Tommy Thompson on VoteMatch

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Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-3 points on Social scale)	Pro-choice GOP nominee problem for GOP platform: Opposes topic 1 Both pro-life and pro-stem cell research: Neutral on topic 1 Legal abortion only for rape, incest, or mother’s health: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Ban partial birth abortions: Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Ok for private business to fire employees for being gay: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-5 points on Social scale)	Teacher-led voluntary prayer in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-3 points on Social scale)	Life means life, no possibility of parole: Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-5 points on Social scale)	Two strikes and you’re out for serious child sex crimes: Strongly Favors topic 9 Three strikes and you’re out for felony convictions: Strongly Favors topic 9 Zero tolerance approach to crime: Strongly Favors topic 9 Truth in Sentencing, no exceptions: Strongly Favors topic 9 All felons will serve complete prison sentence: Strongly Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Against gun control: Favors topic 10 Zero tolerance for guns, violence, drugs in schools: Neutral on topic 10
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-3 points on Economic scale)	Transform health care into wellness & prevention system: Favors topic 5 Vows to protect Medicare, add drug benefit: Favors topic 5 Support small business insurance pool for uninsured: Opposes topic 5 Goal is for all WI residents to have health benefits: Strongly Favors topic 5 Supports prescription drug savings plan for poor seniors: Favors topic 5 BadgerCare will provide uninsured with affordable care: Favors topic 5 Let states reform Medicaid; fight “one size fits all”: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Maintain Medicare funding of HMO benefits: Favors topic 5 Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure: Neutral on 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: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Choice and local accountability are keys to good schools: Favors topic 7 Use Milwaukee charters & private choice as model for US: Strongly Favors topic 7 Created the nation’s first private school choice program: Strongly Favors topic 7 Instituted $5,100 vouchers for religious schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Instituted statewide Charter School system: Favors topic 7 School choice has made a difference for low-income families: Strongly Favors topic 7
Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-3 points on Economic scale)	Great emission reduction achieved with voluntary program: Favors topic 18 Funded $170M in “conservation easement” land purchases: Favors topic 18 Replace MTBE in gasoline with cleaner ethanol: Neutral on topic 18 Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically: Neutral on topic 18 Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries: Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-3 points on Social scale)	Created alternative to prison for 1st time drug offenders: Opposes topic 19 More resources to target meth production: Strongly Favors topic 19 More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War: Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Replace welfare program with self-sufficiency program: Favors topic 20 Replace Welfare with the Tools to Succeed: Favors topic 20 Early leader in welfare reform: Favors topic 20 Supports block grants to foster state experimentation: Favors topic 20 Support LIHEAP, low-income heating assistance: Favors topic 20 Maintain federal welfare funding for child support: Neutral on topic 20 Keep TANF program focused on family welfare, not other tasks: Neutral on topic 20
Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+2 points on Economic scale)	Tax cuts are an investment in working families: Opposes topic 11 Vetoed 255 spending bills totalling $43M: Opposes topic 11 No national sales tax or VAT: Neutral on topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-3 points on Social scale)	No amnesty; secure the border first: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Ease Canadian border-crossing rules: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Strong trade policies help keep state economy strong: Favors topic 13 Ease Canadian border-crossing rules: Favors topic 13 Grant fast-track authority to the President: Favors topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	24-hour-a-day war on bioterrorism: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Limit individual, corporate, & PAC political contributions: Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-3 points on Social scale)	Maintain vigilance against terrorism: Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq (-3 points on Social scale)	Saddam starved Iraqi people of basic health care: Opposes topic 17