Jennifer Granholm on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Vetoed ban on partial birth abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 Endorsed Recommended by EMILY's List of pro-choice women: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Support Latino-owned businesses via Buy Michigan First: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports civil unions & domestic partner benefits: Strongly Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale)	There are political solutions to moral problems: Favors topic 4 Religious political discussions turn to reproductive rights: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Affordable health care universally accessible to everyone: Strongly Favors topic 5 Adopt national health reform legislation before the end of the year: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposed Bush plan to privatize Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Raise K-12 funding from $6,875 per pupil to $7,075: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Committed to implementing science-based policy: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Mandatory minimum sentences for sex offenders: Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Signed bills on concealed pistol licenses, spouse's guns: Favors topic 10 Regrets signing stand-your-ground law in 2006: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	$12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	DACA fix has to happen, lift the cap on visas: Strongly Favors topic 12 Signed law protecting immigrants from scam "consultants": Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Replace CAFTA outsourcing with "No Worker Left Behind": Strongly Opposes topic 13 Encourage insourcing, instead of victims of globalization: Favors topic 13 NAFTA is about whether we're going to make things in America: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Declined state commitment to CAFTA: Opposes topic 13 Reauthorize the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance program: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Embrace diversity: that is American exceptionalism: Strongly Favors topic 14 If we want true American exceptionalism, fix immigration: Strongly Favors topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	Proclaimed Hire a Veteran Month in Michigan: Neutral on topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Voter ID laws, limits on early voting are about suppression: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Long critical of Trump's Russia connections: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	On company boards for electric charging stations, buses: Strongly Favors topic 18 By investing in clean energy, America can lead on climate: Strongly Favors topic 18 Worked to foster job growth in advance energy sector: Strongly Favors topic 18 Energy policy "all-in" with input from different groups: Strongly Favors topic 18 Combating climate change is an economic opportunity: Strongly Favors topic 18 Picked for DOE as advocate for clean energy development: Strongly Favors topic 18 21st Century alternative/ renewable Energy Plan: Strongly Favors topic 18 Diversify into renewable and clean energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Irresistible tax credits for wind, solar, & biofuels: Strongly Favors topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Tougher penalties for drug dealers; more tools against meth: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Advocates for manufacturing, domestic R&D efforts: Strongly Favors topic 20 Environmental equity: jobs & benefits to those hardest hit: Strongly Favors topic 20 Two year stimulus package will create 28,000 jobs: Strongly Favors topic 20

Jennifer Granholm is a Populist-Leaning Liberal
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