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 Political Background

Elective Office

Hillary Clinton first rose to elective office in 2001 and stepped down from an elected position in 2009. Clinton has served as an elected official for a total of 8 years, which is 7 less than the average 2016 presidential candidate (15 years).

Donald Trump has never held elective office.

Political Experience

• United States Secretary of State, 2009-2013
• Sworn In, United States Secretary of State, January 21, 2009
• Senator, United States Senate, 2001-2009
• Candidate, United States President, 2008
• First Lady, President Bill Clinton, 1993-2001
• First Lady, State of Arkansas, 1979-1981, 1983-1992

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 Professional Background

Professional Experience

• Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas Law School, 1975
• Attorney, Rose Law Firm, 1976-1992
• Author
• Former Board Member, Wal-Mart

• Chairman, Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts, Incorporated
• Founder/Chairman/President/Chief Executive Officer, The Trump Organization, 1975-present

Education

• JD, Yale University, 1973
• BA, Wellesley College, 1969

• Attended, Fordham University
• BS, Economics/Real Estate, Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania

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 Issues

Ideology

Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump

Individual Rights

Domestic Issues

Economic Issues

Defense Issues

Ideology scores for these candidates are adapted from the VoteMatch political philosophy quiz developed byOnTheIssues.org. For each candidate, OnTheIssues has collected votes, excerpts from speeches, press releases, and other public statements related to each question and then scored them using a methodology that attempts to assign a liberal or conservative viewpoint.

Scores between -10 and 0 generally mean that a candidate has a more liberal viewpoint on a certain issue, while scores between 0 and 10 mean a candidate has a more conservative viewpoint. Scores of 0 mean either that there is not enough public data to assign an opinion to a candidate or a candidate's statements are too neutral to describe a viewpoint.

Individual Rights

Moderately Liberal

Slightly Conservative

On individual rights, Donald Trump is far more conservative than Hillary Clinton.

Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right Strongly Agrees
Legally require hiring women & minorities Strongly Agrees
Comfortable with same-sex marriage Strongly Agrees
Keep God in the public sphere Agrees
EPA regulations are too restrictive Strongly Disagrees
Make voter registration easier Strongly Agrees

Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right Disagrees
Legally require hiring women & minorities Disagrees
Comfortable with same-sex marriage Agrees
Keep God in the public sphere Strongly Agrees
EPA regulations are too restrictive Strongly Agrees
Make voter registration easier Agrees

Domestic Issues

Very Liberal

Moderately Conservative

Donald Trump is far more conservative than Hillary Clinton on domestic issues.

Topic
Stricter punishment reduces crime Disagrees
Absolute right to gun ownership Strongly Disagrees
Expand ObamaCare Strongly Agrees
Vouchers for school choice Strongly Disagrees
Prioritize green energy Strongly Agrees
Marijuana is a gateway drug Disagrees

Topic
Stricter punishment reduces crime Strongly Agrees
Absolute right to gun ownership Agrees
Expand ObamaCare Disagrees
Vouchers for school choice Strongly Agrees
Prioritize green energy Strongly Disagrees
Marijuana is a gateway drug Disagrees

Economic Issues

Very Liberal

Moderately Conservative

When it comes to economic issues, Donald Trump is far more conservative than Hillary Clinton.

Topic
Stimulus better than market-led recovery Strongly Agrees
Higher taxes on the wealthy Strongly Agrees
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens Strongly Agrees
Privatize Social Security Strongly Disagrees

Topic
Stimulus better than market-led recovery Strongly Disagrees
Higher taxes on the wealthy Disagrees
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens Strongly Disagrees
Privatize Social Security Agrees

Defense and International Issues

Slightly Liberal

Slightly Liberal

In terms of defense and international issues, Hillary Clinton ranks the same as Donald Trump.

Topic
Support & expand free trade Disagrees
Expand the military Neutral/No opinion
Support American Exceptionalism Disagrees
Avoid foreign entanglements Disagrees

Topic
Support & expand free trade Strongly Disagrees
Expand the military Agrees
Support American Exceptionalism Agrees
Avoid foreign entanglements Agrees