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Why Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg believes he’d make a good president

By Judy Woodruff

Elizabeth Warren on why we should tax the ultra-rich to fund education

By Judy Woodruff, Geoffrey Lou Guray

Why Bennet thinks Biden isn’t Democrats’ candidate of the future

By Judy Woodruff, Matt Loffman

How Cory Booker sees himself standing out from the crowded 2020 field

By Judy Woodruff, Matt Loffman

Why John Delaney sees himself as the ‘most moderate’ 2020 Democrat

By Judy Woodruff, Tess Conciatori

Tulsi Gabbard on why she wants to prioritize foreign policy

By Judy Woodruff

Kirsten Gillibrand on the political risks of standing up for women

By Geoffrey Lou Guray, Judy Woodruff

Gov. Jay Inslee on climate change, tax policy and reparations

By Judy Woodruff

Why Seth Moulton thinks impeachment is the right thing to do

By Judy Woodruff, Saher Khan

Beto O’Rourke says Trump administration is gunning for war with Iran

By Judy Woodruff, Tess Conciatori

Tim Ryan on China tariffs, environmental policy and immigration

By Judy Woodruff, Alexandra D'Elia

Why Eric Swalwell thinks he can win over Trump supporters — like his parents

By Judy Woodruff, Saher Khan

Why Marianne Williamson thinks she can defeat Trump

By Judy Woodruff, Alexandra D'Elia

Andrew Yang on how the U.S. can adapt to its new economic realities

By Lisa Desjardins

Jun 14, 2019

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Montana Governor Steve Bullock talks to the media as he launches a 2020 U.S. presidential campaign in Helena, Montana, U.S., May 14, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart - RC13259D90E0

What does Steve Bullock believe? Where the candidate stands on 9 issues

By Gretchen Frazee

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Marianne Williamson talks with child care advocates at the Nevada State Legislature in Carson City, Nevada, U.S., March 14, 2019. REUTERS/Bob Strong - RC15355619D0

What does Marianne Williamson believe? Where the candidate stands on 8 issues

By Alexandra D'Elia

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., is the newest entrant into the 2020 Democratic primary field. (File photo By Bill Clark/Roll Call via Getty Images)

What does Michael Bennet believe? Where the candidate stands on 6 issues

By Courtney Vinopal

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is seen during the annual Munich Security Conference in Germany on February 16, 2019. Photo by Andreas Gebert/Reuters

What does Joe Biden believe? Where the candidate stands on 8 issues

By Tess Conciatori

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., on Monday became the latest entrant into a crowded 2020 Democratic primary field. File photo by REUTERS/Brian Snyder

What does Seth Moulton believe? Where the candidate stands on 5 issues

By Saher Khan

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) arrive to speak at the North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) 2019 legislative conference in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC1A97FF22D0

What does Eric Swalwell believe? Where the candidate stands on 5 issues

By Courtney Vinopal

U.S. Representative Tim Ryan speaks as he launches his campaign as a Democratic presidential candidate at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. April 6, 2019. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk

What does Tim Ryan believe? Where the candidate stands on 8 issues

By Alexandra D'Elia

U.S. 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang speaks at Potluck Insurgency, a local democratic activist event, at the home of one of its members in Iowa City, Iowa, U.S., March 10, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan - RC164EFDE690

What does Andrew Yang believe? Where the candidate stands on 5 issues

By Dan Cooney

Washington state Gov.Jay Inslee speaks during a news conference to announce his decision to seek the Democratic Party's nomination for president in 2020 on March 1, 2019. Photo by REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson

What does Jay Inslee believe? Where the candidate stands on 6 issues

By Saher Khan

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, announced Monday that he's running for president in 2020. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

What does Bernie Sanders believe? Where the candidate stands on 9 issues

By Lisa Desjardins

BEDFORD, NH - FEBRUARY 15: Former Massachusetts Governor William Weld speaks to the media at the latest installment of Politics & Eggs at the Bedford Village Inn in Bedford, NH on Feb. 15, 2019. The Politics & Eggs series is a forum for presidential candidates, political leaders, and other political analysts and commentators as they visit New Hampshire, home of the nation's first presidential primary. Weld, the former two-term governor of Massachusetts, said Friday he is launching a presidential exploratory committee, taking a formal step to become the first Republican to directly challenge President Trump in the 2020 GOP primary. (Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

What does William Weld believe? Where the candidate stands on 5 issues

By Meredith Lee

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) speaks during the confirmation hearing for U.S. Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

What does Amy Klobuchar believe? Where the candidate stands on 5 issues

By Lisa Desjardins, Jenae Addison

Representative John Delaney, a Democrat from Maryland and 2020 presidential candidate, speaks during a Clinton County Democrats dinner in Welton, Iowa, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. Delaney, the first Democrat to officially declare his candidacy for U.S. president, will begin advertising in Iowa during the Super Bowl on Sunday. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images

What does John Delaney believe? Where the candidate stands on 6 issues

By Tess Conciatori

What does Cory Booker believe? Where the candidate stands on 7 issues

By Matt Loffman

Former Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) speaks at the United States Conference of Mayors winter meeting in Washington, U.S., January 24, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC1866C8A6A0

What does John Hickenlooper believe? Where the candidate stands on 7 issues

By Meredith Lee

Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) speaks to the media after announcing she will run for president of the United States at Howard University in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1BECF65B50

What does Kamala Harris believe? Where the candidate stands on 9 issues

By Daniel Bush, Lisa Desjardins

TROY, NY - JANUARY 16: Surrounded by her family, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announces that she will run for president in 2020 outside the Country View Diner, January 16, 2019 in Troy, New York. Last night on The Late Show, Gillibrand told host Stephen Colbert that she has formed an exploratory committee for her White House run. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

What does Kirsten Gillibrand believe? Where the candidate stands on 11 issues

By Rachel Wellford, Lisa Desjardins

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) addresses the audience at the morning plenary session at the Netroots Nation conference for political progressives in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. August 12, 2017. REUTERS/Christopher Aluka Berry - RC19284659C0

What does Elizabeth Warren believe? Where the candidate stands on 5 issues

By Geoffrey Lou Guray

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 01: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) listens to testimony from Thae Yong-ho, former chief of mission at the North Korean embassy in the United Kingdom, during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, November 1, 2017 in Washington, DC. Yong-ho defected from North Korea in 2016. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

What does Tulsi Gabbard believe? Where the candidate stands on 7 issues

By Lisa Desjardins

Julian Castro, secretary of U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD), listens during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, July 13, 2016. Distressed Asset Stabilization Program recoveries were 16% higher than recoveries on assets conveyed through traditional foreclosure action in last fiscal year, Castro said. Photographer: Pete Marovich/Bloomberg via Getty Images

What does Julián Castro believe? Where the candidate stands on 8 issues

By Lisa Desjardins

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