Both candidates assail the federal government's environmental regulators and favor gun rights.

The candidate also favors a state fund dedicated to highway construction.

And both candidates favor a bigger military budget.

Both spoke in the serious yet unstuffy way that American candidates favor.

And while both candidates favor tax cuts, they differ in method and degree.

Both candidates favor using nonprofit groups to provide homeless services.

While both candidates favor abortion rights and gun control, they differ somewhat.

The two Democratic candidates favor compliance with the housing order.

Both candidates favor allowing states to decide whether to educate the children of illegal immigrants.

And both candidates favor expanded tax credits to help parents afford private schools or tutoring.