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Carly Fiorina on Abortion
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OR background on Abortion.
- Planned Parenthood performs late-term partial birth abortion. (Jan 2016)
- Planned Parenthood is about character, not condoms. (Sep 2015)
- 2010: Roe v. Wade is a decided issue; 2015: Overturn it. (Sep 2015)
- Fund health clinics for non-abortion & alternative services. (Sep 2015)
- GOP should shut government to defund Planned Parenthood. (Sep 2015)
- Planned Parenthood harvested organs from living babies. (Sep 2015)
- Ban abortions 20 weeks after fertilization. (May 2015)
- Liberals believe in protecting flies, but not human life. (Jan 2015)
- Endorsed as pro-life, fiscal conservative "Mama Grizzly". (Nov 2010)
- Exceptions for rape, incest, and maternal endangerment. (Oct 2010)
- Overturn the Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion. (Sep 2010)
- Embryonic stem cell research ok if not created for purpose. (Sep 2010)
- Sanctity of life, except in the case of rape and incest. (Jun 2010)
- Opposes both federal abortion funding & judicial activism. (Aug 2010)
- Opposes prohibiting human embryonic stem cell research. (Aug 2010)
- Supports giving legal protection to unborn children. (Sep 2010)
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Carly Fiorina on Budget & Economy
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OR background on Budget & Economy.
- Cut tax code to 3 pages then budget sensibly. (Jan 2016)
- Combine zero-based budget with tax reform. (Nov 2015)
- Dodd-Frank bank regulation is how socialism starts. (Nov 2015)
- Institute zero-based budgeting so we know where money goes. (Oct 2015)
- Simplify tax code and reduce regulation. (Aug 2015)
- Stimulus package is a failure; more tax cuts instead. (Oct 2010)
- Key to recovery is less government, taxation, & regulation. (Sep 2010)
- Opposes the stimulus bill. (Sep 2010)
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Carly Fiorina on Civil Rights
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Click here for 11 full quotes on Civil Rights
OR background on Civil Rights.
- U.S. will be better off when women have equal opportunity. (Sep 2015)
- Supreme Court overstepped by legalizing same-sex marriage. (May 2015)
- I don't just Tweet about equal pay; I lead on pay standards. (Feb 2015)
- Women professionals are not treated the same as men. (May 2014)
- Marriage is between a man and a woman; but civil unions ok. (Sep 2010)
- No same-sex marriage; yes civil unions; repeal DADT. (Sep 2010)
- Proud conservative vote for Proposition 8. (Nov 2009)
- 1976: Worked with monogamous gay couples in college. (Sep 2007)
- Hired by AT&T after court ordered them to promote more women. (Sep 2007)
- Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage. (Aug 2010)
- Opposes Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). (Sep 2010)
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Carly Fiorina on Corporations
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OR background on Corporations.
- Crony capitalism is alive and well, and leads to socialism. (Oct 2015)
- At HP, I made tough calls in tough times. (Oct 2015)
- I got fired because I challenged the status quo. (Sep 2015)
- US should uplift small businesses, not crony capitalism. (Jul 2015)
- Crony capitalism is alive and well: focus on small business. (Mar 2015)
- As CEO, laid off 30,000 workers but doubled size of company. (Mar 2015)
- Focus on supporting small family-owned businesses. (Dec 2009)
- Favorite business author: philosopher Friedrich Hegel. (Sep 2007)
- Change takes a critical mass, not 100% support. (Sep 2007)
- Employees, customers, shareholders, public: all one audience. (Sep 2007)
- Named "Most Powerful Businesswoman", but lists are bad idea. (Sep 2007)
- Strike balance between preservation and reinvention. (Sep 2007)
- Leaders are made, not born: so develop them. (Sep 2007)
- If things are working, people don't need a leader's help. (Sep 2007)
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Carly Fiorina on Drugs
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OR background on Drugs.
- Marijuana is a very complex chemical substance, unlike beer. (Nov 2015)
- Marijuana laws should be left to the states. (Oct 2015)
- I don't support legal pot, but I support states' pot choice. (Oct 2015)
- Drug addiction is an epidemic that takes our young people. (Sep 2015)
- Stepdaughter died of addiction; invest in treatment of drugs. (Sep 2015)
- Provide Mexico support in war on drugs. (Sep 2010)
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Carly Fiorina on Education
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Click here for 11 full quotes on Education
OR background on Education.
- School choice is the only way to fix education. (Jul 2015)
- Common Core limits choices; vouchers allow choices. (May 2015)
- Opposes Common Core; shrink Dept. of Education. (May 2015)
- Supports competition and accountability in schools. (May 2015)
- Supports No Child Left Behind & Race to the Top. (May 2015)
- Make sure that every parent has a choice. (Mar 2015)
- Synthesis of public school system and competitive vouchers. (Mar 2015)
- Education crisis:we're behind on teaching skills & character. (Mar 2015)
- Dropped out of UCLA Law School at age 22. (Sep 2007)
- To truly understand something, explain it to someone else. (Sep 2007)
- Supports less federal & more local control of education. (Sep 2010)
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Carly Fiorina on Energy & Oil
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OR background on Energy & Oil.
- No gas tax increase; lower gas prices good for recovery. (May 2015)
- Regulation won't stop climate change. (Apr 2015)
- Pass the Keystone Pipeline even if Obama vetoes it. (Nov 2014)
- Dealing with global warming requires a global solution. (Sep 2010)
- Examine the science; US can't act alone on global warming. (Sep 2010)
- Use every source, including nuclear and clean coal. (Dec 2009)
- Supports renewable energy tax credits. (Aug 2010)
- Opposes passage of Cap-and-Trade energy legislation. (Sep 2010)
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Carly Fiorina on Environment
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OR background on Environment.
- New EPA regulations will destroy livelihoods & industries. (Aug 2015)
- EPA thinks that a fish is more important than 1000's of jobs. (Aug 2015)
- Protect families, not just fish and flies and frogs. (Sep 2010)
- Account for social & economic impact of Endangered Species. (Sep 2010)
- OpEd: Weaken the EPA. (Aug 2010)
- Endorsed Targeted as "Dirty Dozen" for anti-environmentalism. (Aug 2010)
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Carly Fiorina on Foreign Policy
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OR background on Foreign Policy.
- ISIS & Iran are bigger threats than climate change. (Jan 2016)
- Russia is an adversary, not an ally against ISIS. (Jan 2016)
- America must lead or the world becomes more dangerous. (Jan 2016)
- Push back against China on trade routes & South China Sea. (Dec 2015)
- Get China to help isolate North Korea's Kin Jung Un. (Dec 2015)
- Arm the Kurds, the Emiratis, and more. (Nov 2015)
- Special ops in Syria are too little too late. (Nov 2015)
- Rebuild 6th fleet instead of talking to Putin. (Sep 2015)
- No Iran nuke deal unless we can inspect. (Sep 2015)
- I know more world leaders than any candidate except Hillary. (Aug 2015)
- I would have walked away from Iran talks & imposed sanctions. (Jul 2015)
- Our allies need specific help to defeat ISIS. (Jun 2015)
- I know the leaders of the Mideast; Obama & Hillary do not. (Feb 2015)
- Advised CIA on Russian affairs after 2007. (Feb 2015)
- I've accomplished something by traveling around the world. (Jan 2015)
- Lack of American leadership causes world trouble. (Jul 2014)
- No deal with Russia nor Iran on nuclear cooperation. (Jun 2010)
- Attended grade school in U.S., England, and Africa. (Sep 2007)
- In Africa, experienced being only white person in the room. (Sep 2007)
- 1977: Taught English to Italian businessmen in Bologna. (Sep 2007)
- Traveled extensively to learn international opportunities. (Sep 2007)
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Carly Fiorina on Government Reform
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OR background on Government Reform.
- Fire 100s of top executives from the Veterans Administration. (Jan 2016)
- We've become a nation of rules, not a nation of laws. (Nov 2015)
- Problem is government growing bigger, crushing growth. (Nov 2015)
- Corrupt federal bureaucracy works only for well-connected. (Oct 2015)
- Assert principles to facilitate bi-partisan action. (Sep 2015)
- 75% of people think current government is corrupt. (Sep 2015)
- Reduce size of federal government by not replacing retirees. (Aug 2015)
- Zero-based budgeting, and civil service pay-for-performance. (Mar 2015)
- Crony capitalism is alive and well. (Mar 2015)
- Hillary shouldn't accept foreign money in her PAC. (Feb 2015)
- Abolish earmarks; limit federal salaries. (Sep 2010)
- American dream is perishable, if government keeps growing. (Mar 2010)
- In a complex organization, change takes time. (Sep 2007)
- Change is not bad; change is necessary. (Sep 2007)
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Carly Fiorina on Gun Control
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OR background on Gun Control.
- Strong supporter of Second Amendment gun rights. (May 2015)
- Opposed 1994 assault weapon ban; opposes no-fly list gun ban. (Oct 2010)
- Let people on no-fly list purchase guns; it's poorly managed. (Oct 2010)
- Assault weapon ban is arbitrary about which weapons qualify. (Sep 2010)
- No-fly list is mismanaged; don't bar gun sales based on it. (Jun 2010)
- Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms. (Aug 2010)
- Rated AQ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record. (Aug 2010)
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Carly Fiorina on Health Care
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Click here for 11 full quotes on Health Care
OR background on Health Care.
- ObamaCare is failing; replace 10,000 pages with free market. (Nov 2015)
- Replace ObamaCare with state-managed high-risk pools. (Nov 2015)
- FactCheck: No evidence of 470,000 failures from ObamaCare. (Oct 2015)
- Small businesses blame ObamaCare for going out of business. (Oct 2015)
- Pre-existing conditions is good goal but ObamaCare will fail. (Aug 2015)
- Companies should offer maternity leave, but not mandated. (Aug 2015)
- Repeal ObamaCare; it's vast legislative overreach. (Nov 2014)
- Competitive insurance market instead of crony capitalism. (Nov 2014)
- Start with medical malpractice reform & more competition. (Dec 2009)
- Opposes government-run healthcare. (Aug 2010)
- Repeal any federal health care takeover. (Jul 2010)
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Carly Fiorina on Homeland Security
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OR background on Homeland Security.
- Benghazi matters because we didn't seek retribution. (Jan 2016)
- We need strongest military & that whole world knows it. (Sep 2015)
- We get warnings about terrorism, but we must connect dots. (Aug 2015)
- Arm the Kurds against ISIS. (May 2015)
- Don't pull punches on Benghazi: a tragedy and a scandal. (Mar 2015)
- On Benghazi: I'm familiar with America's allies and enemies. (Jan 2015)
- Keep Gitmo; don't try foreign terrorists in civilian court. (Sep 2010)
- Campaign donations from jihadists should be returned. (Mar 2010)
- Guantanamo Bay isn't broken, so don't fix it. (Mar 2010)
- Opposes banning homosexuals in the military. (Aug 2010)
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Carly Fiorina on Immigration
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Click here for 9 full quotes on Immigration
OR background on Immigration.
- People tired of just talking about immigration for 25 years. (Sep 2015)
- 14th Amendment allows birthright citizenship; do something. (Sep 2015)
- Pathway to legalization, but not full citizenship. (Feb 2015)
- Yes to DREAM Act; don't punish kids living American dream. (Feb 2015)
- Pass immigration reform in a series of bills. (Nov 2014)
- No comprehensive reform; but yes to DREAM Act. (Sep 2010)
- Support the Arizona law because feds are not doing their job. (Jun 2010)
- Opposes continued funding of sanctuary cities. (Sep 2010)
- Opposes granting amnesty to illegal immigrants. (Sep 2010)
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Carly Fiorina on Jobs
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OR background on Jobs.
- I will cut some jobs to save others, like I did at HP. (Jan 2016)
- Women lost 92% of jobs; so lift everyone up, women included. (Oct 2015)
- Layoffs in recession ensure company's overall health. (Mar 2015)
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Carly Fiorina on Principles & Values
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OR background on Principles & Values.
- We need a president NOT from professional political class. (Jan 2016)
- People care about issues, not GOP internal affairs. (Jan 2016)
- Hillary should be prosecuted; not be president. (Jan 2016)
- Come help me take our country back. (Jan 2016)
- It's time to take our country back. (Jan 2016)
- I will not sit down and be quiet. (Jan 2016)
- Take back government and restore security and prosperity. (Nov 2015)
- Nothing has changed despite decades of discussion. (Oct 2015)
- Look to Lady Liberty and Lady Justice. (Sep 2015)
- I started as a secretary and became CEO. (Aug 2015)
- Conservatives see people as gifted by God;progressives don't. (Aug 2015)
- Started "Unlock Your Potential PAC" in 2014. (Feb 2015)
- I'll work across the aisle, including with Sen. Feinstein. (Oct 2010)
- We need purpose to motivate us & confidence to move forward. (Sep 2007)
- Great leaders inspire others to do it themselves. (Sep 2007)
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Carly Fiorina on Social Security
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OR background on Social Security.
- No Constitutional role for federally set up retirement plans. (Oct 2015)
- Companies should provide benefits, but don't require any. (Oct 2015)
- Challenge the status quo on entitlement reform. (Sep 2015)
- We can't reform entitlements until we reform government. (Sep 2015)
- Need to change status quo to achieve entitlement reform. (Sep 2015)
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Carly Fiorina on Tax Reform
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Click here for 7 full quotes on Tax Reform
OR background on Tax Reform.
- Reduce 73,000-page tax code to 3 pages. (Oct 2015)
- Simplify tax code; lower every tax rate; close loopholes. (Aug 2015)
- Current tax system is in desperate need of reform. (May 2015)
- Tax burden is already too high. (Mar 2010)
- I will vote against every tax increase; cut waste instead. (Mar 2010)
- Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new or increased taxes. (Dec 2009)
- Opposes both marriage penalty & federal tax increases. (Aug 2010)
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Carly Fiorina on Technology
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OR background on Technology.
- Check Facebook & Twitter to see jihadi pledges. (Jan 2016)
- Let tech work on terrorism, more innovation than bureaucracy. (Jan 2016)
- Companies don't need to be forced to provide data; just ask. (Dec 2015)
- The secret sauce of America is innovation. (Nov 2015)
- An internet sales tax would mean 400 pages of regulation. (Oct 2015)
- Google should cooperate with FBI to fight cyberterrorism. (Aug 2015)
- China and Russia are using technology to attack us. (Aug 2015)
- Overturn net neutrality. (May 2015)
- Taxation on the internet would be disastrous. (Mar 2010)
- Post federal budgets on Internet for public comment. (Dec 2009)
- Simplify complexity so people can understand & deal with it. (Sep 2007)
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Carly Fiorina on War & Peace
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OR background on War & Peace.
- Aggressive exercises in Baltic; more US troops in Germany. (Nov 2015)
- More than 50 boots on the ground in Syria. (Nov 2015)
- Rebuild missile defense program in Poland. (Nov 2015)
- Arm the Kurds and other allies in the Mideast. (Sep 2015)
- US must provide resources & leadership in fight against ISIS. (Aug 2015)
- Ok to deal with Iran, but with anytime/anywhere inspections. (Aug 2015)
- Provide materiel to Jordan, & intel to Egypt, to fight ISIL. (Aug 2015)
- Break off Iran nuclear negotiations; keep sanctions. (May 2015)
- Impose crippling sanctions on Iran. (Jun 2010)
- Impose crippling sanctions against Iran. (Mar 2010)
- Impose sanctions on Iran: no refined petroleum imports. (Mar 2010)
- Two-state solution with Jerusalem as undivided capital. (Mar 2010)
- Opposes timetable for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. (Sep 2010)
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topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
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| Planned Parenthood performs late-term partial birth abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 2010: Roe v. Wade is a decided issue; 2015: Overturn it: Opposes topic 1 Ban abortions 20 weeks after fertilization: Opposes topic 1 Liberals believe in protecting flies, but not human life: Opposes topic 1 Sanctity of life, except in the case of rape and incest: Strongly Favors topic 1 Opposes both federal abortion funding & judicial activism: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes prohibiting human embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1 Supports giving legal protection to unborn children: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Women lost 92% of jobs; so lift everyone up, women included: Strongly Opposes topic 2 U.S. will be better off when women have equal opportunity: Strongly Favors topic 2 I don't just Tweet about equal pay; I lead on pay standards: Favors topic 2 Women professionals are not treated the same as men: Favors topic 2 Hired by AT&T after court ordered them to promote more women: Strongly Favors topic 2 Named "Most Powerful Businesswoman", but lists are bad idea: Favors topic 2 In Africa, experienced being only white person in the room: Favors topic 2 |
Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
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| Supreme Court overstepped by legalizing same-sex marriage: Opposes topic 3 Marriage is between a man and a woman; but civil unions ok: Favors topic 3 No same-sex marriage; yes civil unions; repeal DADT: Favors topic 3 Proud conservative vote for Proposition 8: Strongly Opposes topic 3 1976: Worked with monogamous gay couples in college: Favors topic 3 Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposes banning homosexuals in the military: Strongly Favors topic 3 Opposes Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA): Opposes topic 3 |
No opinion on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
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Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
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| ObamaCare is failing; replace 10,000 pages with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Replace ObamaCare with state-managed high-risk pools: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Pre-existing conditions is good goal but ObamaCare will fail: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare; it's vast legislative overreach: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Competitive insurance market instead of crony capitalism: Opposes topic 5 Start with medical malpractice reform & more competition: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Opposes government-run healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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| No Constitutional role for federally set up retirement plans: Strongly Favors topic 6 Challenge the status quo on entitlement reform: Favors topic 6 We can't reform entitlements until we reform government: Neutral on topic 6 Need to change status quo to achieve entitlement reform: Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| School choice is the only way to fix education: Strongly Favors topic 7 Common Core limits choices; vouchers allow choices: Strongly Favors topic 7 Opposes Common Core; shrink Dept. of Education: Favors topic 7 Supports competition and accountability in schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports No Child Left Behind & Race to the Top: Opposes topic 7 Make sure that every parent has a choice: Favors topic 7 Supports less federal & more local control of education: Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
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| New EPA regulations will destroy livelihoods & industries: Strongly Favors topic 8 EPA thinks that a fish is more important than 1000's of jobs: Favors topic 8 Regulation won't stop climate change: Favors topic 8 Protect families, not just fish and flies and frogs: Favors topic 8 Account for social & economic impact of Endangered Species: Strongly Favors topic 8 OpEd: Weaken the EPA: Opposes topic 8 Endorsed Targeted as "Dirty Dozen" for anti-environmentalism: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
Strongly Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Supports capital punishment for certain crimes: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
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| We need to enforce the gun laws we have: Favors topic 10 Strong supporter of Second Amendment gun rights: Favors topic 10 Opposed 1994 assault weapon ban; opposes no-fly list gun ban: Strongly Favors topic 10 Let people on no-fly list purchase guns; it's poorly managed: Strongly Favors topic 10 No-fly list is mismanaged; don't bar gun sales based on it: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated AQ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
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| Cut tax code to 3 pages then budget sensibly: Opposes topic 11 Simplify tax code and reduce regulation: Opposes topic 11 Simplify tax code; lower every tax rate; close loopholes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Current tax system is in desperate need of reform: Opposes topic 11 Stimulus package is a failure; more tax cuts instead: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new or increased taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Post federal budgets on Internet for public comment: Opposes topic 11 Opposes both marriage penalty & federal tax increases: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
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| People tired of just talking about immigration for 25 years: Opposes topic 12 Pathway to legalization, but not full citizenship: Favors topic 12 Yes to DREAM Act; don't punish kids living American dream: Strongly Favors topic 12 Pass immigration reform in a series of bills: Favors topic 12 No comprehensive reform; but yes to DREAM Act: Favors topic 12 Support the Arizona law because feds are not doing their job: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Opposes continued funding of sanctuary cities: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Opposes granting amnesty to illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
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| Change rules about outsourcing; current climate forces it: Opposes topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
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| Russia is an adversary, not an ally against ISIS: Favors topic 14 America must lead or the world becomes more dangerous: Strongly Favors topic 14 Aggressive exercises in Baltic; more US troops in Germany: Strongly Favors topic 14 Rebuild missile defense program in Poland: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Lack of American leadership causes world trouble: Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Rebuild 6th fleet instead of talking to Putin: Strongly Favors topic 15 We need strongest military & that whole world knows it: Strongly Favors topic 15 No deal with Russia nor Iran on nuclear cooperation: Favors topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
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| Hillary shouldn't accept foreign money in her PAC: Favors topic 16 Abolish earmarks; limit federal salaries: Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale)
| ISIS & Iran are bigger threats than climate change: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Arm the Kurds, the Emiratis, and more: Strongly Opposes topic 17 More than 50 boots on the ground in Syria: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Arm the Kurds and other allies in the Mideast: Strongly Opposes topic 17 US must provide resources & leadership in fight against ISIS: Favors topic 17 I would have walked away from Iran talks & imposed sanctions: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Arm the Kurds against ISIS: Opposes topic 17 Break off Iran nuclear negotiations; keep sanctions: Opposes topic 17 Impose crippling sanctions on Iran: Opposes topic 17 Opposes timetable for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan: Opposes topic 17 |
Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Pass the Keystone Pipeline even if Obama vetoes it: Opposes topic 18 Dealing with global warming requires a global solution: Opposes topic 18 Use every source, including nuclear and clean coal: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports renewable energy tax credits: Strongly Favors topic 18 Opposes passage of Cap-and-Trade energy legislation: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Marijuana is a very complex chemical substance, unlike beer: Strongly Favors topic 19 Marijuana laws should be left to the states: Opposes topic 19 I don't support legal pot, but I support states' pot choice: Opposes topic 19 Drug addiction is an epidemic that takes our young people: Favors topic 19 Stepdaughter died of addiction; invest in treatment of drugs: Opposes topic 19 Provide Mexico support in war on drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| US should uplift small businesses, not crony capitalism: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Stimulus package is a failure; more tax cuts instead: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Key to recovery is less government, taxation, & regulation: Strongly Opposes topic 20 I will vote against every tax increase; cut waste instead: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
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