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Mark Carroll's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Issue Positions

For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2022.

  • "Life begins at conception and ends at natural death" (www.flipsnack.com)
  • "One of the most basic promises of our Declaration and Constitution is the protection of the inalienable right to life" (www.flipsnack.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "America works best when the Federal Government gets out of the way and the free market drives the economy." (www.flipsnack.com)
  • "Let's be clear, the government does not create jobs; the people do - entrepreneurs, small business owners, and innovators." (www.flipsnack.com)
  • "The government has no business attempting to drive the market." (www.flipsnack.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "The education of our children is a state and local function." (www.flipsnack.com)
  • "The Federal Government has no place in the education of our children, nor does it have the authority to do so." (www.flipsnack.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Gun laws and gun buybacks target legal gun owners. The problem is that crime is committed by criminals who do not follow gun laws." (www.flipsnack.com)
  • "Guns are not the problem. It is a much deeper societal and cultural issue." (www.flipsnack.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Securing the border means that Congress must allocate real funding for constructing a wall, utilizing technology, and adding boots on the ground." (www.flipsnack.com)
  • "I do not believe that all illegal immigrants are theives and murderers. However, clearly there is a large number who are, and for those individuals we need to round them up and return them to their country of origin as quickly as possible." (www.flipsnack.com)
  • "The reality is that it is completly impractical and highly unlikely that any administration would be able to remove 10-15 million people and return them to their country of origin." (www.flipsnack.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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