The clock is ticking! It’s less than one day until the presidential elections on November 3rd, when the democratic contender Joe Biden and incumbent president Donald Trump will battle for the White House. Who do you think will become the next president of the United States? Make your voice heard by leaving a comment in the section below.
Compare 2020 Presidential Candidate Positions
| Positions are categorized as Pro, Con, Not Clearly Pro or Con (NC), or None Found (?) . Candidates who have changed positions have Now before their positions. | BIDEN | TRUMP | ||
| D | R | |||
| ProCon.org’s Questions | Responses | |||
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1. Crime & Justice Should Police Departments Be Defunded, if Not Abolished? |
Con | Con | ||
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2. Crime & Justice Should the US Ban Assault Weapons? |
Pro | Now Con | ||
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3. Crime & Justice Should Federal or State Governments Implement Ban the Box Legislation, which Prevents Employers from Asking about a Job Applicants’ Criminal History? |
Pro | Pro | ||
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4. Crime & Justice Should the US End the Cash Bail System? |
Pro | Con | ||
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5. Crime & Justice Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed? |
Now Con | Pro | ||
| Biden | Trump | |||
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6. Crime & Justice Should the Use of Private Prisons Continue? |
Con | Pro | ||
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7. Crime & Justice Should Universal Background Checks for Gun Purchases Be Made Law? |
Pro | Now NC | ||
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8. Domestic Policy Should Confederate Statues Be Taken Down? |
Pro | Now Con | ||
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9. Domestic Policy Should the District of Columbia Be Given Statehood? |
Pro | Now Con | ||
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10. Domestic Policy Should the Federal Government Adopt Net Neutrality Rules? |
? | Con | ||
| Biden | Trump | |||
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11. Domestic Policy Should the Federal Government Mandate Paid Family and Medical Leave for All Americans? |
Pro | Pro | ||
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12. Domestic Policy Should Public Sector Employees Have the Right to Unionize? |
Pro | Con | ||
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13. Domestic Policy Should Puerto Rico Be Given Statehood? |
NC | Now Con | ||
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14. Domestic Policy Should Recreational Marijuana Be Legal Federally? |
Con | NC | ||
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15. Domestic Policy Should the Government Regulate Social Media Sites to Prevent Fake News and Misinformation? |
Pro | Pro | ||
| Biden | Trump | |||
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16. Domestic Policy Should the Federal Government Provide Universal Childcare? |
Con | Con | ||
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17. Economy Should the US Economy Be Shut Down again during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic if Recommended by Scientists? |
Pro |
Con |
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18. Economy Should the Federal Government Pay Reparations to the Descendants of Slaves? |
Now NC |
Con |
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19. Economy Should Federal Taxes Be Increased? |
Pro |
Con |
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20. Economy Should the Federal Minimum Wage Be Increased? |
Pro |
Now Con |
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| Biden | Trump | |||
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21. Economy Should Federal Welfare Benefits Have Work Requirements? |
Now NC |
Pro |
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22. Economy Should the US Implement a Universal Basic Income (UBI)? |
Con |
? |
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23. Economy Should the US Implement a Wealth Tax? |
Con |
Now Con |
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24. Education Should Schools Reopen during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic? |
Pro |
Pro |
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25. Education Should For-Profit Charter Schools Receive Federal Funding? |
Con |
Pro |
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| Biden | Trump | |||
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26. Education Should Schools Be Gun-Free Zones? |
Pro |
Con |
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27. Education Should the Federal Funding to Historically Black Universities and Colleges (HBCUs) Be Increased? |
Pro |
Pro |
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28. Education Should Student Loan Debt Be Forgiven? |
Now Pro |
NC |
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29. Education Should Title IX Give More Protection to College Students Accused of Sexual Misconduct? |
Con |
Pro |
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30. Education Should Public College Be Tuition-Free? |
Pro |
NC |
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| Biden | Trump | |||
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31. Elections Should Election Day Be a National Holiday? |
? |
? |
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32. Elections Should the US Abolish the Electoral College? |
? |
Now Con |
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33. Elections Should Former Felons Be Allowed to Vote? |
Pro |
NC |
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34. Elections Should 2020 Presidential Election Candidates Accept Support from Super PACs? |
Now NC |
Now Pro |
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35. Elections Should the US Expand Vote-by-Mail? |
Pro |
Con |
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| Biden | Trump | |||
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36. Elections Should Voters Be Required to Show Photo Identification in Order to Vote? |
Con |
Pro |
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37. Environment Should the US Move toward 100% Clean Energy and Net-Zero Emissions? |
Pro |
? |
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38. Environment Should the US Enforce a Carbon Tax? |
Pro |
NC |
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39. Environment Should American Communities Have the Right to Clean Water? |
Pro |
Con |
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40. Environment Should the US Expand Fossil Fuel Extraction on Public Land? |
Con |
Pro |
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| Biden | Trump | |||
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41. Environment Should Fracking Be Allowed? |
Pro |
Pro |
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42. Environment Should the US Adopt a Climate Change Plan such as the Green New Deal? |
Pro |
Con |
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43. Environment Should the Keystone XL Pipeline Be Built? |
Con |
Pro |
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44. Environment Should the US Expand Its Use of Nuclear Power? |
Pro |
Pro |
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45. Environment Should the US Rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement? |
Pro |
Con |
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| Biden | Trump | |||
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46. Foreign Policy Should the Tariffs Imposed on China by President Trump Be Maintained? |
Con |
Pro |
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47. Foreign Policy Should the US Ease or Cancel the Embargo against Cuba? |
Pro |
Con |
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48. Foreign Policy Should the US Re-Enter a Nuclear Deal with Iran? |
Pro |
Con |
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49. Foreign Policy Does the US Need to Increase the Military Budget to Improve National Security? |
Con |
Pro |
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50. Foreign Policy Should the US Have Withdrawn from the Open Skies Treaty? |
Con |
Pro |
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| Biden | Trump | |||
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51. Foreign Policy Should the US Withdraw Troops from the Middle East? |
Pro |
Pro |
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52. Foreign Policy Should the US Have Withdrawn Troops from Northern Syria in Oct. 2019? |
Con |
Pro |
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53. Healthcare Should Abortion Be Legal? |
Pro |
Now Con |
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54. Healthcare Timeline of Comments |
? |
? |
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55. Healthcare Should Americans Be Able to Import Prescription Drugs? |
Pro |
Pro |
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| Biden | Trump | |||
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56. Healthcare Should the US Switch to a Medicare-for-All Healthcare System? |
Con |
Con |
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57. Healthcare Should the Availability of Naloxone (Narcan) Be Expanded to Help Prevent Opioid Overdoses? |
Pro |
Pro |
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58. Healthcare Is the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Good for Americans? |
Pro |
Con |
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59. Healthcare Should the Federal Government Intervene to Lower Prescription Drugs Costs? |
Pro |
Pro |
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60. Healthcare Should the Federal Government Intervene to End Surprise Medical Billing? |
Pro |
Pro |
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| Biden | Trump | |||
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61. Healthcare Should the United States Leave the World Health Organization (WHO)? |
Con |
Pro |
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62. Immigration Should the US Continue to Build a Border Wall at the US/Mexico Border? |
Now Con |
Pro |
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63. Immigration Should the US End the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Policy? |
Con |
Now NC |
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64. Immigration Should the US Decriminalize Illegal Border Crossings? |
Con |
Con |
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65. Immigration Should Immigrants Who Entered the US Illegally Be Denied a Path to Citizenship? |
Con |
Pro |
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| Biden | Trump | |||
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66. Immigration Should the Federal Government Limit the Number of Green Card Holders by which Immigrants Are Likely to Be Dependent on Government Resources (the Public Charge Rule)? |
Con |
Pro |
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67. LGBTQ+ Should Adoption Agencies Be Able to Refuse LGBTQ+ Couples? |
Con |
Pro |
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68. LGBTQ+ Should Federal and State Governments Allow Nonbinary and Transgender People to Choose the Gender That Matches Their Identity (Including a Third Gender Option) for Government Documents? |
Pro |
? |
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69. LGBTQ+ Should LGBTQ+ People Have Protection from Being Fired for Being LGBTQ+? |
Pro |
Con |
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70. LGBTQ+ Should the Government Allow Businesses to Deny Services to LGBTQ+ Customers Using Religious Freedom Laws? |
Con |
Pro |
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| Biden | Trump | |||
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71. LGBTQ+ Should Transgender People Be Allowed to Serve in the US Military? |
Pro |
Con |
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Trump is the best