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Make the Greatest Economy in the World Work for All Americans

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Put Patients and Doctors Back in Charge of Healthcare

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Restore America’s Commitment to Freedom, Equality, and Self-Governance

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Give Parents More Control Over Their Children’s Education

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Finish the Wall, End Human Trafficking, and Defeat the Drug Cartels

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Deliver Peace Through Strength and American Leadership

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Make America Energy Independent

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Make It Easy to Vote and Hard to Cheat

Cantoni, E. & Pons, V. (2021, May). Strict ID Laws Don’t Stop Voters: Evidence from a U.S. Nationwide Panel, 2008–2018, Working Paper 25522. National Bureau of Economic Research. https://www.nber.org/system/fi...;

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Provide Safe and Secure Communities So All Americans Can Live Their Lives in Peace

Bondi, P. & Whitaker, M. (2021, December 6). Supporting America’s Heroes Who Continue to Hold the Line – In Spite of It All. Real Clear Policy. https://www.realclearpolicy.co....

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Clayson, G. (2021, December 15). ‘Destroyed Our City’: Mayor London Breed Calls ‘Bullsh*t’ On Left-Wing Policies Like Defunding Police in Fight Against Rampant Crime. The Daily Caller. https://dailycaller.com/2021/1....

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Hemenway, T. (2022, February 24). True Equality is Enforcing Law and Order. American Leadership Initiative. America First Policy Institute. https://americafirstpolicy.com....

Lee, M. (2022, June 22). Six Major Cities on Pace to Pass Historic 2021 Violent Crime Totals Halfway Through 2022. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/us/six...;

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Fight Government Corruption by Draining the Swamp

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Levinthal, D. & Hall, M. (2023, January 3). 78 members of Congress have violated a law designed to prevent insider trading and stop conflicts of interest. Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.co....

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