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Nikki Haley's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Nikki Haley did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2024 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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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 2024.

  • "The pro-life movement is alive and well in America and the overturning of Roe v. Wade is proof of the power of our voices. #LifeWins" (twitter.com)
  • "Overturn Roe v. Wade and send decisions on abortion back to state lawmakers." (twitter.com)
  • "I believe we will make even more progress in the cause of life. That is the challenge we face as pro-life advocates – to move America toward life. I said I want to save as many lives and help as many moms as possible. That is my goal. To do that at the federal level, the next president must find national consensus." (nikkihaley.com)
  • CNN "It is unrealistic to say you're not going to touch entitlements. The thing is you don't have to touch it for seniors and anybody near retirement. You're talking about the new generation, like my kids coming up." (www.cnn.com)
  • Boston Herald "I recognize that Social Security and Medicare are the last thing the political class wants to talk about. Well, I just did. Any candidate who refuses to address them should be disqualified. They’ll take your vote and leave you broke. If we do nothing, Social Security will be bankrupt in ten years. Medicare will be bankrupt in eight years. We need leaders who fight for you – not themselves." (www.bostonherald.com)
  • Market Watch "I’ll raise the retirement age – only for younger people who are just entering the system. Americans are living 15 years longer than they were in the 1930s. If we don’t get out of the 20th century mindset, Social Security and Medicare won’t survive the first half of the 21st century." (www.marketwatch.com)
  • "As we are dealing with changes in our economy, tax cuts are always a good idea. Bailouts are always a bad idea." (twitter.com)
  • "But killing the gas tax is just a modest beginning. We’ll cut income taxes for working families. The middle class should have fewer brackets and lower rates." (nikkihaley.com)
  • "My plan starts by giving real relief and financial freedom to middle class Americans. Every middle class family will get thousands of dollars in tax relief. No one knows how to use your money better than you. No one. When you make your own choices you make our economy even stronger." (twitter.com)
  • CNN "Joe Biden has created a political subsidy economy. That's what Bidenomics really is. The government is taking money from the middle class and giving it to everyone else. The well-connected are getting wealthier through corporate welfare, while the poor get trapped in regular welfare. My tax cuts will put thousands of dollars in middle-class families pockets." (www.cnn.com)
  • "As we are dealing with changes in our economy, tax cuts are always a good idea. Bailouts are always a bad idea." (twitter.com)
  • "How we reverse Bidenomics: ✔️Cut the federal gas & diesel tax ✔️Cut taxes on middle class ✔️Make the small biz tax cuts permanent" (www.facebook.com)
  • "My plan starts by giving real relief and financial freedom to middle class Americans. Every middle class family will get thousands of dollars in tax relief. No one knows how to use your money better than you. No one. When you make your own choices you make our economy even stronger." (twitter.com)
  • "My tax cuts will put thousands of dollars in middle-class families’ pockets. #TheFreedomPlan" (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "What we knew in South Carolina was you take care of those who take care of you. We have to start taking care of law enforcement, but it's not just taking care of them with words. It's making sure that you also follow through on what they do." (www.youtube.com)
  • "American law enforcement is under attack by Democrat soft-on-crime policies. Back the blue. Protect our streets. Stop the crime." (twitter.com)
  • "We will have the backs of our law enforcement. We will take the numbers of our criminals and we will make examples of them." (www.youtube.com)
  • The Hill "The fact that this is actually going to prevent war, the fact that this is only 3.5 percent of our national budget, that 3.5 percent of our national defense budget. The fact that … this goes back to 11 European countries who are spending more than us. But what is this going to? It’s going to weapons, it’s going to replenish our stockpile. It’s going to make sure Ukraine has what they need. And it’s going to make sure that if they win, this is not another win for Russia or China, but it’s preventing war so that it doesn’t go into Poland and other NATO countries." (thehill.com)
  • "Whether it’s the big government right or the bigger government left, our leaders have failed the American people. Stop the spending. Cut the credit cards. Balance the budget. #TheFreedomPlan" (twitter.com)
  • CNN "The dark days of Bidenomics with its sky-high inflation and interest rates, struggling families, special interest handouts, and failed socialism will fade into a distant memory as a hard lesson learned." (wpde.com)
  • Fox Business "Biden's signed off on more than $6 trillion in new spending-and pushed for trillions more, and he's calling Republicans 'fiscally demented.' Try again, Mr. President." (www.foxbusiness.com)
  • Time "Just 5 months into our time here, we've cut over half a billion $$$ from the UN peacekeeping budget and we're only getting started." (time.com)
  • Yahoo "Well I think if you look at the housing industry in general. One, they've had trouble finding workers. Wages have been really high. There's been a supply chain issue. So it continues to price people out. My daughter just got married and I saw how hard it was for her and her husband to buy their home. So we've got to make sure the supply chain is good so that the cost of materials come down and how do we make sure they have enough workers to do that." (www.yahoo.com)
  • "Biden and his liberal allies' nearly $5 trillion tab generated 40-year-high inflation in 2022. American families shouldn't have to struggle to live within their means because Washington can't." (twitter.com)
  • "Biden is taking a victory lap for the "Inflation Reduction Act" while Americans can't afford to buy a home. This administration didn't reduce inflation--they caused it." (twitter.com)
  • The American Presidency Project " The IRA is a communist manifesto filled with tax hikes and green subsidies that benefit China and make America more dependent on Beijing. While Joe Biden cozies up to Xi Jinping, American families are footing the bill for all this spending. As president, I will repeal Biden's green energy handouts and make sure Americans are not dependent on China for vital goods." (www.presidency.ucsb.edu)
  • "A president cannot just wave his hand and eliminate loans for students he favors, while leaving out all those who worked hard to pay back their loans or made other career choices. The Supreme Court was right to throw out Joe Biden’s power grab." (twitter.com)
  • "No hard-working American without a college degree should have to pay for others' student loans. Period." (twitter.com)
  • "They're telling college students--don't work hard, because the taxpayer is going to cancel your loans." (nikkihaley.com)
  • "As governor, we passed voter ID in South Carolina. If you didn't have a photo ID, we offered you a ride to the DMV—free of charge. Only 25 people asked for a ride. Voter ID isn't racist; it's common sense." (twitter.com)
  • "I passed voter ID legislation in South Carolina in 2011, they said that we were disenfranchising voters because they couldn't get a picture ID. I said, fine, anyone that needs a picture ID, we will go pick them up, take them to the DMV, and return them. Out of 5 million people you know, the number of people that asked for help? 25" (twitter.com)
  • "Voter ID doesn't take away people's voices, it ensures trust in our elections." (twitter.com)
  • "Voter ID is not racist." (twitter.com)
  • "The private sector produces innovative ideas that actually work, like capturing CO2 before it goes into our air and reforestation--aka planting more trees and forests to soak up CO2." (www.washingtonpost.com)
  • The Washington Post "Man-made climate change is real, but liberal ideas would cost trillions and destroy our economy." (www.washingtonpost.com)
  • "Biden wants to ban new fracking making America more dependent on foreign energy & crippling an industry that has created huge job & wage gains. This would undermine our country, injure our economy, & endanger the livelihoods of millions of Americans." (twitter.com)
  • "On his second day in office as governor, Ron issued executive orders BANNING fracking and offshore drilling in Florida—a page straight from Joe Biden’s playbook." (twitter.com)
  • Fox Business "Energy security is national security. We need a president that understands we have to partner with our producers and make sure that we have their backs. What you don't need is a president who is against energy independence. Ron DeSantis is against fracking, he's against drilling, he's been against — you did it. You banned fracking, you banned offshore drilling--you did it on federal lands and you took green subsidies that you didn't have to take." (www.foxbusiness.com)
  • "My stance on guns: As a CWP holder, I am pro 2nd amendment and pro 10th amendment and will defend both. I would support open carry and reciprocity with any other state. The horrible shootings we have seen over the past few years have been related to individuals with mental health so my administration went right to the source." (www.facebook.com)
  • ABC "I don't trust that they won't take them away from people who rightfully deserve to have them." (abcnews.go.com)
  • USA Today "It's okay if there are metal detectors. There are those guests coming in out, the kids see them in an airport, they see them everywhere they go. Why don't we do that to protect those kids. Everybody wants to talk gun control. My thing is, I don't want to take away your ability to protect yourself until they do those things that protect those kids." (www.usatoday.com)
  • "Under Joe Biden, we now have more than 42 million people on food stamps and nearly 100 million people on Medicaid. That’s almost a third of the country. Biden sees that as an accomplishment. He actually blocked states from moving people from welfare to work. And he put 20 million people on Medicaid who aren’t even eligible, then stopped states from taking them off. The president is milking taxpayers while pushing the truly vulnerable to the back of the line. In the name of helping the poor, he’s making them poorer, pushing more people onto programs that make poverty permanent." (nikkihaley.com)
  • "The left adopted the "Medicare for All" terminology deliberately – because "socialized medicine" and "single-payer health care" were so unpopular. It was a marketing trick designed to dupe the public. Just like the broken promises that led to Obamacare." (twitter.com)
  • "The left’s idea on healthcare is a govt takeover of health care — "Medicare for All" with a price tag of up to $34 trillion..a massive tax hike on every American family. It would eliminate their ins plans & force everyone into a one-size-fits-all govt program. " (www.facebook.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.
  • "Biden must make the border emergency a priority. We need Remain in Mexico. We need stronger border security. We need to provide our overworked agents with the resources they need to succeed. We need to fix the courts. Above all, we need leadership." (twitter.com)
  • "FACT CHECK: No, our border is NOT secure. There have been 4 MILLION border crossings since Biden took office—enough to make the SECOND largest city in America. Border security is national security and Biden and Mayorkas must be held accountable." (twitter.com)
  • "Instead of working with our governors to fix the border crisis, Biden has: - Proposed cuts to our border patrol - Repeatedly tried to end Remain in Mexico - Repealed commonsense policies like Title 42 Border security is national security and Biden isn’t taking it seriously." (twitter.com)
  • "We have no way of vetting the flood of illegal immigrants crossing our southern border. Close the border. Secure America." (twitter.com)
  • "Title 42 ends on Thursday. Here's what we should do: Mandatory E-Verify, Stop catch-and-release, start catch-and-deport, Defund sanctuary cities, 25,000 new Border Patrol and ICE Agents, No tax dollars to illegal immigrants" (twitter.com)
  • Forbes "His question was what do you do with all the immigrants who are here now. Ok so 6-7 million that have come over since Biden did this, this is gonna sound harsh, but you send them back. The reason you send them back is because my parent came here legally, they took the time and paid the price." (www.youtube.com)
  • The Guardian "I am the daughter of Indian immigrants. They came here legally, they put in the time, they put in the price, they are offended by what's happening on the border. Legal immigrants are more patriotic than leftists these days. They knew they worked to come into America and they love America. They want the laws followed in America, so the only person we need to make sure we deport is Warnock." (www.theguardian.com)
  • "As ambassador, I strongly supported President Donald Trump's decision to cut nearly $2 billion of military aid to Pakistan because that country supports terrorists who kill American troops. It was a major victory for our troops, our taxpayers and our vital interests, but it didn't go nearly far enough. We've still given them way too much in other aid. As president, I will block every penny." (www.presidency.ucsb.edu)
  • "If we decimate Iran's economy, sanction it, and stop the flow of money to the ayatollahs, they can’t fund Hamas’ war on Israel. No more money to countries that hate America." (twitter.com)
  • NBC "I actually think it was irresponsible for Secretary Blinken to say that the $6 billion doesn’t weigh in here. I mean, let’s be honest with the American people and understand that Hamas knows and Iran knows they’re moving money around as we speak, because they know 6 billion is going to be released. That’s the reality. They go and spread terrorism every time they get $1. It doesn't go to the Iranian people." (www.nbcnews.com)
  • "Mark my words. Those who would abandon Ukraine today are at risk of abandoning Israel tomorrow. They’ve lost sight of who our friends are, who our enemies are, who is good and who is evil. That is NOT who you want in the Oval Office! #RJCVegas" (twitter.com)
  • Radio Free Europe "This is bigger than Ukraine. This is a war about freedom, and it's one we have to win." (www.rferl.org)
  • The Hill "It was a win for Russia and China. They're celebrating today. I mean, what we should have had was, Biden should have really pushed hard to acknowledge what he acknowledged a year ago, that Russia invaded a pro-American, freedom-loving country. And that’s a fact, and to deny a fact a year later is giving a win to Russia. And China is gloating, because they’re looking at Taiwan as this is happening, and it’s a shame." (thehill.com)
  • "Ban TikTok. Cringey app anyways." (twitter.com)
  • "China is using TikTok to spy on you." (twitter.com)
  • Fox "But him jumping on there and making people think it's OK. Be very careful about how people talk about TikTok. This is the Chinese Communist Party who is doing espionage. They don't just put things on your phone in an app. They get access to your contacts, they get access to your financial data, they get access to your emails, and they spread different, dangerous things. Right now, they're spreading things about how to use steroids and things like that for – working out. These are dangerous apps. And what I'm going to do is keep telling every American, don't let your kids be on it, Educate them, tell them why it's dangerous. And I'm going to keep saying that I think TikTok is dangerous. And just because 150 million people are on it doesn't mean you do it because it's politically, because it's politically popular. I think that's wrong." (www.foxbusiness.com)

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