Arianna Huffington on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Strongly pro-choice; woman’s right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	No elected officials led Civil Rights movement; people did: Strongly Favors topic 2 Prop 54 is racial discrimination without a paper trail: Strongly Favors topic 2 Supports affirmative action wholeheartedly: Strongly Favors topic 2 Prop. 54 is a racist gag order: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Promoting marriage is not a proper role of government: Favors topic 3 Supports same-sex marriage under equal protection clause: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports same-sex unions with full rights: Strongly Favors topic 3 AIDS drugs show industry focus on profit over health: Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	Faith works for addressing social problems: Favors topic 4 Live the Ten Commandments, instead of posting in schools: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Only a public option will truly contain healthcare costs: Strongly Favors topic 5 RomneyCare in Mass. wasn't perfect, but a big step forward: Strongly Favors topic 5 Mind-boggling Medicare/Medicaid cuts hurt seniors & the poor: Strongly Favors topic 5 Insurers & Big Pharma don't want Medicare drug buying: Strongly Favors topic 5 SB-2: Half-baked measures leave 3 million uninsured: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Calling Social Security a Ponzi scheme is radical & extreme: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Single-payer education: feds fund; parents choose: Strongly Favors topic 7 Equalize funding for charter schools to raise teacher pay: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (-5 points on Social scale)	Voluntary CO2 reductions are just more procrastination: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Philosophically opposed to the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Roll back $1B prison guard pay raise: books, not bars: Opposes topic 9 Moratorium on capital punishment based on racial disparity: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Mandatory minimum sentencing is cowardly: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	More gun restrictions and more enforcement of gun laws: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Favors all the gun control we can get: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Estate tax repeal damages philanthropic organizations: Favors topic 11 End loopholes that allow shifting profits overseas: Strongly Favors topic 11 Big business should carry fair share of the tax burden: Favors topic 11 Full assessment of commercial property; more corporate tax: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Illegal immigrants already paid price for American dream: Strongly Favors topic 12 Deporting 12 million illegals can't be the American way: Strongly Favors topic 12 Deporting 12 million illegals can't be the American way: Strongly Favors topic 12 For giving driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants: Favors topic 12 Respect illegal immigrant rights-they’re not terrorists: Strongly Favors topic 12 Drivers license to illegal immigrants this bill & every bill: Strongly Favors topic 12 Supports immigrant rights: Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	CAFTA gives sweetheart provisions to drug companies: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (-5 points on Social scale)	Iraq reconstruction should be by UN, like all other wars: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	Guns vs. butter: make it part of the national debate: Opposes topic 15 Reduce military spending or America will decline: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Funds going to rebuild Iraq; schools needed for US schools: Strongly Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Full public financing of political campaigns: Strongly Favors topic 16 Higher campaign donation limit gives more influence to rich: Favors topic 16 Unholy alliance: CEO class and Capitol Hill: Strongly Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Stay out of Iran (0 points on Social scale)	Supports diplomatic approach over military solution: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Iraq obsession was both for empire AND oil war: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Voluntary CO2 reductions are just more procrastination: Strongly Favors topic 18 Stress fuel efficiency; invest in clean & renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports medical marijuana; fight Bush to keep Prop 215: Strongly Favors topic 19 Hypocrisy infects America's insane drug war on every level: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Drug War is a disaster: need more prevention: Strongly Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)