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Bev Perdue on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale) | Guarantee women access to birth control & Planned Parenthood: Strongly Favors topic 1 Legal abortion in first trimester of pregnancy: Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale) | Help women fight for equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2 Increase efforts to integrate state colleges: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale) | Don’t include sexual orientation in anti-discrimination laws: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale) | Supports character education & teacher-led voluntary prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale) | Led efforts to expand children’s health coverage: Favors topic 5 3.2% funding increase for National Institutes of Health: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale) | $400M federal funds for Ready Set Go! Initiative: Opposes topic 7 Raise teacher salaries; increase technology in schools: Opposes topic 7 Supports charter schools & public school choice: Favors topic 7 |
No opinion on
topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (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) | Expand the use of the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9 Support “truth in sentencing” & mandatory third-strike: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale) | Allow concealed carry: Favors topic 10 |
No opinion on
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale) | Tax relief for corporations from highest rate in southeast: Opposes topic 11 Led charge for creation of state earned income tax credit: Favors topic 11 |
Opposes
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale) | Deport illegals who commit crimes; no college for illegals: Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale) | Visited China to see N.C.'s competition: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (-5 points on Social scale) | International dialogue will lead to a more peaceful world: Strongly Opposes topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale) | N.C. is most military-friendly state in America: Favors topic 15 Keep the federal government from closing our military bases: Favors topic 15 |
No opinion on
topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 17: Stay out of Iran (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale) | Incentives for alternative energy and efficiency: Favors topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (-3 points on Social scale) | Strengthen penalties for drug-related crimes: Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale) | Tax relief for corporations from highest rate in southeast: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |