| Republicans | Campaign | Climate Change | Benchmark | China |
| American[s] | Trust | Inherited | Wall Street | Middle Class |
| At the end of the day | Terrorists / Terrorism | 2008 BARACK OBAMA BINGO (free square) | Earmark | Job creation |
| Economy / Economic | Previous Administration | Regulation[s] | Infrastructure | Out of the loop |
| Spread the wealth | Retirement | Health Care | Afghanistan | Bipartisan |