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The AmericansElect.org quiz outlines how elected officials and public figures address political topics, plus the relative importance they place on each key topic. The nine key topics are:
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We list below summaries of one public figures's issue stances related to each topic, and which AmericansElect.org quiz answer each issue stance indicates. Click on the quiz answer link to see the full original excerpt and citations.
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Mick Rich on AmericansElect Senate Quiz
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Quiz Responses
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AmericansElect Question & Answer (Summary answer based on details in right-hand column) |
Based on these stances: (Click on answers for full excerpt & citation) |
Question 1 answer D 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 'D' from 1 out of 4 statements:
More federal spending on infrastructure repair: D on question 1 Feds kill more jobs with regulation than stimulus package: A on question 1 Repair & renew infrastructure, the backbone of our economy: C on question 1 CC:Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: B on question 1
This question weighted at 19% importance. (Relative importance: 4 out of 21 statements.) |
Question 2 answer C 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 'C' from 2 out of 3 statements:
Coal plant filters can solve CO2 emissions without subsidies: C on question 2 Support oil & gas industry for fuel independence: D on question 2 Protected public lands could be a source of energy and jobs: C on question 2
This question weighted at 14% importance. (Relative importance: 3 out of 21 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 3 out of 5 statements:
Restore a free-market approach to health insurance: D on question 3 Allow insurance plans to be sold across state lines: C on question 3 Wants to replace Obama Care with free market insurance: D on question 3 Reinstate free market model for health insurance: D on question 3 Repeal healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: C on question 3
This question weighted at 24% importance. (Relative importance: 5 out of 21 statements.) |
Question 4 answer D 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 'D' from 2 out of 3 statements:
Illegals must leave & apply for citizenship like anyone: D on question 4 New policy on applicant merit, not family relationships: C on question 4 Supports border infrastructure, according to CC survey: D on question 4
This question weighted at 14% importance. (Relative importance: 3 out of 21 statements.) |
Question 5 answer E 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 'E' from 0 out of 0 statements:
(No votes on which to base response)
This question weighted at 0% importance. (Relative importance: 0 out of 21 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 1 out of 1 statements:
Supports vouchers, savings accounts, & scholarship programs: A on question 6
This question weighted at 5% importance. (Relative importance: 1 out of 21 statements.) |
Question 7 answer D 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 'D' from 0 out of 0 statements:
(No votes on which to base response)
This question weighted at 0% importance. (Relative importance: 0 out of 21 statements.) |
Question 8 answer A 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 'A' from 3 out of 5 statements:
Environment is fragile, but businesses are overregulated: A on question 8 Cost-benefit analyses for environmental improvement projects: B on question 8 The government is killing our jobs with regulations: A on question 8 Wants commercial use of natural resources on federal lands: A on question 8 Protects environment with sustainable construction: C on question 8
This question weighted at 24% importance. (Relative importance: 5 out of 21 statements.) |
Question 9 answer D 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 'D' from 0 out of 0 statements:
(No votes on which to base response)
This question weighted at 0% importance. (Relative importance: 0 out of 21 statements.) |
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Other candidates' AmericansElect.org quiz: |
Mick Rich on the issues: |
NM Gubernatorial: Gary Johnson Gary King Jeff Apodaca Joe Cervantes John Sanchez Michelle Lujan-Grisham Steve Pearce Susana Martinez NM Senatorial: Allen Weh Ben Ray Lujan David Clements Gary Johnson Gavin Clarkson Heather Wilson Jeff Bingaman John Sanchez Maggie Toulouse Oliver Martin Heinrich Steve Pearce Tom Benavides Tom Udall
Left office as of Jan. 2019:
AZ:Flake(R,retired)
FL:Nelson(D,lost)
IN:Donnelly(D,lost)
MN:Franken(D,resigned)
MO:McCaskill(D,lost)
MS:Cochran(R,resigned)
ND:Heitkamp(D,lost)
NV:Heller(R,lost)
TN:Corker(R,retired)
UT:Hatch(R,retired)
Took office as of Jan. 2019:
AZ:McSally(R)
FL:Scott(R)
IN:Braun(R)
MN:Smith(D,2018)
MO:Hawley(R)
MS:Hyde-Smith(R,2018)
ND:Cramer(R)
NV:Rosen(D)
TN:Blackburn(R)
UT:Romney(R)
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Senate races 2019-20:
AK:
Sullivan(R,incumbent)
vs.Gross(I)
AL:
Jones(D,incumbent)
vs.Sessions(R)
vs.Moore(R)
vs.Mooney(R)
vs.Rogers(D)
vs.Tuberville(R)
vs.Byrne(R)
vs.Merrill(R)
AR:
Cotton(R,incumbent)
vs.Mahony(D)
AZ:
McSally(R,incumbent)
vs.Kelly(D)
CO:
Gardner(R,incumbent)
vs.Hickenlooper(D)
vs.Madden(D)
vs.Baer(D)
vs.Walsh(D)
vs.Johnston(D)
vs.Romanoff(D)
vs.Burnes(D)
vs.Williams(D)
DE:
Coons(D,incumbent)
vs. (no opponent yet)
GA-2:
Isakson(R,resigned)
vs.Lieberman(D)
vs.Collins(R)
vs.Carter(D)
GA-6:
Perdue(R,incumbent)
vs.Tomlinson(D)
vs.Ossoff(D)
vs.Terry(D)
IA:
Ernst(R,incumbent)
vs.Graham(D)
vs.Mauro(D)
vs.Greenfield(D)
ID:
Risch(R,incumbent)
vs.Harris(D)
IL:
Durbin(D,incumbent)
vs.Curran(R)
vs.Stava-Murray(D)
KS:
Roberts(R,retiring)
vs.LaTurner(R)
vs.Wagle(R)
vs.Kobach(R)
vs.Bollier(D)
vs.Lindstrom(R)
vs.Grissom(D)
vs.Marshall(R)
KY:
McConnell(R,incumbent)
vs.McGrath(D)
vs.Morgan(R)
vs.Cox(D)
LA:
Cassidy(R,incumbent)
vs.Pierce(D)
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MA:
Markey(D,incumbent)
vs.Liss-Riordan(D)
vs.Ayyadurai(R)
vs.Kennedy(D)
vs.Waters(R)
ME:
Collins(R,incumbent)
vs.Sweet(D)
vs.Gideon(D)
vs.Rice(D)
MI:
Peters(D,incumbent)
vs.James(R)
MN:
Smith(D,incumbent)
vs.Carlson(D)
vs.Lewis(R)
MS:
Hyde-Smith(R,incumbent)
vs.Espy(D)
vs.Bohren(D)
MT:
Daines(R,incumbent)
vs.Collins(D)
vs.Cooney(D)
NC:
Tillis(R,incumbent)
vs.E.Smith(D)
vs.S.Smith(R)
vs.Cunningham(D)
vs.Tucker(R)
vs.Mansfield(D)
NE:
Sasse(R,incumbent)
vs.Janicek(R)
NH:
Shaheen(D,incumbent)
vs.Martin(D)
vs.Bolduc(R)
vs.O'Brien(f)
NJ:
Booker(D,incumbent)
vs.Singh(R)
vs.Meissner(R)
NM:
Udall(D,retiring)
vs.Clarkson(R)
vs.Oliver(D)
vs.Lujan(D)
vs.Rich(R)
OK:
Inhofe(R,incumbent)
vs.Workman(D)
OR:
Merkley(D,incumbent)
vs.Romero(R)
RI:
Reed(D,incumbent)
vs. (no opponent yet)
SC:
Graham(R,incumbent)
vs.Tinubu(D)
vs.Harrison(D)
SD:
Rounds(R,incumbent)
vs.Borglum(R)
vs.Ahlers(D)
TN:
Alexander(R,incumbent)
vs.Sethi(R)
vs.Mackler(D)
vs.Hagerty(R)
TX:
Cornyn(R,incumbent)
vs.Hegar(D)
vs.Hernandez(D)
vs.Bell(D)
vs.Ramirez(D)
vs.West(D)
VA:
Warner(D,incumbent)
vs.Taylor(R)
vs.Gade(R)
WV:
Capito(R,incumbent)
vs.Swearengin(D)
WY:
Enzi(R,incumbent)
vs.Ludwig(D)
vs.Lummis(R)
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Abortion
Budget/Economy
Campaign Finance
Civil Rights
Corporations
Crime
Drugs
Education
Energy/Oil
Environment
Families
Foreign Policy
Free Trade
Gay Issues
Govt. Reform
Gun Control
Health Care
Homeland Security
Immigration
Iraq/Mideast
Infrastructure
Jobs/Farming
Medicare/Rx
Principles
Social Security
Tax Reform
Technology
War/Peace
Welfare/Poverty
All Mick Rich's positions
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Retiring in 2020 election:
KS:Roberts(R)
NM:Udall(D)
Senators running for President in 2019-20:
CA:Harris(D)
CO:Bennet(D)
MA:Warren(D)
MN:Klobuchar(D)
NJ:Booker(D)
NY:Gillibrand(D)
VT:Sanders(D)
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To assess the Relative Importance of each answer, observe the citation counts in the left-hand column of the table above.
The AmericansElect.org quiz relative importance are the citation counts expressed as pie-chart percentages.
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