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Brad Henry on VoteMatch |
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topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-3 points on Social scale) | Provide patients with materials about pain and unborn child: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Government should not be involved in: Favors topic 1 |
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Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale) | No affirmative action in state contracts; yes in colleges: Favors topic 2 |
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No opinion on
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Insure Oklahoma program: coverage for many more Oklahomans: Strongly Favors topic 5 Make quality health care more accessible and affordable: Strongly Favors topic 5 Provide options for Medicaid including private coverage: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Patients before profits : hold HMOs accountable: Favors topic 5 3.2% funding increase for National Institutes of Health: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
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No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Don't siphon resources from our classrooms: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Build the best possible public schools & universities: Favors topic 7 Raise teacher pay: Opposes topic 7 Increase resources for public schools: Opposes topic 7 Participate in federal program Race to the Top: Favors topic 7 |
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Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale) | Created the State Park Foundation for capital improvements: Opposes topic 8 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale) | Supports the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9 End parole for repeat violent offenders: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Protect gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Implemented two largest tax cuts in state history: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Maintain income tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 $12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11 |
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No opinion on
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
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Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Declined state commitment to CAFTA: Opposes topic 13 Reauthorize the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance program: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
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No opinion on
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
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Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale) | Honor Flight Network: fly vets to DC to visit their memorial: Favors topic 15 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | Extend early voting to a full week prior to Election Day: Favors topic 16 Limit contributions to political campaigns: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
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Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale) | Visits troops in Iraq, on the frontlines of war on terrorism: Opposes topic 17 |
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Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Streamline permitting process for new oil refineries: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Promote fuel technology: Favors topic 18 |
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Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale) | Invest in drug courts: put low-risk offenders on better path: Opposes topic 19 National model in the war in methamphetamine: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
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topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Our investments in Sooner State made recession better: Strongly Favors topic 20 Surgical budget cuts to close $600M budget hole: Opposes topic 20 |
Brad Henry is a Centrist
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