Andrew Cuomo on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	State Police need more gear: No opin. on topic 1 Codify state with federal law to allow 9th-month abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Let women make decision: pregnancy, adoption, or abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 Fight for passage of the Reproductive Rights Act: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports federal abortion funding: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Pay equity for women; stop pregnancy discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 2 Recruit more minorities into law enforcement: Favors topic 2 Women's Equality Act: Shatter the glass ceiling: Strongly Favors topic 2 $200M contract support to get 20% MWBE contracts: Strongly Favors topic 2 Require complying with MWBE reporting requirements: Strongly Favors topic 2 Our housing stock remains largely segregated: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Marriage equality for ALL New Yorkers: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports same-sex marriage and same rights of marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 Equal marriage rights for same-sex couples: Strongly Favors topic 3 Marriage equality gains 1,000 federal and 700 state rights: Strongly Favors topic 3 Opposes Amendment to prevent same sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale)	Moral imperative to maintain safety net in difficult times: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Implement the N.Y. Health Exchange with federal funds: Strongly Favors topic 5 Supports government-run healthcare: Strongly Favors topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Expose obscure formulas that cause automatic increases: Favors topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	Turn failing schools into charter schools: Opposes topic 7 $200 tax break for teachers: Favors topic 7 Expand charter schools: more lotteries; 100 more slots: Favors topic 7 Replace 1950s bureaucracy with 2020 performance organization: Opposes topic 7 Replace formula-based grants with performance incentives: Favors topic 7 Double the charter school cap: Favors topic 7 Vouchers undermine existing public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Pro-active policy to protect groundwater: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Training program to support green energy development: Strongly Opposes topic 8 $172M for Environmental Protection Fund: Opposes topic 8 Commit to a greener future for our children & grandchildren: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Water policy to protect environment and business interests: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Raise the Age: prosecute 16- and 17-year olds as juveniles: Opposes topic 9 Death penalty is bad policy but good politics: Opposes topic 9 End "stop and frisk"; it stigmatizes young black males: Opposes topic 9 Videotape all interrogations for serious crimes: Opposes topic 9 Prisons are not an economic development program: Opposes topic 9 Collect DNA for all crimes, to exonerate the innocent: Opposes topic 9 Incarcerating juveniles increases likelihood of offending: Opposes topic 9 Strengthen penalties for repeat domestic violence offenders: Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Guns impose huge economic costs, as well as lives: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Ban assault weapons and large capacity magazines: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Enact commonsense laws lie microstamping of guns: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Supports restrictions on the right to bear arms: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Cut taxes for small businesses to stimulate growth: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Tax cuts as part of strategy to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Tax cut for middle class; increase taxes on wealthiest 1%: Strongly Favors topic 11 A flat tax is not a fair tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 NY has 2nd highest state and local tax burden in the nation: Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Post-9/11 anxiety causes demonization of immigrants: Favors topic 12 Created a state Office for New Americans: Favors topic 12 Disallow discrimination & exploitation of immigrants: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Trade mission to Cuba across a multitude of sectors: Favors topic 13 $35M for New York export-import program: Favors topic 13 Start-Up NY: expand foreign trade to boost upstate economies: Strongly Favors topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	No comment on changing rules for Syrian refugees in NY: Opposes topic 14 Dubious about new power to interrogate and detain: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	$80M investment in emergency response: Favors topic 15 $15M for nation's 1st college dedicated to homeland security: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Implement a default voter registration system: Strongly Favors topic 16 Campaign contributions only for election-related expenses: Favors topic 16 Used campaign funds for defense lawyer, legally: Opposes topic 16 Committed to campaign finance reform: Favors topic 16 Adopt NYC's public campaign finance system statewide: Strongly Favors topic 16 Create early voting system for one week, including weekend: Favors topic 16 Public Integrity Reform Act: state ethics disclosures: Favors topic 16 Supports campaign finance reform as fair to all candidates: Strongly Favors topic 16 Tough new ethics standards & expand disclosure requirements: Strongly Favors topic 16 Free air time for all candidates, to level the playing field: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	We did not effectively question Bush on Iraq war: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Increase commitment to green energy: 50% by 2030: Strongly Favors topic 18 Led multi-state effort to lower carbon emissions by 45%: Strongly Favors topic 18 Lower carbon emissions via market-based cap-and-trade system: Strongly Favors topic 18 Focus more attention on exploiting our solar potential: Strongly Favors topic 18 Power for Jobs: use low cost hydropower: Favors topic 18 Comprehensive study before exploring Marcellus Shale: Favors topic 18 Replace Indian Point nuclear facility; it is too dangerous: Strongly Favors topic 18 Repower old power plants to increase efficiency: Strongly Favors topic 18 Letter to Congress supporting renewable energy tax credit: Strongly Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Criminalize synthetic marijuana and designer drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19 Decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 One strike & you’re out drug policy for public housing: Favors topic 19 Rated C- by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Buffalo Billion: make up for 50 years of state inattention: Strongly Favors topic 20 I believe in a collective vision, not individual outcomes: Strongly Favors topic 20 2015 Opportunity Agenda: cut $1.7B taxes; add $1.5B programs: Strongly Favors topic 20 $291M for road & airport infrastructure improvements: Favors topic 20 Freeze state taxes; cap local taxes; cap spending: Opposes topic 20