Republican

• limited government spending
• school choice (education funding go to families)
• right to work (whether or not join a union and pay dues 会费)
• secure borders (prohibit illegal immigration)
• peace through strength
• business innovation(less restrict on business through taxes or regulations)
• energy independence (of the oil-producing nations)
• fiscal responsibility (taxpayer money should not be used to bail out failing companies)
• lower taxes
• fight terrorism abroad
• global independence

Democratic

• government transparency
• retirement security (All Americans are entitled to a secure and healthy retirement. Medicare and Social security need to be preserved for future generation)
• equal access to healthcare
• right to organize (union)
• nuclear disarment
• alternative energy
• pollution standards
• federal funding for education
• protection of natural resources
• voting rights
• global cooperations

• (机构中的) 核心组织 caucus
• primaries 初选