Richard Nixon on VoteMatch

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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Constitutional amendment prohibiting abortion is non-starter: Favors topic 1 No litmus test on abortion or on any pet issue: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	1959: Tie-breaking vote to strengthen black Southern voting: Favors topic 2 1971: Required affirmative action for federal contractors: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Should not glorify homosexuality on television: Opposes topic 3 Should not glorify homosexuality on television: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Entitlements are most ruinous concept of modern America: Favors topic 4 Giving money to the poor is tragically misguided: Strongly Favors topic 4 Ministers should change people, not change government: Opposes topic 4 School prayer is ok, but not as an Amendment: Favors topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Do not tolerate 38 million Americans without medical care: Favors topic 5 Do not tolerate 38 million Americans without medical care: Favors topic 5 Federal assistance for catastrophic healthcare: Favors topic 5 Give people freedom to choose health insurance or not: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Break the monopoly of the education establishment: Strongly Favors topic 7 Break the monopoly of the education establishment: Strongly Favors topic 7 Replace union politics with parental choice: Strongly Favors topic 7 Replace union politics with parental choice: Strongly Favors topic 7 Non-public schools save taxpayers $3B per year: Favors topic 7 Local control more critical than increased teacher salaries: Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (+5 points on Social scale)	1969: Halt all dumping in the Great Lakes: Strongly Opposes topic 8 1970: Created cabinet-level Council on Environmental Quality: Strongly Opposes topic 8 1970-72: Created EPA which passed Clean Air Act: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	1968: Started "law-&-order" plank to gain Southern Whites: Favors topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	Guns are an abomination: Strongly Opposes topic 10 We need gun laws stricter than the Brady Bill: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	1971: We are all Keynesians now: Favors topic 11 Address deficit through spending cuts, not tax increases: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Government under Republicans costs less: Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	More visas for professionals and for Western Hemisphere: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	1971: Delink gold; float dollar; 10% import tariff: Opposes topic 13 China's MFN trade status key to US Pushing positive change: Strongly Favors topic 13 1985: Reduce Japan's non-tariff barriers: Favors topic 13 Competition with Japan but no economic warfare: Favors topic 13
Favors topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (+2 points on Social scale)	Conserve concessions; get something in exchange for each one: Favors topic 14 Provide funds to increase Japan's geopolitical role: Opposes topic 14 China must modernize; but US can't push too much: Favors topic 14 Selective foreign aid to create incentives for change: Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	1972: Signed first SALT treaty during visit to Moscow: Opposes topic 15 Military power is still relevant post-Cold War: Strongly Favors topic 15 START treaty fatally flawed; we can't eliminate nukes: Strongly Favors topic 15 We need SDI because of Iraq's nuclear ambitions: Strongly Favors topic 15 We must be ready with resources & will to use them: Strongly Favors topic 15 Military superiority will not deter terrorism: Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Great statesmen should retire when just past their prime: Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Stay out of Iran (-5 points on Social scale)	Vital interest in preventing nukes by potential enemies: Opposes topic 17 Our mission was not completed with the defeat of communism: Opposes topic 17 We liberated Kuwait, then royals shockingly refused reforms: Opposes topic 17 Bomb Saddam's suspected WMD sites if he fails UN compliance: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Iraq has threatened Kuwait since 1960s: Opposes topic 17 Revitalize Monroe Doctrine to counter indirect aggression: Opposes topic 17 Vietnam goals: de-Americanize; pacify; then withdrawal: Opposes topic 17 Took hard line against Vietnam draft dodgers: Opposes topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Protect oil supplies with military force when needed: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Oil for now; solar & geothermal for the 21st century: Opposes topic 18 Project Independence: replace oil with nuclear & renewables: Favors topic 18 Comprehensive program including coal gas, solar & geothermal: Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (-3 points on Social scale)	Coined phrase "War on Drugs" in 1969: Strongly Favors topic 19 US spends as much on illegal drugs as rest of world combined: Strongly Favors topic 19 Don't let elite casual drug users off the hook: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Ensure that no one who wants treatment is excluded: Favors topic 19 Strong stand against legalizing marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Expanding programs while reducing debt will increase taxes: Opposes topic 20