Pence hits Trump in New Hampshire for 'ignoring' need for entitlement reforms

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : The former vice president focused in particular on entitlement reform, an area where he has differentiated himself from other Republican candidates by calling for "commonsense" changes to Social Security and Medicare to avoid insolvency in the coming years.
48% :President Biden, in his budget proposal released earlier this year, sought to fund Medicaid through an increase in taxes on the wealthiest Americans and corporations.
46% : Pence added that the next president should stay out of the free market, an implicit jab at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and his ongoing battle with Disney in Florida.
45% : Trump, who is a declared 2024 candidate, has urged Republicans to leave entitlement programs untouched in budget talks.
38% : Pence also argued the next president should cut government spending and put the nation back on a path to a balanced federal budget.
38% : And Pence finally called for support for free trade deals with nations that share the values of the United States.
34% : And the same can be said of any candidate unwilling to talk about the urgent need to save Social Security before it collapses.
23% : And he has sought to draw a contrast with Trump and DeSantis, who lead most Republican primary polls, on issues like Ukraine, entitlement reform and abortion.

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