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Question 1 answer A on
Economy:
When you think about the US budget deficit, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion?
- A: Cutting existing programs
- B: More spending cuts than tax increases (mix of both solutions)
- C: More tax increases than spending cuts (mix of both solutions)
- D: Raising Taxes
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'A' from 8 out of 10 statements:
Entitlement programs are $115 trillion; we must cut them: A on question 1
Don't trade tax increases for spending cuts; BBA instead: A on question 1
People are tired of spending on programs we don't want: A on question 1
Balanced Budget Amendment is the only way to sleep at night: B on question 1
Balance our budget without raising taxes: A on question 1
Give taxes dose of accountability, transparency & restraint: B on question 1
Tax rebates & tax relief instead of government spending: A on question 1
Priorities: education; transportation; border; e-government: A on question 1
Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: A on question 1
Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: A on question 1
This question weighted at 15% importance.
(Relative importance: 10 out of 65 statements.) |
Question 2 answer D on
Energy:
When you think about America’s energy needs, which of the following solutions comes closest to your opinion?
- A: Strong investment in renewable energy like wind and solar
- B: More drilling than investment in renewables (mix of both solutions)
- C: More investment in renewable than drilling (mix of both solutions)
- D: Strong focus on offshore drilling and allowing drilling in federal lands including wildlife reserves
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'D' from 2 out of 4 statements:
Put 1.2 million Americans to work in domestic energy: B on question 2
Don't put economy in jeopardy based on unsettled science: D on question 2
$5,000 incentive for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles: A on question 2
Manmade global warming: "It's-All-Our-Fault" theory: D on question 2
This question weighted at 6% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 65 statements.) |
Question 3 answer D on
Healthcare:
When you think about healthcare reform in the United States, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion?
- A: The Government should be the sole provider of healthcare insurance
- B: The Government should have a major role in providing healthcare insurance
- C: The Government should have a limited role in providing healthcare insurance
- D: Only private companies should provide healthcare insurance
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'D' from 7 out of 18 statements:
ObamaCare is an abomination for this country: D on question 3
States innovate on healthcare; feds are one-size-fits-all: D on question 3
We're proud of Texas health system; let Texas decide rules: B on question 3
I made a mistake on using Executive Order for HPV: C on question 3
RomneyCare OK for MA, but not for TX nor US: C on question 3
Individual mandate just won't work: C on question 3
Wipe out ObamaCare; block grant healthcare back to states: C on question 3
TX wants freedom for healthcare menus & co-pays; feds refuse: C on question 3
I hate cancer; inoculate girls against HPV: B on question 3
Require 6th graders to receive STD vaccination: B on question 3
ObamaCare is a trainwreck of a plan: D on question 3
Repeal ObamaCare; simple message to Washington: "Enough": D on question 3
Total repeal and dismantling of ObamaCare: D on question 3
The future of America depends on repealing ObamaCare: D on question 3
Medical liability reforms have reduced frivolous lawsuits: C on question 3
Healthier Texas: $200M funding pool for uncompensated care: B on question 3
Opposes government-run healthcare: D on question 3
Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: C on question 3
This question weighted at 28% importance.
(Relative importance: 18 out of 65 statements.) |
Question 4 answer C on
Immigration:
When you think about illegal immigration, which of the following solutions come closest to your opinion?
- A: All illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US legally
- B: Most illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US, with some exceptions
- C: Most illegal immigrants should be deported, with some exceptions
- D: All illegal immigrants should be deported
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'C' from 4 out of 10 statements:
You don't have a heart if you don't educate immigrant kids: A on question 4
A 2000-mile fence makes no sense; need boots on the ground: C on question 4
Failed federal responsibility to secure the border: C on question 4
Discounted in-state tuition regardless of immigration status: C on question 4
Let illegals contribute to society & pursue citizenship: A on question 4
El Paso border is not safe until we have boots on the ground: D on question 4
Secure the Mexican border against drug cartels: C on question 4
Illegal immigration cost TX $928M in one year: D on question 4
End the notion of sanctuary cities: D on question 4
$100 million investment in a more secure border: D on question 4
This question weighted at 15% importance.
(Relative importance: 10 out of 65 statements.) |
Question 5 answer B on
Foreign Policy:
When you think about the US pursuing its interests abroad, which of the following is closest to your opinion?
- A: The US should always act in its own interest regardless of what other countries think
- B: The US should rarely listen to other countries
- C: The US should listen to other countries more often than not
- D: The US should always listen to other countries before pursuing its own interests
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'B' from 2 out of 2 statements:
Transition out of Afghanistan but keep non-military presence: B on question 5
Secure freedom for oppressed people in Iraq and Afghanistan: B on question 5
This question weighted at 3% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 65 statements.) |
Question 6 answer A on
Education:
When you think about education in the US, which of the following is closest to your opinion?
- A: School curriculums should be set entirely at a local school board level
- B: School curriculums should be set more by local school boards than at a national level
- C: School curriculums should be set more by national standards than at a local level
- D: School curriculums should be set entirely at a national standardized level
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'A' from 4 out of 5 statements:
Promote school choice all across this country: A on question 6
Choose from mix of public, charter & private schools: A on question 6
Turned down $700M in federal aid due to strings attached: A on question 6
Start a pilot voucher program in Texas: A on question 6
Supports vouchers, but didn't push proposal through: B on question 6
This question weighted at 8% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 65 statements.) |
Question 7 answer A 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
| Summary answer 'A' from 3 out of 3 statements:
Gay marriage is not protected, but judges will declare it so: A on question 7
Homosexuals are inappropriate role model for adolescent boys: A on question 7
Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage: A on question 7
This question weighted at 5% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 65 statements.) |
Question 8 answer B on
Environment:
Which of the following statements comes closest to your personal view?
- A: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity
- B: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity, but should be somewhat protected
- C: Natural resources should be mostly protected, but also exist for the benefit of humanity
- D: Natural resources exist on their own and should be completely protected
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'B' from 4 out of 7 statements:
We reduced NO2 and ozone in TX without scientists dictating: B on question 8
Flexible permitting to reduce ozone & NOx levels: C on question 8
Stop declaring wildlife sanctuaries on water reservoirs: A on question 8
More state autonomy on brownfields & Superfund cleanups: B on question 8
Focus on prevention and states for Endangered Species: D on question 8
Collaborative, incentive driven, locally-based solutions: B on question 8
State primacy over water quantity & quality issues: B on question 8
This question weighted at 11% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 65 statements.) |
Question 9 answer B on
Reform:
Which of the following comes closest to your personal opinion?
- A: To make this country great, we should return to the examples and values of our forefathers
- B: This country is already great, we shouldn't change a thing
- C: To make this country great, we should keep building and adapting for the future
| Summary answer 'B' from 4 out of 6 statements:
China will end up on the ash heap of history, like USSR: B on question 9
Make Washington inconsequential in your lives: A on question 9
America shouldn't be in the business of adventurism: A on question 9
US should be strongest nation by insurmountable magnitude: B on question 9
Take back America: Stand up and lead: B on question 9
America is great; Washington is broken: B on question 9
This question weighted at 9% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 65 statements.) |
