Antony Blinken on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Women's rights--including sexual rights--are human rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 US will now support maternal health care & family planning: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Build a diverse national security workforce: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Human rights are co-equal; there is no hierarchy: Strongly Favors topic 3 End violence & discrimination against LGBTQI+ persons: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Don't tie access to COVID vaccines to geopolitics: Strongly Favors topic 5 COVID: Ensure that a crisis like this won't happen again: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Ensure accountability for murderers of American journalist: Strongly Favors topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Global minimum tax agreement is an incredibly big deal: Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Work to create a humane and effective immigration system: Favors topic 12 Terminated Trump-era Central American asylum agreement: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Focus must be trade policies benefiting all Americans: Favors topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	China's incentive on climate change not being world outlier: Favors topic 14 American leadership and engagement matter: Favors topic 14 At our best US is a country with integrity and a heart: Strongly Favors topic 14 Deeply disturbed by crackdown on protestors in Russia: Favors topic 14 Challenge of China is complicated; we need strong alliances: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Committed to Israel's security; applauds Abraham Accords: Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	If anyone poses a threat to our citizens we will take action: Favors topic 15 Can deal with terrorist threats without boots on the ground: Favors topic 15 Diplomacy--not military action--will always come first: Opposes topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	US committed to Taiwan being able to defend itself: Strongly Opposes topic 17 It was in our interests to end America's longest war: Favors topic 17 Not in national interest to be bogged down in Afghanistan: Favors topic 17 No special treatment for Hong Kong due to China's actions: Strongly Opposes topic 17 With Japan on checking North Korea & China aggression: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Reopen desperately needed humanitarian access to Syria: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Shoring up our democracy is a foreign policy imperative: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Working will allies & partners is enlightened self-interest: Strongly Opposes topic 17 We must engage China from a position of strength: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Presses China on human rights; condemning Burma coup: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Talked with Russia about need for new arms control: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Reaffirmed US/India ties; important to work together: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	This is the decisive decade to meet climate change goals: Strongly Favors topic 18 Climate change not tomorrow's problem; it's today's problem: Strongly Favors topic 18 Work with other countries on climate; US can take lead: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)

Antony Blinken is a Moderate Liberal Populist
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