Prescott Valley, Arizona Correspondent — Dobbs returned the core policy choice to the states. Trump has taken a more restrained federal position than many in his party preferred, treating the question as largely settled at the state level. The alternative seeks to re-nationalize it through federal legislation. Voters who wanted the decision returned to the … Continue reading Abortion policy after Dobbs has returned largely to the states, yet it remains a national campaign issue. How significant should it be in voters’ decisions, and what are the realistic federal limits of either candidate’s position?
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The Middle East, Ukraine, and competition with China have all intensified. Which candidate’s foreign-policy approach is more likely to deter adversaries and manage alliances without over-extension or retreat?
Sydney, Australia Correspondent — Deterrence requires credible capacity and clear priorities. Trump's first-term record on the Abraham Accords, pressure on Iran, and a harder line on China was more coherent than the drift that followed. The current combination of weakened deterrence toward Iran and its proxies, open-ended commitments, and uneven alliance management hasn't reduced risk. … Continue reading The Middle East, Ukraine, and competition with China have all intensified. Which candidate’s foreign-policy approach is more likely to deter adversaries and manage alliances without over-extension or retreat?
Character, temperament, and fitness questions have been raised on both sides, alongside earlier concerns about age and capacity. How much weight should voters give these personal factors relative to policy differences?
Prescott Valley, Arizona Correspondent — Character and temperament matter. Trump's are well known and often undisciplined. The alternative carries her own record on the border, inflation, and institutional trust, which voters are entitled to weigh too. Fitness for the office includes the capacity to drive an agenda and to challenge institutional capture. On decisiveness and … Continue reading Character, temperament, and fitness questions have been raised on both sides, alongside earlier concerns about age and capacity. How much weight should voters give these personal factors relative to policy differences?
The role of the justice system and allegations of selective prosecution have become major campaign themes. Does this election represent a referendum on equal application of the law, and what practical steps could either candidate take to restore confidence?
Prescott Valley, Arizona Correspondent — When large numbers of voters believe the justice system is being used as a political weapon, the election becomes partly a referendum on equal application of the law. Trump has been the principal target of the most visible and contested prosecutions this cycle, and he is also the candidate campaigning … Continue reading The role of the justice system and allegations of selective prosecution have become major campaign themes. Does this election represent a referendum on equal application of the law, and what practical steps could either candidate take to restore confidence?
Inflation and the cost of living have remained central concerns even as official rates have moderated. How should voters evaluate the candidates’ records and plans on prices, wages, housing costs, and federal spending?
Owatonna, Minnesota Correspondent — Voters should look at the full path of prices since 2021, real wages, housing costs, and the fiscal stance that accompanied the surge. Trump's record before the pandemic and his emphasis on energy production and spending restraint give him the stronger position on durable relief. The alternative continues to lean toward … Continue reading Inflation and the cost of living have remained central concerns even as official rates have moderated. How should voters evaluate the candidates’ records and plans on prices, wages, housing costs, and federal spending?
Immigration and border security have ranked among the top issues throughout the campaign. What are the clearest differences between the candidates on enforcement, asylum rules, and legal pathways, and which approach is more likely to produce a stable outcome?
Clermont, Florida Correspondent — The clearest differences are on the scale and speed of enforcement, asylum screening at the border, and whether legal pathways come after control or instead of it. Trump treats the border as a sovereignty and enforcement problem that has to be solved first. Harris and the current administration treated it more … Continue reading Immigration and border security have ranked among the top issues throughout the campaign. What are the clearest differences between the candidates on enforcement, asylum rules, and legal pathways, and which approach is more likely to produce a stable outcome?
On the eve of the election, has the legal campaign against Trump become a larger threat to equal application of the law than any single allegation in the underlying files — or is that claim itself an attempt to nullify verdicts a defendant simply disliked?
Myrtle Beach, SC Four days out, I think the larger civic question is no longer whether one payment was ugly, one records practice was sloppy, one call was inappropriate, or one valuation was aggressive. Those are finite questions. The larger question is whether the country created a special legal climate for one former president and … Continue reading On the eve of the election, has the legal campaign against Trump become a larger threat to equal application of the law than any single allegation in the underlying files — or is that claim itself an attempt to nullify verdicts a defendant simply disliked?
By October 2024, which fact should weigh more in a capacity-and-legitimacy ledger: that one ticket spent three years denying a visible decline, or that the other ticket spent those same years under indictment and survived two assassination attempts?
Myrtle Beach, SC Before this Forum closes eighteen weeks of argument, one thing has to be said, and it matters more than the ranking the question asks for. The prosecutions and the shootings are not the same kind of fact and they must not be weighed in the same column. The prosecutions were decisions. Made … Continue reading By October 2024, which fact should weigh more in a capacity-and-legitimacy ledger: that one ticket spent three years denying a visible decline, or that the other ticket spent those same years under indictment and survived two assassination attempts?
If a future administration opened parallel state and federal files against a departing opposite-party president, would the defenders of the current docket still call that “the rule of law,” or would they rediscover process, venue, and timing as constitutional values?
Gastonia, NC The easiest constitutional principle in America is the one that binds the other side. The useful test is whether the sentence survives a change in the proper noun. Before running the test, I want to correct the tense in the question, because it is doing a great deal of work and it is … Continue reading If a future administration opened parallel state and federal files against a departing opposite-party president, would the defenders of the current docket still call that “the rule of law,” or would they rediscover process, venue, and timing as constitutional values?
How should voters weigh the fact that all four criminal cases were brought by Democratic elected prosecutors or by a special counsel appointed under a Democratic administration — coincidence of timing, or evidence that charging discretion had become a campaign instrument?
Myrtle Beach, SC Before anything else, the arithmetic in this question undercounts its own case, and I would rather fix it than argue from a number that will not hold up. Four criminal cases. Manhattan: an elected Democratic district attorney. Fulton County: an elected Democratic district attorney. The classified documents case and the January 6 … Continue reading How should voters weigh the fact that all four criminal cases were brought by Democratic elected prosecutors or by a special counsel appointed under a Democratic administration — coincidence of timing, or evidence that charging discretion had become a campaign instrument?
