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Andy Beshear   Cory Booker   Pete Buttigieg   Roy Cooper   Nikki Haley   Kamala Harris   Wes Moore   Chris Murphy   Gavin Newsom   Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez   JB Pritzker   Josh Shapiro   Donald Trump Jr.   JD Vance   Tim Walz   Raphael Warnock   Gretchen Whitmer  


Andy Beshear

1. Fiscal and economic

Sometimes liberal

Usually moderate left

Rarely moderate right

2. Social and cultural

Sometimes progressive

Reliably moderate left

Rarely moderate right

3. Achieving goals and solution

Reliably a consensus builder

4. Political philosophy

Reliably a populist

5. Labor vs. business

Reliably pro-labor

7. Environment & energy

Reliably pro-choice

Rarely a fossil fuel industry ally

Usually environmentalism ally

8. Education

Reliably an ally of public education

9. Job creation solutions

Reliably favors investing in infrastructure

10. Candidate's professional experience

Has been an elected administrator

11. Candidate's electoral history

Has been elected by a conservative constituency

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Cory Booker

1. Fiscal and economic

Reliably liberal

Sometimes moderate left

2. Social and cultural

Reliably progressive

Sometimes moderate left

3. Achieving goals and solution

Sometimes a consensus builder

Infrequently uncompromising

4. Political philosophy

Equally a populist

Equally a pluralist

5. Labor vs. business

Reliably pro-labor

7. Environment & energy

Reliably pro-choice

Reliably environmentalism ally

8. Education

Reliably an ally of public education

9. Job creation solutions

Reliably favors investing in infrastructure

10. Candidate's professional experience

Has been an elected administrator

Has been elected as a legislator

11. Candidate's electoral history

Has been elected by a liberal constituency

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Pete Buttigieg

1. Fiscal and economic

Reliably liberal

Sometimes moderate left

2. Social and cultural

Sometimes progressive

Reliably moderate left

Rarely moderate right

3. Achieving goals and solution

Usually a consensus builder

Rarely uncompromising

4. Political philosophy

Sometimes a populist

Infrequently a pluralist

5. Labor vs. business

Reliably pro-labor

7. Environment & energy

Reliably pro-choice

Reliably environmentalism ally

8. Education

Reliably an ally of public education

9. Job creation solutions

Reliably favors investing in infrastructure

10. Candidate's professional experience

Has been an elected administrator

Has been elected as a legislator

11. Candidate's electoral history

Has been elected by a liberal constituency

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Roy Cooper

1. Fiscal and economic

Sometimes liberal

Usually moderate left

Rarely moderate right

2. Social and cultural

Sometimes progressive

Reliably moderate left

Rarely moderate right

3. Achieving goals and solution

Usually a consensus builder

Rarely uncompromising

4. Political philosophy

Equally a populist

Equally a pluralist

5. Labor vs. business

Usually pro-labor

Rarely pro-business

7. Environment & energy

Reliably pro-choice

Reliably environmentalism ally

8. Education

Reliably an ally of public education

9. Job creation solutions

Reliably favors investing in infrastructure

10. Candidate's professional experience

Has been an elected administrator

11. Candidate's electoral history

Has been elected by a conservative constituency

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Nikki Haley

1. Fiscal and economic

Sometimes liberal

Usually moderate left

Rarely moderate right

2. Social and cultural

Rarely moderate left

Reliably moderate right

Sometimes conservative

3. Achieving goals and solution

Reliably uncompromising

4. Political philosophy

Reliably a pluralist

5. Labor vs. business

Reliably pro-business

7. Environment & energy

Often pro-choice

Not often pro-life

Equally a fossil fuel industry ally

Equally environmentalism ally

8. Education

Reliably favors school choice

9. Job creation solutions

Reliably favors cutting taxes and regulations

10. Candidate's professional experience

Has been an elected administrator

11. Candidate's electoral history

Has been elected by a conservative constituency

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Kamala Harris

1. Fiscal and economic

Reliably liberal

Sometimes moderate left

2. Social and cultural

Reliably progressive

Sometimes moderate left

3. Achieving goals and solution

Infrequently a consensus builder

Sometimes uncompromising

4. Political philosophy

Sometimes a populist

Infrequently a pluralist

5. Labor vs. business

Often pro-labor

Not often pro-business

7. Environment & energy

Reliably pro-choice

Reliably environmentalism ally

8. Education

Reliably an ally of public education

9. Job creation solutions

Reliably favors investing in infrastructure

10. Candidate's professional experience

Has been an elected administrator

Has been elected as a legislator

11. Candidate's electoral history

Has been elected by a liberal constituency

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Wes Moore

1. Fiscal and economic

Sometimes liberal

Usually moderate left

Rarely moderate right

2. Social and cultural

Sometimes progressive

Reliably moderate left

Rarely moderate right

3. Achieving goals and solution

Reliably a consensus builder

4. Political philosophy

Equally a populist

Equally a pluralist

5. Labor vs. business

Reliably pro-labor

7. Environment & energy

Reliably pro-choice

Rarely a fossil fuel industry ally

Usually environmentalism ally

8. Education

Reliably an ally of public education

9. Job creation solutions

Reliably favors providing skills training

10. Candidate's professional experience

Reliably Businessperson

Has been an elected administrator

11. Candidate's electoral history

Has been elected by a liberal constituency

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Chris Murphy

1. Fiscal and economic

Reliably liberal

Sometimes moderate left

2. Social and cultural

Reliably progressive

Sometimes moderate left

3. Achieving goals and solution

Usually a consensus builder

Rarely uncompromising

4. Political philosophy

Reliably a populist

5. Labor vs. business

Equally pro-labor

Equally pro-business

7. Environment & energy

Reliably pro-choice

Reliably environmentalism ally

8. Education

Reliably an ally of public education

9. Job creation solutions

Reliably favors providing skills training

10. Candidate's professional experience

Has been elected as a legislator

11. Candidate's electoral history

Has been elected by a liberal constituency

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Gavin Newsom

1. Fiscal and economic

Usually liberal

Sometimes moderate left

Rarely moderate right

2. Social and cultural

Sometimes progressive

Reliably moderate left

Rarely moderate right

3. Achieving goals and solution

Infrequently a consensus builder

Sometimes uncompromising

4. Political philosophy

Reliably a pluralist

5. Labor vs. business

Reliably pro-labor

7. Environment & energy

Reliably pro-choice

Rarely a fossil fuel industry ally

Usually environmentalism ally

8. Education

Reliably an ally of public education

9. Job creation solutions

Reliably favors investing in infrastructure

10. Candidate's professional experience

Has been an elected administrator

11. Candidate's electoral history

Has been elected by a liberal constituency

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Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez

1. Fiscal and economic

Reliably liberal

Sometimes moderate left

2. Social and cultural

Reliably progressive

Sometimes moderate left

3. Achieving goals and solution

Infrequently a consensus builder

Sometimes uncompromising

4. Political philosophy

Reliably a populist

5. Labor vs. business

Usually pro-labor

Rarely pro-business

7. Environment & energy

Reliably pro-choice

Reliably environmentalism ally

8. Education

Reliably an ally of public education

9. Job creation solutions

Reliably Green New Deal

10. Candidate's professional experience

Has been elected as a legislator

11. Candidate's electoral history

Has been elected by a liberal constituency

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JB Pritzker

1. Fiscal and economic

Sometimes liberal

Reliably moderate left

2. Social and cultural

Sometimes progressive

Reliably moderate left

Rarely moderate right

3. Achieving goals and solution

Infrequently a consensus builder

Sometimes uncompromising

4. Political philosophy

Reliably a pluralist

5. Labor vs. business

Reliably pro-labor

7. Environment & energy

Reliably pro-choice

Rarely a fossil fuel industry ally

Usually environmentalism ally

8. Education

Reliably an ally of public education

9. Job creation solutions

Reliably favors investing in infrastructure

10. Candidate's professional experience

Has been a businessperson

Has been an elected administrator

11. Candidate's electoral history

Has been elected by a liberal constituency

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Josh Shapiro

1. Fiscal and economic

Sometimes liberal

Usually moderate left

Rarely moderate right

2. Social and cultural

Sometimes progressive

Reliably moderate left

Rarely moderate right

3. Achieving goals and solution

Usually a consensus builder

Rarely uncompromising

4. Political philosophy

Usually a populist

Rarely a pluralist

5. Labor vs. business

Reliably pro-labor

7. Environment & energy

Reliably pro-choice

Reliably environmentalism ally

8. Education

Reliably an ally of public education

9. Job creation solutions

Reliably favors providing skills training

10. Candidate's professional experience

Has been an elected administrator

11. Candidate's electoral history

Has been elected by a divided constituency

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Donald Trump Jr.

1. Fiscal and economic

Rarely moderate left

Reliably moderate right

Infrequently conservative

2. Social and cultural

Sometimes moderate right

Reliably conservative

3. Achieving goals and solution

Reliably uncompromising

4. Political philosophy

Reliably a populist

5. Labor vs. business

Reliably pro-business

7. Environment & energy

Reliably pro-life

Reliably a fossil fuel industry ally

8. Education

Reliably favors school choice

9. Job creation solutions

Reliably favors cutting taxes and regulations

10. Candidate's professional experience

Has been a businessperson

11. Candidate's electoral history

Never held office

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JD Vance

1. Fiscal and economic

Sometimes moderate right

Reliably conservative

2. Social and cultural

Sometimes moderate right

Reliably conservative

3. Achieving goals and solution

Reliably uncompromising

4. Political philosophy

Reliably a populist

5. Labor vs. business

Reliably pro-business

7. Environment & energy

Reliably pro-life

Reliably a fossil fuel industry ally

8. Education

Reliably favors school choice

9. Job creation solutions

Reliably favors cutting taxes and regulations

10. Candidate's professional experience

Has been an elected administrator

Has been elected as a legislator

11. Candidate's electoral history

Has been elected by a conservative constituency

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Tim Walz

1. Fiscal and economic

Reliably liberal

Sometimes moderate left

2. Social and cultural

Reliably progressive

Sometimes moderate left

3. Achieving goals and solution

Sometimes a consensus builder

Infrequently uncompromising

4. Political philosophy

Reliably a populist

5. Labor vs. business

Reliably pro-labor

7. Environment & energy

Reliably pro-choice

Not often a fossil fuel industry ally

8. Education

Reliably an ally of public education

9. Job creation solutions

Reliably favors investing in infrastructure

10. Candidate's professional experience

Has been an elected administrator

Has been elected as a legislator

11. Candidate's electoral history

Has been elected by a liberal as well as a conservative constituency

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Raphael Warnock

1. Fiscal and economic

Reliably liberal

Sometimes moderate left

2. Social and cultural

Reliably progressive

Sometimes moderate left

3. Achieving goals and solution

Sometimes a consensus builder

Infrequently uncompromising

4. Political philosophy

Reliably a pluralist

5. Labor vs. business

Reliably pro-labor

7. Environment & energy

Reliably pro-choice

Reliably environmentalism ally

8. Education

Reliably an ally of public education

9. Job creation solutions

Reliably favors investing in infrastructure

10. Candidate's professional experience

Has been elected as a legislator

11. Candidate's electoral history

Has been elected by a conservative constituency

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Gretchen Whitmer

1. Fiscal and economic

Usually liberal

Sometimes moderate left

Rarely moderate right

2. Social and cultural

Reliably progressive

Sometimes moderate left

3. Achieving goals and solution

Usually a consensus builder

Rarely uncompromising

4. Political philosophy

Usually a populist

Rarely a pluralist

5. Labor vs. business

Reliably pro-labor

7. Environment & energy

Reliably pro-choice

Reliably environmentalism ally

8. Education

Reliably an ally of public education

9. Job creation solutions

Reliably favors providing skills training

10. Candidate's professional experience

Has been an elected administrator

11. Candidate's electoral history

Has been elected by a liberal constituency

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