Problems politicians are facing By Brannon McInnerney, Tanner - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Problems politicians are facing By Brannon McInnerney, Tanner Hopke, Erin Heath, Christjan Braaten http://www.cnn. com/2015/12/16/politics/republican- debate-2015-analysis/

Polls http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/candidates-on-the-issues.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FCruz%2C%20Ted% 20&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=collection Trump is ahead with 33% of republican votes Ted Cruz is behind him with 16.1% Hillary Clinton is ahead 54.6% of democratic vote Bernie Sanders behind her with 32.2% http://www.usatoday.com/pages/interactives/poll-tracker-2016/

Donald Trump Born on June 14th, 1946 69 years old Was a real estate developer Had a hard life to start out with www.youtube.com

Donald Trump view on terrorism Donald Trump believes the solution for terrorism is to ● Monitor Mosques Keep Muslims out of the country ● Make Muslims in the country identify themselves ● Shut down the internet to stop terrorism recruitment ● www.huffingtonpost.com

Donald Trump’s view on Immigration Donald Trump wants too ● Build a “great wall” between Mexico and the U.S. and charge Mexico Deport any immigrants, hispanics who became citizens , and “anchor ● babies” Charge Mexico for every immigrant deported back to Mexico ●

Donald Trump’s view on gun control Donald trump wants too ● “The problem is once you get into that you start getting into a situation, the slippery slope, where all of a sudden you are going to violate the Second Amendment. I don’t want to violate the Second Amendment. To me the Second Amendment is very important.” (The Political Insider)

About Ted Cruz Born on December 22, 1970. 44 years old Grew up in Houston, Texas. Went to Harvard Law School Republican Son of a Cuban Immigrant Cites Used: http://www.ontheissues.org/Ted_Cruz.htm http://www.usatoday.com/pages/interactives/poll-tracker- 2016/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post- politics/wp/2015/11/15/cruz-no-meaningful-risk-of-christians- committing-terrorism/

Ted Cruz on Gun Control https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaZGaJrd3x8 ● Thinks 2nd amendment is the ultimate check against government tyranny. Opposes unreasonable and burdensome gun restrictions. ● Opposing 2nd amendment restrictions. ●

Ted Cruz on Education Wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. ➔ Local control of education instead of Common Core ➔ Denounce the Common Core State Standards ➔

Ted Cruz on Immigration He celebrates legal immigration ❖ Strengthen Border Security ❖ Expand green Card opportunities ❖

Ted Cruz on Terrorism Have Muslim and Syrian Refugees barred from entering the United States ➢ but open the borders to displaced Christians.

Bernie Sanders Born in Brooklyn, New York. Attended Brooklyn university, and University of Chicago. Democratic 74 Years old

Bernie Sanders View on Racism “For those aged 17-20. 30% white, 33% are latino, 55% are African American. Do you think that’s related to the prison population, he asks? “We can’t ignore this problem.” (Media Blackout). “It is an outrage that in these early years of the 21st century we are seeing intolerable acts of violence being perpetrated by police and racist acts of terrorism by white supremacists.” (Bernie Sanders). Wants racial justice. Wants to stop racism in general http://www.huffingtonpost.com/philip- morton/bernie-sanders-laughing- https://berniesanders.com/issues/racial-justice/ a_b_7969754.html

Bernie Sanders view on Terrorism ● Wants to stop terrorism by stopping their funds and set up support centers to support those who are having troubles. ● Wants to better support our soldiers https://berniesanders.com/issues/war-and-peace/

Bernie Sanders current status in Democratic election Light blue line is Bernie Sanders at 32% in the Democratic polls Dark blue is Hillary Clinton at 55% http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster#featured-charts

Hillary Clinton ● Born October 24,1947 (68) ● Got a law degree at Yale ● Was Bill Clinton’s first lady in 1992 http://www.biography.com/people/hillary-clinton-9251306

Hillary on Gun Control ● Wants more detailed background checks need to be done ● Believes taking away access to legal gun purchases will decrease chances of criminal activity with guns ● is fighting for a balance of gun usage http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Hillary_Clinton_Gun_Control.htm

Hillary on Immigration ● Believes it is impractical to deport all unlawful citizens ● Believes all illegal americans that commit crimes should be deported ● Believes all new non american citizens need to pay a fine, pay taxes, and learn english http://uspolitics.about.com/od/immigration/a/Hillary-Clintons-Postion-On-Illegal-Immigrants.htm

Hillary on Terrorism ● Believes we have honest and hardworking police force ● Thinks people already here need to be investigated ● Believes in the Leadership Vacuum Theory http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/19/politics/hillary-clinton-isis-bernie-sanders/