President Forever 2008 + Primaries: Policy Planks

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Abortion: CL (Protect responsible choice. Ban partial-birth abortions except in the case of life of the mother.)
Balanced Budget: C (Balance lowering the deficit with other priorities. No long-term deficits.)
Business Tax: R (Moderate decrease in business taxation.)
Education: CL (Support our public school system. Private school vouchers drain resources from public schools. Increase funding.)
Energy: CL (Invest in clean energy and end oil company subsidies. Cut oil use significantly by 2025.)
Environment: C (Balance environmental policies with sound economic policies.)
Gun Control: CL (The right to bear arms, but only responsibly! Ban assault rifles, require registration/background checks.)
Health Care: CL (Universal health care whether public or private. Require health insurance for every child.)
Homeland Security: L (If we were more respectful to other nations they would respect us in return.  Reduce security measures and funding.)
Immigration: L (Immigration is great! The more immigrants the better. Just require a criminal record check. Full blanket-amnesty.)
Iran: CL (Diplomacy and economic sanctions should make Iran see things our way.)
Iraq: CL (We have done our job in Iraq. Begin pulling out troops gradually. Set a timeline for full withdrawal.)
Outsourcing: C (The American labor market is fine the way it is.)
Personal Tax: C (Leave income tax as it is presently. Keep progressive taxes and remove small hidden taxes like marriage tax.)
Same-Sex Marriage: CL (Same-sex marriage, even if not in name.)
Social Security: C (Keep social security as it is.)
Unions: C (Labor demands must be balanced with business concerns.)
War on Terror: FL (Terrorism will be reduced if we stop meddling in other country's affairs. Dramatically change our foreign policy.)

I changed abortion one notch to the right, immigration and unions one to the left, war on terror two to the left, and energy three to the left.

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This ought to be fun to try again.

Abortion: CL (Protect responsible choice. Ban partial-birth abortions except in the case of life of the mother.)
Balanced Budget: CR (We need to curb spending in order to balance the budget. Respect taxpayers' dollars.)
Business Tax: R (Moderate decrease in business taxation.)
Education: CL (Support our public school system. Private school vouchers drain resources from public schools. Increase funding.)
Energy: CL (Invest in clean energy and end oil company subsidies. Cut oil use significantly by 2025.)
Environment: CL (We need to leave a healthy environment for our children. Work to reduce emissions and harmful toxins. Modified Kyoto.)
Gun Control: L (We need gun control! Ban certain guns. Require registration/background checks. Gun control protects children.)
Health Care: CL (Universal health care whether public or private. Require health insurance for every child.)
Homeland Security: L (If we were more respectful to other nations they would respect us in return.  Reduce security measures and funding.)
Immigration: L (Immigration is great! The more immigrants the better. Just require a criminal record check. Full blanket-amnesty.)
Iran: CL (Diplomacy and economic sanctions should make Iran see things our way.)
Iraq: CL (We have done our job in Iraq. Begin pulling out troops gradually. Set a timeline for full withdrawal.)
Outsourcing: CL (End some of the tax incentives for companies sending jobs overseas. Support American labor!)
Personal Tax: C (Leave income tax as it is presently. Keep progressive taxes and remove small hidden taxes like marriage tax.)
Same-Sex Marriage: CL (Same-sex marriage, even if not in name.)
Social Security: C (Keep social security as it is.)
Unions: CR (Unions are undermining our economy by blackmailing companies to overpay their workers.)
War on Terror: FL (Terrorism will be reduced if we stop meddling in other country's affairs. Dramatically change our foreign policy.)

One notch to the right on balanced budget and unions, one left on environment, gun control and outsourcing.  I've got 1R, 2CR, 2C, 9CL, 3L, 1FL.  So much for being a moderate hero...