Your cheat sheet to the primaries

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton on the debate stage on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, in Las Vegas. (Brian Cahn/Zuma Press/TNS)
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton on the debate stage on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, in Las Vegas. (Brian Cahn/Zuma Press/TNS)

If you're voting in the Indiana primary on May 3 and aren't sure who to pick, the Daily News put together guides on all of the candidates in the primaries. 

Voting absentee? Here's a quick guide.

Get to know each candidate's stance on the issues. 

The Republican field: 

John Kasich: Ohio governor

New Hampshire voters handed first place in the primary to Donald Trump, but Ohio Gov. John Kasich got the second-place nod, leading some political analysts to ask if Kasich may have a better chance at the White House than previously thought. Kasich then finished fifth in South Carolina and fourth in Nevada. He's for putting boots on the ground to stop ISIS, supports a path to citizen ship for undocumented immigrants and accepts the ruling on same-sex marriage. 


Ted Cruz: junior senator from Texas

Although the Cruz campaign took a slow start in the polls, the Texas Senator, whose real name is Rafael Edward Cruz, has gained heavy support from social and religious conservatives. He won in Iowa, took third in New Hampshire and South Carolina and third in Nevada. 

Cruz supports a constitutional amendment to balance the budget, wants to repeal the Common Core and has encouraged state's to boycott the Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage. 


Donald Trump: international businessman

The Republican front-runner, Trump is a cultural phenomenon, television star and billionaire businessman. He finished second in Iowa; first in New Hampshire; first in South Carolina and first by more than 20 percentage points in Nevada. 

Trump supports building a wall along the Mexican border, has called climate change a hoax and has outlined a plan in the past to eliminate corporate taxes. 


The Democratic field:


Hillary Clinton: former Secretary of State

Clinton has a résumé unlike any other — senator, Watergate lawyer, first lady and secretary of state. She is a four-decade veteran of campaigns and a two-time presidential contender. She finished first in the Iowa and Nevada caucuses and second in New Hampshire. 

Clinton supports comprehensive immigration reform and closing corporate tax loopholes. She does not support boots on the ground to defeat ISIS. 


Bernie Sanders: Vermont senator

With his outwardly progressive political platform and "no-nonsense" rhetorical style, Bernie Sanders has gone from a typically niche political personality to a driving force within the Democratic Party. He beat Clinton in New Hampshire, and lost in Iowa and Nevada. 

Sanders thinks higher education is a right, not a privilege and is for supporting refugees from the Middle East. He has spoken out on income inequality. 

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