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Kevin Zeese on SenateMatch

 



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Strongly Favors topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's right
(10 points on Social scale)
Fund both adult and embryonic stem-cell research: Favors topic 1
No federal government involvement with abortion decision: Favors topic 1
Woman involved should decide, based on her own beliefs: Strongly Favors topic 1
Opposes topic 2:
Require companies to hire more women & minorities
(7 points on Economic scale)
No quotas & no requirements, except anti-discrimination law: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3:
Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws
(10 points on Social scale)
Supports full marriage rights for gay couples: Strongly Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4:
Teach family values in public schools
(2 points on Social scale)
Teach family values in public schools: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5:
More federal funding for health coverage
(0 points on Economic scale)
Supports single payer national health system: Strongly Favors topic 5
Single payer eliminates waste and saves lives: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
Share wealth more equitably: Opposes topic 6
Bush is misleading America on privatization: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Raise the ceiling and tax all income for Soc. Sec.: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7:
Parents choose schools via vouchers
(10 points on Social scale)
Vouchers for public schools--competition improves schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8:
Death Penalty
(10 points on Social scale)
Death penalty is flawed & is no deterrent: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9:
Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(10 points on Social scale)
Mandatory sentencing results in consistent injustice: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(10 points on Social scale)
Supports the Second Amendment's right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale)
Tax stock & bond purchases to make up for less income tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
No tax on the first $100,000 of income: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12:
Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(10 points on Economic scale)
Supports earned citizenship for illegal immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)
Renegotiate to protect labor rights: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Big business trade agreements hurt democracy and sovereignty: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14:
The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(0 points on Social scale)
Restore civil liberties undermined by the Patriot Act: Strongly Favors topic 14
Opposes topic 15:
More spending on armed forces
(7 points on Economic scale)
Iraq War is costing us billions of dollars weekly: Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16:
Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(0 points on Economic scale)
Supports clean money campaigns and other election reforms: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17:
Replace US troops with UN in Iraq
(0 points on Economic scale)
Cardin voted against war, then became wrong, wrong, wrong: Strongly Favors topic 17
Pledges to vote only for candidates who'd end Iraq War: Strongly Favors topic 17
Rapid, responsible withdrawal from Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17
Favors topic 18:
Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(2 points on Economic scale)
Break the US addiction to fossil fuels: Strongly Favors topic 18
Save the Chesapeake Bay and prevent future degradation: Strongly Favors topic 18
Foreign oil is the root cause of many military conflicts: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19:
Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(10 points on Social scale)
Favors health-based approach to drug issues: Strongly Opposes topic 19
End the failed war on drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Protect medical marijuana users & providers: Opposes topic 19
Opposes topic 20:
Allow churches to provide welfare services
(7 points on Social scale)
No funding of churches--but church non-profit services ok: Opposes topic 20

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Daniel Vovak
Kweisi Mfume
Michael Steele
Paul Sarbanes

2004 Presidential:
Pres.George W. Bush
V.P.Dick Cheney
Sen.John Kerry
Sen.John Edwards
Ralph Nader

2008 possibilities:
Sen.Hillary Clinton
Sen.John McCain
V.P.Al Gore

2006 Senate retirements:
Jon Corzine(D,NJ)
Mark Dayton(DFL,MN)
Bill Frist(R,TN)
Jim Jeffords(I,VT)
Paul Sarbanes(D,MD)

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(DE)Carper v.Ting
(FL)Nelson v.Harris
(HI)Akaka v.Thielen
(IN)Lugar v.Osborn
(MA)Kennedy v.Chase
(MD)Cardin v.Steele v.Zeese
(ME)Snowe v.Bright
(MI)Stabenow v.Bouchard
(MN)Kennedy v.Klobuchar
(MO)Talent v.McCaskill
(MS)Lott v.Fleming v.Bowlin
(MT)Burns v.Tester
(ND)Conrad v.Grotberg
(NE)Nelson v.Ricketts
(NJ)Menendez v.Kean
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(RI)Chafee vWhitehouse
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(UT)Hatch v.Ashdown
(VA)Allen v.Webb
(VT)Sanders v.Tarrant
(WA)Cantwell v.McGavick v.Guthrie
(WI)Kohl v.Vogeler v.Redick
(WV)Byrd v.Raese
(WY)Thomas v.Groutage
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