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  1. Fundamental tax reform.
  2. Confronting the lawlessness of the Big Banks.
  3. Re-establishing the draft in order to have a shared sense of national service.
  4. Real, balanced reforms to America's entitlement programs.
  5. Reinforcing the American tradition of assimilation through comprehensive immigration reform.
  6. Serving only a single term to keep re-election politics out of Presidential decision-making.

On September 11, 2015, the Des Moines Register published an op-ed entitled "Iowans should learn Everson's name, ideas", praising him as a candidate "insider enough to understand the messy business of political compromise, and outsider enough, in his words, not to 'owe any backers.'" [19]

Everson was the first declared candidate to open an office in Iowa, and logged more visits to the state than seven major candidates. [19] He was one of the 18 candidates listed on the Republican National Committee's straw poll, and he outperformed some of the GOP's front-runners in non-scientific straw polls. [19] [20] However, he was not listed in the Iowa Poll sponsored by Register and Bloomberg Politics [19] and was not invited to the televised debates. [19] [20]

After being informed that he would not be allowed to participate in a scheduled Fox News debate in Cleveland on August 6, 2015, Everson filed a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commission, arguing that Fox News had violated election laws by failing to adhere to consistent criteria in determining which candidates would make the debate stage. [21] Fox News originally stated that candidates must be polling at 1 percent in an average of five national polls to participate, but did away with the standard a week before the scheduled debate. [21] On August 7, 2015, the Cleveland Plain Dealer ran an op-ed arguing that Everson should have been included in the 5 p.m. debate. [22]

While on the campaign trail, Everson was one of the earliest critics of eventual Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. After Trump's presidential announcement, Everson called for Trump to drop out of the race; he asserted that comments made by Trump about Mexican immigrants "'divide at a time when we need to unite and reinforce our proud tradition of assimilation'". [23] [24]

Everson put almost $400,000 of his own money into the campaign and raised approximately $100,000. On November 5, 2015, Everson withdrew from the race, citing lack of funds, non-inclusion in debates, and scarce media attention as factors in his decision. [25]

In June 2016, before the Republican convention, Everson stated that he could neither "get on board" with Trump nor "look the other way." He condemned the candidate's policy proposals as "reckless, be they stripping trillions in revenues from the Treasury ... or countenancing nuclear proliferation to name two of the worst." Everson wrote that "the deplorable demeanor he has deliberately cultivated over decades" disqualifies Trump from public service and that "his campaign is more than divisive; particularly for our young it is destructive and even frightening." [26]

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    1. ↑ "Mark Everson Administration" . The Indianapolis Star . 8 May 2010. p. A10. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
    2. ↑ "Everson to leave Indiana Department of Workforce Development". News and Tribune . The Associated Press. April 17, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
    3. ↑ "Mark Everson, Carrie Henderson" . The Indianapolis Star . January 23, 2009. p. A27. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
    4. ↑ Indianapolis Star 2010a.
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    6. ↑ "Red Cross president forced out over 'personal relationship'". CNN. November 27, 2007. Archived from the original on February 13, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2007.
    7. ↑ Nomination of Hon. Mark W. Everson : hearing before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, on the nomination of Hon. Mark W. Everson to be Deputy Director for Management. S. hrg.; 107-617. Office of Management and Budget. 17 July 2002.
    8. ↑ Chuck Grassley (R - IA); Senator Max Baucus (D - MT) (18 March 2003). Nomination of Hon. Mark W. Everson [microform] : hearing before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, on the nomination of Hon. Mark W. Everson, to be Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service. S. hrg.; 108-305.
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    19. 1 2 3 4 5 "Editorial: Iowans should learn Everson's name, ideas". The Des Moines Register. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
    20. 1 2 Harper, John (6 August 2015). "Missing in Cleveland: GOP candidate Mark Everson". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
    21. 1 2 John Harper 2015.
    22. ↑ "Cheers & Jeers, with a Jeer to those who let maggot-ridden, starved Akron dog die: editorial". Cleveland.com. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
    23. ↑ Carden, Dan (9 July 2015). "GOP presidential candidate demands Trump quit race". nwitimes.com. Retrieved Jan 5, 2021.
    24. ↑ Derby, Kevin (24 June 2015). "Donald Trump Compared to Dylann Roof by GOP Dark Horse Mark Everson". Sunshine State News. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
    25. ↑ Bump, Phillip (2015-11-05). "The Republican field's 16th candidate is ending his longest-shot campaign". Washington Post. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
    26. ↑ Everson, Mark W. "Why I cannot support Trump". The Des Moines Register.
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    29. ↑ "I.R.S. Going Slow Before Election". The New York Times . 2006-10-27. Retrieved 2015-04-11.

    This article incorporates information from the United States Internal Revenue Service. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain.

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