Pete Coors on VoteMatch

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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Opposes abortion because of sanctity of human life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 I am fundamentally opposed to abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Boycotted for anti-affirmative action: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale)	Define marriage as between a man and a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposed to change the definition of marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Coors provides same-sex couple benefits equally: Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Accountability and standards for public schools: Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	US has world’s least efficient health-care system: Opposes topic 5 Allow free market drug reimportation from Canada: Opposes topic 5 Lawsuit abuse is responsible for health care costs: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Citizens manage their own personal retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports school choice: Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposes death penalty because of sanctity of human life: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Protect our right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Keep Bush tax cuts and extend estate tax reprieve: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Coloradans know best how to spend their own money: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Proud to be a tax cutter: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Cutting taxes creates good jobs, not big government: Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Give no benefits to children of longtime illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 More penalties and border security against illegal aliens: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports Bush’s guest worker program: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports free trade: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Don’t “crawl on our knees” to the UN: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Support adding more troops, oppose setting a war deadline: Strongly Favors topic 15 Give our military the resources they need: Strongly Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Opposes Amendment 37; no gov’t-mandated alternative energy: Opposes topic 18 Good stewardship of the environment is a public value: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Streamline government to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Pete Coors is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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