Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney On The Issues: Side-by-side issue stances of President Barack Obama (D, IL) and Gov. Mitt Romney (R, MA)

A side-by-side comparison of two leading presidential contenders, detailing their issue stances on all of the key issues of the presidential race. Based on information from the website OnTheIssues.org.

Table of Contents

Romney vs. Obama on Domestic Issues

• Alternative Sentencing
• Death Penalty
• Gun Rights
• Drugs in Society
• Marijuana Legalization
• Nuclear Waste
• Environmental Philosophy
• Emissions Standards
• Energy Efficient Cars
• Infrastructure Investment
• Outer Space Policy
• R&D Spending
• Health Mandate
• Medicare
• ObamaCare

Romney vs. Obama on Economic Issues

• Corporation Policy
• Financial Bailout
• Wall Street Reform
• Economic Stimulus
• Trickle-Down Economics
• National Debt
• Balanced Budget
• Campaign Finance Reform
• Card Check
• Unemployment
• Social Security Privatization
• Trust Fund
• Entitlement Policy
• Tax-and-Spend Policies
• Death Tax

Romney vs. Obama on Social Issues

• Partial-Birth Abortion
• Stem Cells
• Judicial Activism
• Welfare State
• Welfare-to-Work
• Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell
• Defense of Marriage Act
• Affirmative Action
• College Loans
• No Child Left Behind
• School Vouchers
• Fathers In Families
• Tea Party
• Personal Faith
• Religious Values

Romney vs. Obama on International Issues

• Climate Change
• Oil Drilling
• Nuclear Power
• China Trade
• Immigrant Benefits
• Guest Workers
• American Exceptionalism
• Iranian Sanctions
• International Diplomacy
• Patriot Act
• Defense Spending
• Sources of Terrorism
• Torture Policy
• Guantanamo Prison
• Afghanistan War

Book reviews

• Turnaround, by Gov. Mitt Romney
• No Apology, by Mitt Romney
• Dreams from My Father, by Barack Obama
• The Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama
• Obama's Challenge, by Robert Kuttner