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from 2008 Republican debate at Reagan Library (number of quotes indicated):
- John McCain (15)
- Mike Huckabee (12)
- Mitt Romney (19)
- Ron Paul (10)
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Abortion
Mike Huckabee: I'm pro-life, but have no opinion on Justice O'Connor.
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Budget & Economy
John McCain: Things are tough now, but we're better off than in 2000.
John McCain: May have to go further to fix the subprime lending situation.
John McCain: Recession is partly psychological and not inevitable.
Mike Huckabee: We're worse off than in 2000, due to Congress' over-spending.
Mike Huckabee: Rebates of $150 billion help China; widening I-95 helps US.
Ron Paul: We're worse off than in 2000, due to Bush & Congress.
Ron Paul: The people, not government, are supposed to run the economy.
Ron Paul: Reagan was very sympathetic to the gold standard.
Ron Paul: Federal Reserve creates money and prints it out of thin air.
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Energy & Oil
John McCain: Be more active in addressing the issue of climate change.
Mitt Romney: They don't call it "America warming" but "global warming".
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Environment
John McCain: Support much tougher regulations on emission requirements.
Mitt Romney: States should be able to have their own emissions standards.
Ron Paul: Neglected property rights during the industrial revolution.
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Foreign Policy
Mike Huckabee: Concerned about Putin's human rights violations & oppression.
Mitt Romney: Putin is a troubling leader and an authoritarian.
Mitt Romney: The US is the only major power believing in free enterprise.
Ron Paul: We tax people to blow up bridges overseas then rebuild them.
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Government Reform
Mike Huckabee: States should be laboratories of good government.
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Health Care
Mitt Romney: Mandating citizens to buy health insurance is conservative.
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Homeland Security
Ron Paul: FactCheck: US spends $572B on foreign operations, not $1T.
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Immigration
John McCain: Deport 2 million illegal immigrants who committed crimes.
John McCain: Would no longer push his own 2006 immigration proposal.
Mike Huckabee: Illegal immigrants must go home and start over.
Mike Huckabee: Build a border fence within 18 months of taking office.
Mitt Romney: Deport illegal immigrants in 90 days under the ideal setting.
Mitt Romney: Found Z-visa & McCain-Kennedy bill to be offensive.
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Principles & Values
John McCain: Proud of Justice O'Connor; favor Roberts and Alito.
John McCain: Reagan knows that I stick with my principles.
John McCain: Romney is a fine man who managed companies.
John McCain: Inspired by Reagan while in the North Vietnam prison camps.
John McCain: The vision, knowledge, and background to be president.
Mike Huckabee: Limbaugh is a great voice for conservatism, not infallible.
Mike Huckabee: Presumptuous and arrogant to suggest Reagan would endorse me.
Mitt Romney: Favor justices like Roberts, Alito, Scalia, and Thomas.
Mitt Romney: Bush took on some tough issues and stood for strength.
Mitt Romney: People look to governors, not senators, for a leader.
Mitt Romney: I'm proud of my experience as a leader.
Mitt Romney: Abraham Lincoln was not a military expert.
Mitt Romney: Reagan would endorse my candidacy.
Ron Paul: Would not have appointed Justice O'Connor.
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Social Security
Mitt Romney: Rein in the excessive growth in entitlement programs.
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Tax Reform
Mitt Romney: Raised service fees like highway ads, from $200 to $2,000.
Mitt Romney: Fees are appropriate for the government to provide services.
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Technology
Mike Huckabee: Infrastructure in this country has been neglected.
Mitt Romney: A road project isn't going to stimulate the economy now.
Mitt Romney: The Big Dig solved a problem, but cost way too much to do.
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War & Peace
John McCain: Don't let enemy lay in the weeds until we leave.
John McCain: Support the surge and bring troops home with honor.
Mike Huckabee: Leave Iraq with victory and honor, however long it takes.
Mitt Romney: Never, ever supported specific timetable for exit from Iraq.
Ron Paul: How many men are you willing to let die in Iraq?.
Ron Paul: The Iraq war is driving the US into bankruptcy.
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Welfare & Poverty
John McCain: Lower and middle income Americans need more help.
Mike Huckabee: Recognizes what your decisions do to people at the bottom.
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