Ben Carson Blog 10

In looking at Ben Carson website I found there are many key issues that he finds important. He specifically has a page on his website called issues and on there he lists many issues that he think are important along with a picture and his stance of the issue. There is also a button that says read more that if you click on there is a full page about it.  For example he has protecting innocent life as an issues with a picture of a little baby hand and under it it says that he is pro life.

The issues that he lists, in order are, protecting innocent life, balanced budget amendment, education, keep Gitmo open, health care, keep fait in our society, Russia and lessons learned, protect the second amendment, stand by Israel our Bulwark Middle East ally, and the American people deserve a better tax code.

I chose to look at Ben Carson's opponent Donald Trump since right now they are both at the top and have similar reasons for being there. Donald Trump's page does not have an issues tab but on the other hand has a tab called positions where he says the main issue and his positions on them. They are laid out by having the title and then a description of the issues and his stance. In order, he lists the issues, U.S. - China trade reform, Veterans administration reforms, tax reform, second amendment rights, and immigration reform.

In comparing these two candidates, who are very close in the polls for very similar reasons, I was surprised to see how different their issues were. Ben Carson does not talk about veterans, China, or immigration. While Donald Trump does not mention pro life, balanced budget, education, health care, Russia, or Israel. The only issues that they both mention are the second amendment and tax reform.

I think Ben Carson does a good job setting his agenda because he mentions things that he can talk about like health care and education instead of areas where he is less experienced like China and immigration. I think he does a good job giving a wide range of issues and I really like that you can click to read more and see his exact thoughts on the issues. I felt his website was comprehensive in this area. The only down fall I see is that he mentions a lot of issues and I think it would have been more meaningful to only have a few main issues.

https://www.bencarson.com/issues

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions