This page contains surveys of candidates conducted by organizations interested in the candidates' policy views.
Political Group Survey: the CC survey question on "Hate Crimes"
Source: Christian Coalition Survey
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The CC survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: "Hate Crimes legislation that designates crimes as more severe due to the perpetrator's thoughts and motivations"
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 9.
Question 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
- Topic: Crime
- Headline: Supports more severe penalties for Hate Crimes
(Score: 1)
- Headline 2: Opposes more severe penalties for Hate Crimes
(Score: -1)
Participating counts on AmericansElect question 7.
- Headline: Supports more severe penalties for Hate Crimes
(Answer: B)
- Headline 2: Opposes more severe penalties for Hate Crimes
(Answer: A)
- AmericansElect Quiz Question 7 on
Social Issues:
When you think about the rights of same-sex couples, which of the following is closest to your personal opinion?
- A: Same-sex couples should not be allowed to marry or form any kind of civil union
- B: Same-sex couples should be allowed to form civil unions, but not to marry in the traditional sense
- C: Same-sex couples should be allowed to marry legally, with all the same rights as traditional marriages
- D: Unsure
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Republicans
participating in 10-CC-q9 |
| Roy Blunt |
s2- | Missouri Republican (until 2010) | |
| Tom Coburn |
s2- | OK Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative | |
| Mark Kirk |
s1+ | IL Republican Jr Senator | |
| Lisa Murkowski |
s1+ | AK Republican Sr Senator | |
| Pat Toomey |
s2- | PA Republican Jr Senator | |
| David Vitter |
s2- | LA Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative | |
Independents
participating in 10-CC-q9 |
| Alexi Giannoulias |
s1+ | IL 2010 Democratic Senate Challenger; currently State Treasurer | |
| Alvin Greene |
s1+ | SC 2010 Democratic Challenger | |
| Charles Melancon |
s2- | LA 2010 Democratic Senate Challenger; currently US Rep. | |
| Joe Miller |
s2- | AK Challenger and previous Republican Nominee | |
| Joe Sestak |
s1+ | PA 2010 Democratic Senate Challenger; currently US Rep. | |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
3
Republicans:
6
Independents:
5 |
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