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Republican Party
Counts each graded PolicyBomb once where this person or group authored, signed, voted yes on or funded the graded policy (full scorecard rows only).
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Republican Party: 5 PolicyBombs on record
No full scorecard rows yet. Their documented positions are listed below, each with its source and that PolicyBomb's grade. They are not counted in a tally until the full row (author, votes, signer, funders) is sourced.
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Positions on record
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Policy #25: Fentanyl and Overdose Deaths: Border Trafficking and Record Fatalities Harmful
Tie deaths to border policy; harden enforcement: Campaign/platform; DHS 2025 surge. DHS / CBP drug stats. cbp.gov
Listed in the research as: Pres. Trump / GOP
Verdict: Bad outcomes are not in dispute: >100k overdose deaths/year at peak, ~70%+ involving illegally manufactured fentanyls. Border control is necessary though not sufficient.
Policy #45: Non-Citizen Voting Harmful
Against: 2024 platform calls to secure elections and ban noncitizen voting. 2024 Republican Party Platform (presidency.ucsb.edu)
Verdict: Letting noncitizens vote locally is a net negative: its benefits are small, while it weakens the meaning of citizenship and damages trust in elections. Illegal noncitizen voting is small but real.
Policy #49: Lawfare Mixed
Against: 2024 platform pledges to end "the weaponization of government against the American people". 2024 Republican Party Platform (presidency.ucsb.edu)
Verdict: Prosecuting a politician on evidence through normal processes is fine. Prosecuting because a president demands it is corrosive, whoever does it.
Policy #51: Defund the Police Harmful
Against: 2024 platform pledges to support and fund law enforcement. 2024 Republican Party Platform (presidency.ucsb.edu)
Verdict: Bad as executed. Cuts plus demoralization shrank departments just as violence spiked, and the people hurt most were the residents of high-crime neighborhoods the movement meant to protect.
Policy #54: Gun Control Mixed
Against: 2024 platform pledges to protect the Second Amendment. 2024 Republican Party Platform (presidency.ucsb.edu)
Verdict: Targeted access laws (licensing, waiting periods, child-access prevention, red-flag orders) are good policy on the evidence and fit the Bruen and Rahimi framework. Assault weapons bans use a lot of political capital for unproven gains.