Mark Warner on VoteMatch

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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Protect responsible Choice: Favors topic 1 NO on restricting UN funding for population control policies: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	More state contracts for minority & women-owned businesses: Strongly Favors topic 2 Promote minority-owned business: Strongly Favors topic 2 End racial profiling; more minority police: Favors topic 2 More funding & services for victims of domestic violence: Strongly Favors topic 2 Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Eliminated Family Rule, so unrelated couples can buy homes: Strongly Favors topic 3 No employment discrimination based on sexual orientation: Favors topic 3 Extend hate crimes to include sexual orientation: Strongly Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Project Genesis: faith-based African-American home program: Favors topic 4 2002 PASS initiative included private & faith-based groups: Favors topic 4 Supports Standards of Learning, but not tests: Neutral on topic 4 Require character education in public schools: Favors topic 4 Expand enterprise zones: Favors topic 4 No school prayer amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Require work to receive welfare benefits: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	As governor, 138,000 more children covered by insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 Get every eligible child health care: Strongly Favors topic 5 Answer seniors’ questions with “Senior Navigator”: Favors topic 5 Supports Virginia Health Care Foundation for under-served: Favors topic 5 NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Favors topic 5 YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Favors topic 5 YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Home-schooling is ok; my sister home-schools her kids: Favors topic 7 2004: 14 of 32 failing schools graduated from NCLB program: Favors topic 7 Involve whole communities in schools: Favors topic 7 Supports public schools: Opposes topic 7 Supports public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Promote public school competition & choice: Opposes topic 7
Favors topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (-3 points on Social scale)	Opposes drilling ANWR; but OK to drill offshore: Opposes topic 8 Preserve open space & control suburban sprawl: Strongly Favors topic 8 Economic prosperity depends on wise use of natural resources: Favors topic 8 Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	2004: much-needed funding for law enforcement: Favors topic 9 Supports a fair death penalty: Favors topic 9 More enforcement and more prevention: Favors topic 9 Supports Virginia’s victim’s bill of rights: Favors topic 9 Abolish parole: Strongly Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Strong defender of the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Protect sportsmen’s rights & the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 NO on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains: Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Roll back top-tier tax breaks: Strongly Favors topic 11 2003 tax package raised some taxes & removed low-income tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Fiscal conservatism: taxpayer money is sacred: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Federal failure on immigration means states must take action: Opposes topic 12 Limit social payments to immigrants; support English: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports NAFTA, GATT, and WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13
Favors topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (+2 points on Social scale)	UN participation & economic aid only when within US interest: Favors topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	Remove the “ghost fleet” of 100 aging ships in James River: Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	No PAC contributions; yes full disclosure: Strongly Favors topic 16 Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures: Strongly Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Stay out of Iran (-3 points on Social scale)	No timetable to end war in Iraq: Opposes topic 17 Withdraw from Iraq but no arbitrary timeline: Favors topic 17 Sensible timeline to bring troops home from Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Offshore drilling is acceptable but not the “silver bullet”: Favors topic 18 Drastically reduced emissions from VA coal power plants: Strongly Favors topic 18 Preserve open space & control suburban sprawl: Strongly Favors topic 18 Economic prosperity depends on wise use of natural resources: Favors topic 18 NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Favors topic 18 YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade: Opposes topic 18 NO on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax: Favors topic 18 NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (-5 points on Social scale)	Place decongestants behind counter to slow meth production: Favors topic 19 Restricted meth ingredients and reduced meth labs: Favors topic 19 Increase penalties for illegal drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Pushed $1.4B tax increase to close $6B budget shortfall: Strongly Favors topic 20 Close the largest budget shortfall in Virginia’s history: Opposes topic 20 Cut taxes for at least 65% of Virginians: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Rated 83% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record: Favors topic 20 YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package: Strongly Favors topic 20 YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: Strongly Favors topic 20