthy Taxes = -40
  • Public School Funding = -50
  • Deficit Spending = -50
  • Socialism = -60
  • Trump's Eligibility = -60
  • Leave NATO = -60
  • Combating Drug Trafficking = -80
Dan Crenshaw
  • Second Amendment Protection = +80
  • Secure the Border = +80
  • Energy Independence = +70
  • Strong Military = +70
  • Stronger Law Enforcement = +70
  • Free Market Capitalism = +70
  • Reducing Inflation = +60
  • Voter ID = +60
  • Abortion = +60
  • Reduce Regulation = +60
  • Corporate Tax Cuts = +50
  • Individual Tax Cuts = +50
  • Repeal Obamacare = +50
  • Religious Freedom = +50
  • Addressing Climate Change = +40
  • School Choice = +40
  • Immigration Reform = +30
  • Stricter Gun Controls = -30
  • Social Network Censorship = -30
  • Public School Funding = -40
  • Universal Basic Income = -60
  • Deficit Spending = -70
  • Socialism = -80
Donald Trump
  • Election Integrity = +100
  • Building the Wall = +100
  • Secure the Border = +90
  • Border Protection = +90
  • Strict Deportation = +80
  • Free Market Capitalism = +80
  • Repeal Obamacare = +70
  • Nationalism = +70
  • Individual Tax Cuts = +70
  • Insurance Company Transparency = +60
  • Corporate Tax Cuts = +60
  • Traditional Values = +60
  • Tough on Crime = +60
  • Energy Independence = +60
  • Stronger Law Enforcement = +60
  • Tariffs = +60
  • Drain the Swamp = +50
  • Voter ID = +50
  • Religious Freedom = +50
  • Sanctions on Russia = +40
  • Natural Gas and Oil = +40
  • School Choice = +40
  • Combat Systemic Racism = -10
  • Backing Israel = -20
  • Stricter Gun Controls = -30
  • Outsourcing Jobs = -40
  • Transgender Rights = -40
  • Social Network Censorship = -60
Doug Burgum
  • Energy Independence = +80
  • Insurance Company Transparency = +75
  • Reduce Regulation = +70
  • Natural Gas and Oil = +70
  • Repeal Obamacare = +70
  • Individual Tax Cuts = +70
  • Secure the Border = +60
  • Favourable Trade = +60
  • Second Amendment Protection = +60
  • Job Training = +60
  • Rural Connectivity = +60
  • Agriculture Support = +40
  • Dakota Access Pipeline = +30
  • Keystone XL Pipeline = +30
  • Social Network Censorship = -20
  • Backing Israel = -40
  • Deficit Spending = -50
  • Stricter Gun Controls = -50
  • Trade with China = -50
Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Religious Freedom = +80
  • Fixing Infrastructure = +80
  • Traditional Values = +70
  • Religion in Politics = +70
  • Strong Military = +60
  • Nationalism = +60
  • Energy Independence = +60
  • Public School Funding = +50
  • Stronger Law Enforcement = +50
  • Second Amendment Protection = +40
  • Tariffs = +40
  • Social Security = +30
  • Reduce Inflation = +30
  • Combat Systemic Racism = +30
  • Immigration Reform = +30
  • Classroom Transparency = +20
  • Individual Tax Cuts = -20
  • Corporate Tax Cuts = -20
  • Reduce Regulation = -20
  • Intelligence Agency Transparency = -30
  • Deficit Spending = -30
  • Abortion = -30
  • Secure the Border = -40
  • Leave NATO = -60
  • Universal Basic Income = -70
  • Socialism = -80
  • Communism = -80
George H.W. Bush
  • Strong Military = +80
  • Reduce Inflation = +70
  • Corporate Tax Cuts = +60
  • Favourable Trade = +60
  • Free Market Capitalism = +60
  • Natural Gas and Oil = +60
  • Reduce Regulation = +60
  • Stronger Law Enforcement = +60
  • Traditional Values = +60
  • Small Business = +60
  • Public School Funding = +50
  • Stricter Gun Controls = +50
  • Environmental Protection = +50
  • Religious Freedom = +50
  • Nationalism = +30
  • Reducing Wealth Inequality = +20
  • Addressing Climate Change = -30
  • Tariffs = -30
  • Higher Wealthy Taxes = -40
  • Higher Minimum Wage = -40
  • Leave NATO = -50
  • Socialism = -70
  • Communism = -80
  • Deficit Spending = -80
George W. Bush
  • Strong Military = +90
  • Corporate Tax Cuts = +70
  • Natural Gas and Oil = +70
  • Energy Independence = +70
  • Free Market Capitalism = +60
  • Reduce Regulation = +60
  • Public School Funding = +60
  • Religious Freedom = +60
  • Nationalism = +60
  • Small Business = +60
  • Traditional Values = +50
  • Individual Tax Cuts = +40
  • Religion in Politics = +40
  • Backing Israel = -40
  • Intelligence Agency Transparency = -40
  • Student Loan Forgiveness = -40
  • Addressing Climate Change = -40
  • Outsourcing Jobs = -40
  • Deficit Spending = -50
  • Higher Wealthy Taxes = -70
  • Leave NATO = -80
  • Leave the UN = -80
JD Vance
  • Secure the Border = +80
  • Border Protection = +80
  • Strict Deportation = +80
  • Building the Wall = +70
  • Individual Tax Cuts = +70
  • Corporate Tax Cuts = +70
  • Repeal Obamacare = +60
  • Free Market Capitalism = +60
  • Tough on Crime = +60
  • Election Integrity = +60
  • Tariffs = +60
  • Stronger Law Enforcement = +60
  • Drain the Swamp = +50
  • Traditional Values = +50
  • Energy Independence = +40
  • Insurance Company Transparency = +30
  • Unions = +30
  • Nationalism = +20
  • Sanctions on Russia = +10
  • Combat Systemic Racism = -10
  • Ukraine Aid = -20
  • Stricter Gun Controls = -30
  • Backing Israel = -40
  • Outsourcing Jobs = -40
  • Transgender Rights = -60
  • Social Network Censorship = -60
  • Abortion = -80
Mike Pence
  • Free Market Capitalism = +85
  • Secure the Border = +80
  • Nationalism = +80
  • Religious Freedom = +80
  • Traditional Values = +80
  • Repeal Obamacare = +80
  • Sanctions on Russia = +80
  • Energy Independence = +80
  • Voter ID = +80
  • Corporate Tax Cuts = +80
  • Tough on Crime = +80
  • Reduce Regulation = +75
  • Insurance Company Transparency = +75
  • Immigration Reform = +70
  • Transgender Rights = -60
  • Backing Israel = -60
  • Abortion = -70
  • Deficit Spending = -70
  • Social Network Censorship = -70
Mitt Romney
  • Agriculture Support = +70
  • Strong Military = +70
  • Free Market Capitalism = +70
  • Corporate Tax Cuts = +60
  • Natural Gas and Oil = +60
  • Reduce Regulation = +60
  • School Choice = +60
  • Second Amendment Protection = +60
  • Energy Independence = +60
  • Religious Freedom = +60
  • Public School Funding = +50
  • Stronger Law Enforcement = +50
  • Traditional Values = +50
  • Immigration Reform = +40
  • Reduce Inflation = +40
  • Abortion = +30
  • Repeal Obamacare = -30
  • Leave the UN = -30
  • Addressing Climate Change = -30
  • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = -40
  • Secure the Border = -40
  • Higher Wealthy Taxes = -50
  • Leave NATO = -60
  • Deficit Spending = -60
  • Socialism = -70
Nikki Haley
  • Second Amendment Protection = +80
  • Raising Retirement Age = +70
  • Free Market Capitalism = +70
  • Strong Military = +60
  • Classroom Transparency = +60
  • Voter ID = +60
  • Stronger Law Enforcement = +60
  • Energy Independence = +60
  • Corporate Tax Cuts = +50
  • Immigration Reform = +50
  • Religious Freedom = +50
  • Traditional Values = +50
  • School Choice = +50
  • Combating Drug Trafficking = +50
  • Building the Wall = +40
  • Abortion = +40
  • Addressing Climate Change = +30
  • Stricter Gun Controls = -30
  • Social Network Censorship = -40
  • Universal Basic Income = -60
  • Socialism = -70
Richard Nixon
  • Trade with China = +80
  • Environmental Protection = +80
  • Strong Military = +70
  • Stronger Law Enforcement = +70
  • Corporate Tax Cuts = +60
  • Religious Freedom = +60
  • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = +60
  • Nationalism = +60
  • Favourable Trade = +60
  • Traditional Values = +60
  • Reduce Inflation = +50
  • Tariffs = +50
  • Religion in Politics = +40
  • Job Training = +40
  • Addressing Climate Change = +40
  • Backing Israel = -30
  • Higher Minimum Wage = -40
  • Leave the UN = -50
  • Leave NATO = -70
  • Socialism = -80
  • Communism = -80
Ron DeSantis
  • Secure the Border = +90
  • Tough on Crime = +90
  • Strict Deportation = +80
  • Energy Independence = +80
  • Repeal Obamacare = +70
  • Strong Military = +70
  • Religion in Politics = +70
  • Building the Wall = +65
  • Insurance Company Transparency = +65
  • Voter ID = +60
  • Job Training = +60
  • Classroom Transparency = +50
  • Addressing Climate Change = -30
  • Social Network Censorship = -50
  • Deficit Spending = -60
  • Transgender Rights = -70
  • Abortion = -80
  • Backing Israel = -80
  • Gender and Sex Education = -80
Ronald Reagan
  • Reduce Inflation = +100
  • Strong Military = +80
  • Corporate Tax Cuts = +80
  • Free Market Capitalism = +80
  • Natural Gas and Oil = +80
  • Reduce Regulation = +80
  • Tough on Crime = +80
  • Traditional Values = +80
  • Second Amendment Protection = +80
  • Nationalism = +70
  • Religious Freedom = +70
  • Stricter Drug Policing = +70
  • Religion in Politics = +60
  • Individual Tax Cuts = +50
  • Illegal Immigration = +20
  • Cancel Culture = -20
  • Higher Wealthy Taxes = -30
  • Transgender Rights = -40
  • Abortion = -40
  • Renewable Energy = -40
  • Higher Minimum Wage = -50
  • Addressing Climate Change = -60
  • Gender Affirming Care = -60
  • Unions = -80
  • Green New Deal = -80
  • Communism = -100
  • Socialism = -100
Ted Cruz
  • Secure the Border = +80
  • Second Amendment Protection = +80
  • Strict Deportation = +70
  • Individual Tax Cuts = +70
  • Free Market Capitalism = +70
  • Building the Wall = +60
  • Energy Independence = +60
  • Insurance Company Transparency = +60
  • Religious Freedom = +60
  • Traditional Values = +60
  • Voter ID = +60
  • Repeal Obamacare = +50
  • School Choice = +50
  • Corporate Tax Cuts = +50
  • Nationalism = +50
  • Tough on Crime = +50
  • Stronger Law Enforcement = +50
  • Classroom Transparency = +40
  • Combating Drug Trafficking = +40
  • Strong Military = +30
  • Transgender Rights = -20
  • Stricter Gun Controls = -30
  • Social Network Censorship = -40
  • Abortion = -70
Tim Scott
  • Religious Freedom = +100
  • Second Amendment Protection = +80
  • Free Market Capitalism = +80
  • Religion in Politics = +70
  • School Choice = +70
  • Voter ID = +70
  • Combating Drug Trafficking = +70
  • Energy Independence = +70
  • Secure the Border = +60
  • Law Enforcement Accountability = +60
  • Mental Health Services Expansion = +60
  • Reducing Wealth Inequality = +50
  • Addressing Climate Change = +40
  • Building the Wall = +40
  • Trade with China = -20
  • Abortion = -30
  • Social Network Censorship = -40
  • Combat Systemic Racism = -70
Vivek Ramaswamy
  • Nationalism = +90
  • Free Market Capitalism = +90
  • Corporate Tax Cuts = +80
  • Reduce Regulation = +80
  • School Choice = +80
  • Tough on Crime = +80
  • Religious Freedom = +80
  • Voter ID = +70
  • Secure the Border = +70
  • Repeal Obamacare = +70
  • Strict Deportation = +60
  • Strong Military = +60
  • Backing Israel = -20
  • Gender Affirming Care = -50
  • Social Network Censorship = -80
DEMOCRATS
The issue stances of base game Democrat candidates
Al Gore
  • Addressing Climate Change = +80
  • Green Jobs = +80
  • Renewable Energy = +80
  • Green New Deal = +80
  • Environmental Protections = +80
  • Energy Independence = +70
  • Marine Conservation = +60
  • Insurance Company Transparency = +60
  • ESG = +60
  • Combat Systemic Racism = +60
  • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = +40
  • Addressing Homelessness = +40
  • Abortion = +40
  • Election Integrity = +30
  • Rural Connectivity = +30
  • Higher Minimum Wage = +30
  • Repeal Obamacare = -30
  • Stronger Law Enforcement = -30
  • Strong Military = -40
  • Dakota Access Pipeline = -60
  • Keystone XL Pipeline = -70
  • Natural Gas and Oil = -70
    Andrew Yang
    • Universal Basic Income = +100
    • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = +80
    • Student Loan Forgiveness = +70
    • Higher Minimum Wage = +60
    • Immigration Reform = +60
    • Addressing Homelessness = +60
    • Higher Wealthy Taxes = +60
    • AI Regulation = +60
    • Transgender Rights = +60
    • Free Market Capitalism = +60
    • Addressing Climate Change = +60
    • Environmental Protection = +60
    • Rural Connectivity = +50
    • School Choice = +40
    • Gender and Sex Education = +40
    • Automation = +40
    • Sanctions on Russia = +20
    • Socialism = -30
    • Stricter Drug Policing = -40
    • Restore Net Neutrality = -40
    • Social Network Censorship = -50
    Barack Obama
    • Addressing Climate Change = +40
    • Renewable Energy = +35
    • Environmental Protection = +35
    • Abortion = +35
    • Fixing Infrastructure = +35
    • Public School Funding = +35
    • Transgender Rights = +35
    • Combat Systemic Racism = +35
    • Mental Health Services Expansion = +30
    • Student Loan Forgiveness = +30
    • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = +25
    • Insurance Company Transparency = +25
    • Green Jobs = +25
    • Higher Wealthy Taxes = +25
    • Trade with China = +25
    • Higher Minimum Wage = +25
    • Stricter Gun Controls = +20
    • Sanctions on Russia = +20
    • Leave the UN = -20
    • Leave NATO = -20
    • Outsourcing Jobs = -30
    • Voter ID = -35
    • Repeal Obamacare = -80
    Bernie Sanders
    • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = +100
    • Higher Wealthy Taxes = +100
    • Reducing Wealth Inequality = +70
    • Gender Affirming Care = +60
    • Socialism = +50
    • Addressing Climate Change = +50
    • Green New Deal = +50
    • Environmental Protection = +50
    • Universal Basic Income = +50
    • Public School Funding = +50
    • Stricter Gun Controls = +50
    • Abortion = +50
    • Mental Health Services Expansion = +40
    • Immigration Reform = +40
    • Student Loan Forgiveness = +40
    • Transgender Rights = +30
    • Sanctions on Russia = +20
    • Social Network Censorship = -30
    • Corporate Tax Cuts = -30
    • Restoring Net Neutrality =-40
    Bill Clinton
    • Immigration Reform = +60
    • Green New Deal = +60
    • Job Training = +60
    • Green Jobs = +60
    • Tough on Crime = +60
    • Free Market Capitalism = +50
    • Corporate Tax Cuts = +50
    • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = +40
    • Public School Funding = +40
    • Addressing Homelessness = +40
    • Reduce Wealth Inequality = +40
    • Unions = +40
    • Addressing Climate Change = +40
    • Reduce Regulation = +40
    • Stricter Drug Policing = +40
    • Trade with China = +40
    • Individual Tax Cuts = +40
    • Abortion = +40
    • Stronger Law Enforcement = +40
    • Stricter Gun Controls = +40
    • Renewable Energy = +40
    • Gender and Sex Education = +20
    • Higher Wealthy Taxes = +20
    • Sanctions on Russia = +20
    • Tariffs = -30
    • Defunding Law Enforcement = -30
    • Repeal Obamacare = -40
    • Raising the Retirement Age = -40
    • Taxes are Theft = -40
    • Leave NATO = -50
    • Leave the UN = -50
    Dean Phillips
    • Small Businesses = +60
    • Law Enforcement Accountability = +60
    • Stricter Gun Controls = +60
    • Public School Funding = +60
    • Combat Systemic Racism = +50
    • Mental Health Services Expansion = +50
    • Ukraine Aid = +50
    • Religion in Politics = +40
    • Sanctions on Russia = +40
    • Religious Freedom = +40
    • Renewable Energy = +40
    • Second Amendment Protections = +40
    • Insurance Company Transparency = +40
    • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = +30
    • Combat Systemic Racism = +30
    • Transgender Rights = +30
    • Job Training = +30
    • Restore Net Neutrality = +30
    • AI Regulation = +20
    • Stronger Law Enforcement = -20
    • Traditional Values = -20
    • Secure the Border = -30
    • Corporate Tax Cuts = -30
    • Repeal Obamacare = -40
    • Defunding Law Enforcement = -50
    • School Choice = -60
    • Reduce Regulation = -60
    Elizabeth Warren
    • Addressing Climate Change = +80
    • Stricter Gun Controls = +80
    • Higher Wealthy Taxes = +80
    • Student Loan Forgiveness = +80
    • Green New Deal = +80
    • Abortion = +80
    • Public School Funding = +70
    • Immigration Reform = +70
    • Transgender Rights = +70
    • Higher Minimum Wage = +60
    • Reducing Wealth Inequality = +60
    • Renewable Energy = +40
    • Social Security = +30
    • Sanctions on Russia = +20
    • Social Network Censorship = -40
    • School Choice = -40
    • Religion in Politics = -40
    • Tough on Crime = -50
    • Individual Tax Cuts = -60
    • Building the Wall = -80
    • Reduce Regulation = -90
    Hillary Clinton
    • Addressing Climate Change = +80
    • Renewable Energy = +80
    • Public School Funding = +70
    • Combating Drug Trafficking = +70
    • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = +70
    • Drug Abuse Services = +70
    • Transgender Rights = +70
    • Gender Affirming Care = +70
    • Stricter Gun Controls = +60
    • Natural Gas and Oil = +60
    • Mental Health Services Expansion = +60
    • Abortion = +50
    • Immigration Reform = +40
    • Higher Minimum Wage = +40
    • Law Enforcement Accountability = +40
    • Favourable Trade = +40
    • Restoring Net Neutrality = +30
    • Higher Wealthy Taxes = +30
    • Sanctions on Russia = +20
    • Religious Freedom = +20
    • Nationalism = -20
    • Securing the Border = -30
    • Leave the UN = -30
    • Corporate Tax Cuts = -30
    • Free Market Capitalism = -30
    • Reduce Regulation = -40
    • Deficit Spending = -50
    Jimmy Carter
    • Addressing Homelessness = +100
    • Renewable Energy = +80
    • Combat Systemic Racism = +80
    • Environment = +80
    • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = +80
    • Addressing Climate Change = +80
    • Public School Funding = +70
    • ESG = +70
    • Law Enforcement Accountability = +60
    • Gender and Sex Education = +60
    • Religious Freedom = +60
    • Small Business = +60
    • Rural Connectivity = +60
    • Election Integrity = +40
    • Universal Basic Income = +40
    • Drug Abuse Services = +40
    • Fixing Infrastructure = +40
    • Transgender Rights = +40
    • Agriculture Support = +30
    • Mental Health Services Expansion = +30
    • Gender Affirming Care = +20
    • Religion in Politics = -20
    • Abortion = -30
    • Strong Military = -40
    Joe Biden
    • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = +80
    • Stricter Gun Controls = +80
    • Abortion = +80
    • Renewable Energy = +80
    • Climate Change = +80
    • Fixing Infrastructure = +70
    • Immigration Reform = +70
    • Combat Systemic Racism = +70
    • Free Market Capitalism = +70
    • Job Training = +70
    • Corporate Tax Cuts = +70
    • Higher Minimum Wage = +70
    • Green New Deal = +60
    • Public School Funding = +60
    • Social Security = +60
    • Restoring Net Neutrality = +60
    • Small Business = +40
    • Unions = +30
    • Sanctions on Russia = +20
    • Voter ID = -70
    John Kerry
    • Addressing Climate Change = +100
    • Combat Systemic Racism = +90
    • Renewable Energy = +80
    • Ukraine Aid = +80
    • Environmental Protection = +80
    • AI Regulation = +70
    • Green New Deal = +70
    • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = +70
    • Green Jobs = +70
    • Public School Funding = +70
    • ESG = +60
    • Abortion = +60
    • Higher Minimum Wage = +50
    • Intelligence Agency Reform = +30
    • Gender Affirming Care = +30
    • Energy Independence = +20
    • Sanctions on Russia = -40
    • Social Security = -50
    • Backing Israel = -60
    • Leave the UN = -60
    • Repeal Obamacare = -60
    Kamala Harris
    • Green New Deal = +100
    • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = +80
    • Combat Systemic Racism = +80
    • Abortion = +80
    • Climate Change = +80
    • Renewable Energy = +70
    • Immigration Reform = +70
    • Law Enforcement Accountability = +70
    • Transgender Rights = +60
    • Ukrainian Aid = +60
    • Higher Wealth Taxes = +60
    • Higher Minimum Wage = +60
    • Stricter Gun Controls = +40
    • Reducing Wealth Inequality = +40
    • Reduce Inflation = +30
    • Sanctions on Russia = +20
    • AI Regulation = +20
    • Stronger Law Enforcement = -20
    • Strong Military = -20
    • Individual Tax Cuts = -20
    • Free Market Capitalism = -30
    • Illegal Immigration = -60
    • Social Media Censorship = -60
    • Repeal Obamacare = -70
    Marianne Williamson
    • Religion in Politics = +60
    • Religious Freedom = +55
    • Transgender Rights = +55
    • Addressing Climate Change = +50
    • Mental Health Services Expansion = +50
    • Higher Wealthy Taxes = +50
    • Drug Abuse Services = +50
    • AI Regulation = +40
    • Reducing Wealth Inequality = +40
    • Renewable Energy = +30
    • Addressing Homelessness = +30
    • Student Loan Forgiveness = +30
    • ESG = +30
    • Gender and Sex Education = +30
    • Combat Systemic Racism = +30
    • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = +20
    • Sanctions on Russia = +10
    • Higher Minimum Wage = +10
    • Traditional Values = -20
    • Strong Military = -20
    • Free Market Capitalism = -30
    • Reduce Regulation = -40
    • Stricter Drug Policing = -50
    • Corporate Tax Cuts = -50
    Martin O'Malley
    • Addressing Climate Change = +80
    • Environmental Protections = +80
    • Renewable Energy = +80
    • Combat Systemic Racism = +80
    • Public School Funding = +70
    • Marine Conservation = +70
    • Green Jobs = +70
    • Transgender Rights = +70
    • Law Enforcement Accountability = +70
    • Immigration Reform = +70
    • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = +70
    • Fixing Infrastructure = +70
    • Higher Minimum Wage = +60
    • School Choice = +60
    • Drug Abuse Services = +40
    • Unions = +30
    • Stronger Law Enforcement = +30
    • Defunding Law Enforcement = -30
    • Student Loan Forgiveness = +40
    • Repeal Obamacare = -40
    • Tough on Crime = -50
    Michael Bloomberg
    • Public School Funding = +50
    • Addressing Climate Change = +40
    • Reform Immigration = +40
    • Gender Affirming Care = +40
    • Rural Connectivity = +30
    • Abortion = +40
    • Stricter Gun Controls = +40
    • Higher Wealthy Taxes = +40
    • Environmental Protections = +40
    • Mental Health Services Expansion = +40
    • Higher Minimum Wage = +30
    • Renewable Energy = +30
    • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = +30
    • School Choice = +30
    • Transgender Rights = +30
    • Free Market Capitalism = +20
    • Law Enforcement Accountability = +20
    • Sanctions on Russia = +20
    • Strong Military = +20
    • Small Business = +20
    • Religious Freedom = +20
    • Backing Israel = -10
    • Deficit Spending = -30
    • Social Network Censorship = -30
    • Religion in Politics = -40
    Pete Buttigieg
    • Fixing Infrastructure = +100
    • Addressing Climate Change = +80
    • Transgender Rights = +80
    • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = +80
    • Higher Wealthy Taxes = +70
    • Public School Funding = +70
    • Immigration Reform = +70
    • Abortion = +70
    • Stricter Gun Controls = +70
    • Energy Independence = +60
    • Law Enforcement Accountability = +60
    • Drug Abuse Services = +60
    • ESG = +60
    • Combat Systemic Racism = +40
    • Deficit Spending = +40
    • Student Loan Forgiveness = +30
    • Sanctions on Russia = +20
    • Strong Military = -30
    • Leave NATO = -30
    • School Choice = -40
    • Social Network Censorship = -40
    • Leave the UN = -40
    • Green New Deal = -60
    Tim Walz
    • Public School Funding = +60
    • Abortion = +60
    • Climate Change = +60
    • Environmental Protection = +60
    • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = +60
    • Individual Tax Cuts = +60
    • Job Training = +50
    • Fixing Infrastructure = +50
    • Gender Affirming Care = +40
    • Stricter Gun Controls = +40
    • Unions = +40
    • Social Security = +40
    • Higher Minimum Wage = +40
    • Transgender Rights = +40
    • Immigration Reform = +20
    • Israel-Palestine Ceasefire = +20
    INDEPENDENTS
    The Issue stances of base game Independent candidates
    Jill Stein
    • Addressing Climate Change = +80
    • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = +70
    • Higher Wealthy Taxes = +70
    • Higher Minimum Wage = +70
    • Unions = +70
    • Green New Deal = +60
    • Reducing Wealthy Inequality = +60
    • Universal Basic Income = +60
    • AI Regulation = +60
    • Abortion = +60
    • Leave NATO = +60
    • Addressing Homelessness = +60
    • Renewable Energy = +20
    • Environmental Protection = +20
    • Stricter Gun Controls = +20
    • Immigration Reform = +20
    • Building the Wall = -20
    • Repeal Obamacare = -20
    • Deficit Spending = -40
    • Secure the Border = -50
    • Strict Deportation = -60
    • Strong Military = -70
    • Reduce Regulation = -80
    • Corporate Tax Cuts = -80
    Ralph Nader
    • Environmental Protection = +80
    • Renewable Energy = +80
    • Addressing Climate Change = +80
    • Green New Deal = +70
    • Reducing Wealth Inequality = +70
    • Unions = +70
    • Green Jobs = +70
    • Small Business = +70
    • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = +60
    • Job Training = +60
    • Insurance Company Transparency = +60
    • Intelligence Agency Transparency = +60
    • Leave NATO = +50
    • Individual Tax Cuts = +40
    • Free Market Capitalism = -30
    • Higher Wealthy Taxes = -30
    • Deficit Spending = -40
    • Strong Military = -60
    • Corporate Tax Cuts = -70
    • Outsourcing Jobs = -70
    • Reduce Regulation = -80
    Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
    • Environmental Protection = +90
    • Small Business = +70
    • Addressing Climate Change = +60
    • Agriculture Support = +60
    • Religious Freedom = +60
    • Reduce Regulation = +60
    • Secure the Border = +50
    • Higher Minimum Wage = +50
    • Unions = +50
    • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = +50
    • School Choice = +50
    • Favourable Trade = +50
    • Intelligence Agency Transparency = +40
    • Law Enforcement Accountability = +40
    • Energy Independence = +40
    • Insurance Company Transparency = +40
    • Reduce Wealth Inequality = +40
    • Green New Deal = +30
    • Intelligence Agency Reform = +20
    • Student Loan Forgiveness = +20
    • Transgender Rights = -20
    • Pharmaceutical Companies = -30
    • Sanctions on Russia = -30
    • Cancel Culture = -30
    • Ukraine Aid = -40
    • Social Network Censorship = -40
    • Corporate Tax Cuts = -60
    Ross Perot
    • Favourable Trade = +80
    • Reduce Inflation = +80
    • Move Agencies out of DC = +60
    • Tough on Crime = +80
    • Strong Military = +80
    • Traditional Values = +70
    • Reduce Regulation = +70
    • Intelligence Agency Transparency = +60
    • Energy Independence = +50
    • Repeal Obamacare = +50
    • Green New Deal = +40
    • Decentralize Authority = +40
    • Free Market Capitalism = +40
    • Small Business = +30
    • Individual Tax Cuts = +30
    • Expand Medicare/Medicaid = +20
    • AI Regulation = -20
    • Trade with China = -30
    • Higher Wealthy Taxes = -30
    • Defunding Law Enforcement = -50
    • Outsourcing Jobs = -60
    • Deficit Spending = -60
    • Socialism = -70
    • Universal Basic Income = -70
    END NOTES
    It should be noted that some minor things in this guide may be incorrect, such as issue names. This is because the names of issues in the game files is different from those actually in game, and so I had to "translate" them to their actual game counterparts, eventually I got lazy and stopped checking and just went by memory (blame steam moderation for making me have to wait hours after saving changes).

    Another problem is that some candidates have repeating issues, such as Donald Trump who has Transgender Rights appear twice in his issues stances with seperate values, in these cases I just put the value that appeared first and ignored the other.

    Also, some issues even when I rarely did fact check, I just couldn't figure out what they related to, as an example some candidates would have "Overhauling Infrastructure = X" and "Fixing Infrastructure = Y". Despite, to my knowledge, there only being one infrastructure issue in the game. So in this case, I just didnt mention the issue stances of "Overhauling Infrastructure" in candidates issue stances. If someone does know what issue this correlates to in-game then please leave a comment and I might update this guide (depending on if I retain my sanity after Steam Moderation made me expend 10% of my life span waiting for their checks).

    Anyway, thanks for reading.