他是一个自称的“基督教，保守派，共和党，依此顺序”，她是一个温和的民主党人，过去自称为“进步检察官”
副总统并不奇怪迈克·彭斯和副总统候选人森卡马拉·哈里斯在一些最大的问题上，他们的立场相去甚远。
当总统唐纳德·特朗普它在2016年选择了当时的政府便士，帮助确保了福音派基督徒投票，并带来了急需的政府经验，以平衡商人候选人所缺乏的选票。彭斯支持全面减税，减少监管，并长期倡导禁止堕胎。
在他作为副总统的第一个任期内，彭斯从未在任何问题上与特朗普决裂辩护他甚至对他最有争议的言论或行为。
哈里斯历史性地当选为两党总统候选人中的第一位有色人种女性，这给前副总统乔·拜登的竞选活动带来了兴奋，此前这一活动被描述为缺乏热情尤其是在年轻选民中。在哈里斯当选的那个月，竞选团队和民主党筹集了创纪录的3.645亿美元资金。
在她在地方、州和联邦政府的职业生涯中，她在一些问题上有所发展。在担任了两届旧金山地区检察官后，哈里斯被任命为加利福尼亚州第一位女性总检察长。她于2016年当选美国参议院，随着她命运多舛的总统竞选和新当选的民主党副总统候选人，她逐渐成为一个全国性的人物。在民主党初选期间，她对拜登的政策进行了一些最尖锐的攻击，比如他在与种族隔离主义参议员打交道和合作方面的立场。
新冠肺炎(新型冠状病毒肺炎)
二月，特朗普宣布彭斯将领导联邦政府应对新冠肺炎大流行，这是他政治生涯中应对的最大危机。彭斯在大流行最严重的时候举行了多次白宫冠状病毒工作队简报会，并监督了向面临大量患者的州部署个人防护设备和呼吸机。
2020年7月8日，美国副总统迈克·彭斯在华盛顿白宫冠状病毒工作队的新闻发布会上，以劳工部长尤金·斯卡利亚、卫生与公众服务部部长亚历克斯·阿扎尔、教育部长贝琪·德沃斯、白宫冠状病毒应对协调员黛博拉·拜克斯、海军上将布雷特·吉罗瓦、美国卫生与公众服务部助理卫生部长以及疾病控制与预防中心主任罗伯特·雷德菲尔德的身份发言。
反复便士低调处理病毒的严重性，包括他的行为和公开声明。他曾经说过，到2020年，大流行将在很大程度上落后于国家阵亡将士纪念日四月，彭斯无视梅奥诊所的政策，在明尼苏达州拜访病人时不戴口罩，即使他的办公室被告知那里的政策。
自那次访问以来，彭斯和他的工作人员在公共场合戴口罩的做法更加一致，但他偶尔会在没有口罩的竞选活动后走绳索，签名，但会后退几英尺。
哈里斯一直谴责特朗普对新冠肺炎疫情的处理，并一再呼吁领导人在如何处理的问题上“听取科学家和专家的意见”。八月，当她和拜登坐下来和美国广播公司的《今夜世界新闻》主播大卫·穆尔和《早安美国》联合主播罗宾·罗伯茨·哈里斯说，他们的方法将由公共卫生专家指导，“不同于我们现在看到的引导公共卫生危机的政治。”
哈里斯呼吁她所描述的戴口罩的国家“标准”。以及一种可能的疫苗冠状病毒哈里斯说，她不会仅仅相信特朗普的功效。她说她想在相信它是安全的之前从可靠的来源听到信息。“我不会相信他的话，”哈里斯接着说CNN。"他想让我们吞下漂白剂。"
刑事司法改革
彭斯一直支持并推动特朗普的竞选信息治安“并且一直是警察的有力捍卫者。在一个采访在美国广播公司新闻直播节目主持人林西·戴维斯(Linsey Davis)的采访中，彭斯表示，他和特朗普“拒绝接受乔·拜登(Joe Biden)和其他人的观点，即执法中存在对少数民族的“隐性偏见”。
“总统和我知道，我们不必在支持执法和支持居住在我们主要城市的所有家庭之间做出选择，”彭斯在宾夕法尼亚州利蒂茨对一群支持者说。“在过去的三年半时间里，我们已经做到了这两点，在白宫的四年多时间里，我们将支持执法，支持我们的非裔美国人和少数民族家庭。”
副总统已经解散了”解散警察“并呼吁在执法方面提供更多资源、更好的培训和问责。
2020年9月28日，美国民主党副总统候选人参议员卡玛拉·哈里斯抵达北卡罗来纳州罗利的一场竞选活动。
在警务和使用武力的种族歧视问题上，哈里斯呼吁根除种族歧视。乔治·弗洛伊德在被警方拘留期间被杀后，她参加了华盛顿特区的抗议活动
在美国广播公司的一个节目中风景6月，联合主持人梅根·麦凯恩(Meghan McCain)问哈里斯是否支持“解除警察武装”的口号，但她没有直接回答自己的立场。
“我们需要重新想象我们是如何在美国实现公共安全的。在这些城市中，三分之一的预算用于维持治安，但同样是这些城市，却迫切需要心理健康资源、进入公立学校的资源、就业培训和创造就业的资源。来吧。我们必须诚实地承认，在这一点上没有共识，因为如果有共识，我们实际上会看到我们国家更明智地分配资源，以解决需要解决的问题。”
雅各布·布莱克被警方枪击后，她在威斯康星州会见了布莱克的家人，并与布莱克通了电话。她还告诉全国广播公司新闻，“我认为应该进行彻底的调查，根据我所看到的情况，似乎应该起诉该官员。”她还与塔米卡·帕尔默保持联系，塔米卡·帕尔默是布莱娜·泰勒的母亲，她在家中睡觉时被肯塔基州路易斯维尔警方开枪打死。
哈里斯呼吁对有色人种社区进行经济和教育投资，以创建更安全、更健康的社区。她和拜登呼吁结束无敲门搜查令、巧克力禁令和颈动脉禁令。他们想建立一个国家过度使用武力标准，并建立一个数据库来跟踪过度使用武力和违反规则的警察。这两人希望结束现金保释和私人监狱。
“我们必须明白，你不能认为创建安全社区的唯一方法是让更多的警察走上街头，那不是工作的方式，”哈里斯在一次采访中对流行歌星利佐说Instagram实时流在九月。
相比之下，哈里斯在她2009年的书《犯罪的智慧》中写道，“如果我们向那些想在街上看到更多警察的人举手示意，我的手就会举起来。”
气候
哈里斯曾经是绿色新政的支持者，既是伯尼·桑德斯法案的共同提案人，也是总统候选人。
自从成为拜登的竞选伙伴后，哈里斯不再支持她，而是拥抱她拜登的气候计划该协议呼吁美国重新加入巴黎气候协议，目标是美国到2050年实现净零排放，并在清洁能源和基础设施上投资2万亿美元。
水力压裂为彭斯的家乡印第安纳州的经济做出了贡献，他也是化石燃料产业的倡导者。他曾称全球变暖为“一个神话，“但是已经进化了稍微说一下“毫无疑问”人类活动“对气候变化有一些影响”他鼓吹石油、天然气、水力压裂和煤炭等经济部门是促进就业创造和整体经济的领域。他还称赞特朗普将美国从巴黎气候协议中除名，他称该协议是“自2015年奥巴马政府签署以来的一项糟糕协议”。
他还误导告诉一群人他不会让哈里斯减少美国人应该吃的红肉量，引用了她在2019年CNN市政厅会议上发表的一篇评论，作为遏制气候变化影响的一种方式。
“参议员卡马拉·哈里斯说，她将改变这个国家的饮食指南，以减少美国人可以吃的红肉量。嗯，我有一些红肉给你。我们不会让乔·拜登和卡玛拉·哈里斯来切美国的肉。”
改变健康指南并不一定意味着美国人将被要求实施它们，它们只是建议。
在2019年的市政厅会议上，哈里斯被问及她是否“支持改变美国的饮食指南”，以减少红肉消费，她回答说，“是的。”她说，“我时不时地会喜欢奶酪汉堡”，但需要围绕“我们的饮食习惯对环境的影响”进行更多的教育
2017年1月27日，美国副总统迈克·彭斯在华盛顿特区的生命游行集会上发表讲话
卫生保健
彭斯在竞选活动中的演讲中没有提到他如何为美国人提供医疗保健。特朗普/彭斯在2016年的竞选活动是在一个“废除和取代奥巴马医改的立场，并在第一任期内多次通过法院系统试图废除《平价医疗法案》。他们还没有拿出一个替换计划上任以来。
像特朗普一样，彭斯也表达了保护已有疾病的美国人的必要性，尽管特朗普政府目前要求美国最高法院杀死奥巴马医改的整体，已经保护了那些弱势的美国人。
就在九月，在一次市政厅在美国广播公司首席新闻主播乔治·斯特凡诺普洛斯的主持下，特朗普被问及他一再声称要在没有贯彻到底的情况下提供医疗保健计划。特朗普说，“我已经有了，这是一个更好的计划，”但他没有兑现。
9月24日，特朗普确实签了几个行政命令，将它们框定为他的“美国第一医疗保健计划”，这不是立法提案，而是行政行动。他声称，他的新计划比奥巴马医改方案下的选项成本低60%，结束了对已有疾病的美国人的意外账单和保护，这已经涵盖在《反腐败法》下。
哈里斯最初是“全民医疗保险”的支持者，也是桑德斯取消私人健康保险计划的支持者。在总统初选期间，哈里斯改变了立场，呼吁扩大医疗保健覆盖面，同时仍然允许私人医疗保险。哈里斯，在接受采访时Axios2019年10月，她承认自己被称为“摇摆人”
作为民主党副总统候选人，哈里斯表示支持拜登的健康计划这将为寻求医疗保健的美国人提供一个公共选择，旨在降低成本。
枪
副总统也一直是坚定不移的枪支权利倡导者也是全国步枪协会的支持者，有记录显示他反对第二修正案的限制。
2010年，彭斯说，“国会应该拒绝限制第二修正案的企图，并认识到国家枪支登记和攻击性武器禁令等项目与守法美国人的宪法权利是对立的。”最近，当彭斯在全国步枪协会领导论坛2019年，他告诉他们“在现任总统和本届政府的领导下，持有和携带武器的权利不会受到侵犯。”
2020年10月2日，拉斯维加斯，参议员卡马拉·哈里斯在选民动员活动中发言。
在总统竞选期间，哈里斯提出了打击枪支暴力的行政措施，包括禁止攻击性武器，以及由每年出售5支以上枪支的人进行近乎普遍的背景调查。不遵守规定的枪支制造商和经销商将被吊销执照。作为副总统候选人，她呼吁延长攻击性武器禁令，并呼吁消除“男朋友漏洞”，此外，她热切支持普遍的背景调查。
“在有人可以购买致命武器之前，你可能想知道他们是否被法院认定对自己或他人构成威胁。你可能只是想知道，”哈里斯在9月份对费城的一群人说。“这些是关于背景调查的事情，你可能只是想在给某人一些可以杀死其他人的东西之前知道一些事情。”
哈里斯说记者在2019年4月她拥有一支枪是为了“个人安全”，但她说这是一个“错误的选择”...暗示你要么赞成第二修正案，要么想拿走所有人的枪。”
Pence vs. Harris on the issues
He's aself-proclaimed"Christian, conservative and a Republican, in that order" and she's a moderate Democrat with a past as a self-proclaimed "progressive prosecutor."
No surprise that Vice PresidentMike Penceand vice presidential nominee Sen.Kamala Harris, D-Calif., couldn't be further apart on where they stand on some of the biggest issues.
When PresidentDonald Trumpselected then-Gov. Pence in 2016, it helped secure theevangelical Christianvote and brought much needed government experience to balance the ticket that was lacking for the businessman candidate. Pence supports cutting taxes across the board, less regulations and is a long-time advocate for banning abortion.
Throughout his first term as vice president, Pence has never broken from Trump on any issue anddefendedhim even on his most controversial statements or actions.
Harris' historic pick as the first woman of color on either party's presidential ticket brought excitement to former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign, which had previously been described aslacking enthusiasm-- especially among younger voters. During the month of Harris' selection, the campaign and Democratic Party brought in a record $364.5 million in fundraising.
She has evolved on some issues during her career in local, state and federal government. After serving two terms as the district attorney of San Francisco, Harris was appointed as the first female Attorney General in the state of California. She was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2016 and grew to be a national figure with her ill-fated presidential bid and newly minted status as the Democratic vice presidential nominee. During the Democratic primary she delivered some of the sharpest attacks on Biden's policies, such as his position on busing and working with segregationist senators.
COVID-19
In February, Trumpannounced that Pencewould lead the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the biggest crisis he's ever managed in his political career. Pence held numerous White House Coronavirus Task Force briefings at the height of the pandemic and oversaw the deployment of personal protective equipment and ventilators to states facing an overwhelming number of patients.
Vice President Mike Pence speaks as Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, White House coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx, Admiral Brett Giroir, Assistant Secretary for Health at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield listen during a White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing, July 8, 2020 in Washington.
Pence repeatedlydownplayedthe severity of the virus, both with his actions and public statements. He once said that the pandemic would largely be behind the nation byMemorial Dayand in April, Pencedisregardeda Mayo Clinic policy and did not wear a mask while visiting patients in Minnesota, even after his office was informed about the policy there.
Since that visit, Pence and his staff have been more consistent in wearing a mask in public, but he has occasionally walked a rope line after campaign events without one, signing autographs, but staying a few feet back.
Harris has continuously condemned Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and repeatedly called for leaders to "listen to the scientists and the experts," on how to proceed. In August, when she and Bidensat down with ABC's"World News Tonight" anchor David Muir and "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts, Harris said their approach will be guided by public health experts "unlike what we have seen now which are the politics guiding a public health crisis."
Harris has called for what she describes as a national "standard" for wearing masks. And on a possible vaccine for thecoronavirus, Harris said she wouldn't solely believe Trump on its efficacy. She said she'd want to hear information from credible sources before believing it's safe. "I will not take his word for it," Harris said onCNN. "He wants us to ingest bleach."
Criminal justice reform
Pence has stood by and pushed the Trump campaign message of "law and order" and has remained a vigorous defender of police. In aninterviewwith ABC News Live Anchor Linsey Davis, Pence said that he and Trump "reject the notion from Joe Biden and others that there's an 'implicit bias' towards minorities in law enforcement."
"The president and I know we don't have to choose between supporting law enforcement and supporting all of the families that live in our major cities," Pence told a crowd of supporters in Lititz, Pennsylvania. "We have done both for the last three and a half years, and we're going to support law enforcement and support our African American and minority families for four more years in the White House."
The vice president has dismissed the "defund the police" movement and has called for more resources and better training and accountability in law enforcement.
Democratic U.S. vice presidential nominee Senator Kamala Harris arrives at a campaign event in Raleigh, North Carolina, Sept. 28, 2020.
On matters of racial discrimination in policing and use of force, Harris has called for the rooting out of racial discrimination. In the aftermath of George Floyd's killing while in police custody she participated in protests in Washington, D.C.
During an appearance on ABC's "The View" in June, Harris was asked by co-host Meghan McCain if she supports the "Defund the Police" slogan, but did not give a direct answer on where she stands.
"We need to re-imagine how we are achieving public safety in America. And to have cities where one-third of their entire budget is going to policing but yet there's a dire need in those same cities for mental health resources, for resources going into public schools, for resources going into job training and job creation. Come on. We have to be honest about this that there isn't a consensus around this because if there were, we would actually see a smarter distribution of resources in our country to address the issues that need to be addressed."
After the shooting by police of Jacob Blake, she met with Blake's family in Wisconsin and spoke with Blake over the phone. She also toldNBC News, "I think that there should be a thorough investigation, and based on what I've seen, it seems that the officer should be charged." She's also kept in contact with Tamika Palmer, the mother of Breonna Taylor who was shot by Louisvill, Kentucky, police while she was sleeping in her home.
Harris has called for economic and educational investment in communities of color to create safer, healthier communities. She and Biden have called for an end to no-knock warrants, chokeholds and carotid holds. They want to create a national excessive force standard and create a database to track cops who use excessive force and break the rules. The pair want to end cash bail and private prisons.
"We have to understand that you can't think that the only way to create safe communities is to put more police on the streets, that's not how it's going to work," Harris told pop star Lizzo on anInstagram Live streamin September.
In contrast, Harris wrote in her 2009 book "Smart on Crime," "if we take a show of hands of those who would like to see more police officers on the street, mine would shoot up."
Climate
Harris was once a proponent of the Green New Deal as both a co-sponsor of Sen. Bernie Sanders' bill and as a presidential candidate.
Since becoming Biden's running mate, Harris has moved away from her support, instead, embracingBiden's climate plan, which calls for the U.S. to rejoin the Paris Climate agreement, aims for the U.S. to get to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and invests $2 trillion in clean energy and infrastructure.
Fracking contributes to the economy in Pence's home state of Indiana and he's an advocate for the fossil fuel industry. He once called global warming a "myth," but hasevolvedslightly to say "there's no question" human activity has "some impact on climate change." He touts the economic sectors of oil, gas, fracking and coal as areas that boost job creation and the overall economy. He also hailed Trump for removing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement, which he has called a "bad deal since the moment it was signed" by the Obama administration in 2015.
He also misleadinglytold a groupof farmers and ranchers in Iowa that he was not going to let Harris reduce the amount of red meat Americans should eat, referencing a comment she made during a 2019 CNN town hall as a way to curb the impact of climate change.
"Sen. Kamala Harris said she would change the dietary guidelines of this country to reduce the amount of red meat Americans can eat. Well, I've got some red meat for you. We're not gonna let Joe Biden and Kamala Harris cut America's meat."
Changing health guidelines does not necessarily mean Americans will be required to implement them, they are only recommendations.
During the 2019 town hall, Harris was asked if she "would support changing the dietary guidelines" in the U.S. to reduce red meat consumption and she answered, "yes." She said, "I love cheeseburgers from time to time," but that there needs to be more education surrounding "the effect of our eating habits on our environment."
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the March for Life rally, Jan. 27, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
Health care
Absent from Pence's speeches at campaign events is how he envisions providing health care for Americans. The Trump/Pence campaign in 2016 ran on a "repeal and replace" position of Obamacare and have repeatedly gone through the court system to try to dismantle the Affordable Care Act during their first-term. They have yet to put out areplacement plansince taking office.
Like Trump, Pence has also expressed the need to protect Americans with preexisting conditions, even though the Trump Administration is currently asking the U.S. Supreme Court tostrike downObamacare in its entirety, which already protects those vulnerable Americans.
As recently as September, during atown hallmoderated by ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos, Trump was pressed about his repeated claims to deliver a health care plan without following through. Trump said, "I have it already, and it's a much better plan," but he has not delivered.
On Sept. 24, Trump did sign severalexecutive orders, framing them as his "America First Health Care Plan," which are not legislative proposals, but rather administrative actions. He claimed his new plans cost 60% less than options under Obamacare, an end to surprise billing and protections for Americans with preexisting conditions, which is already covered under the ACA.
Harris was initially a supporter of "Medicare for All" and backer of Sanders' plan which would get rid of private health insurance. During the presidential primary, Harris changed her position, instead calling for an expansion of health care access while still allowing for private health insurance. Harris, in an interview withAxiosin October 2019, acknowledged that she'd been "called a flip-flopper for that."
As the Democratic vice presidential nominee, Harris has backedBiden's health planwhich would provide a public option for Americans seeking health care and aim to lower costs.
Guns
The vice president has also been a steadfastgun-rights advocateand a supporter of the National Rifle Association (NRA), with a record that shows him opposing restrictions on the Second Amendment.
In 2010, Pence said "Congress should rebuff attempts to restrict the Second Amendment and recognize that programs such as national firearms registration and the assault weapons ban are antithetical to the constitutional rights of law-abiding Americans." Most recently, when Pence spoke at theNational Rifle Association Leadership Forumin 2019, he told them "under this president and this administration, the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
Sen. Kamala Harris speaks during a voter mobilization drive-in event at UNLV on Oct. 2, 2020 in Las Vegas.
During her presidential campaign, Harris has proposed executive actions to counter gun violence including banning assault weapons and near-universal background checks administered by people who sell over five guns a year. Gun manufacturers and dealers who fail to comply would have their licenses revoked. As the vice presidential nominee, she has called for the renewal of the assault weapons ban also called for the elimination of the "boyfriend loophole" in addition to her avid support of universal background checks.
"Before somebody can buy a lethal weapon, you might want to know if they've been found by a court to be a danger to themselves or others. You just might want to know," Harris told a crowd in Philadelphia in September. "These are the things about background checks, you just might want to know certain things before you give somebody something that can kill other human beings."
Harris toldreporters in April 2019that she owned a gun for "personal safety," but says it's a "false choice... to suggest you're either in favor of the Second Amendment or you want to take everyone's guns away."
