VoteMatch Responses
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Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation) |
Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Supports Planned Parenthood; opposes parental notification: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| We work best when we embrace diversity and inclusion: Strongly Favors topic 2 Address discrimination in housing as a civil right: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Stop any effort to backslide on marriage equality: 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)
| Medicaid expansion & protect pre-existing conditions: Strongly Favors topic 5 Import Canadian prescription drugs: Favors topic 5 Protect people with pre-existing conditions: Favors topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Support existing charter schools, not fund new ones: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Would join lawsuits taking on our polluters: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Ban wanton waste of animals; ban hunting contests: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
No opinion on
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale)
| Ban choke holds, improve training on bias and de-escalation: Opposes topic 9 Enhanced penalties for prior DUI convictions: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Supports background checks, waiting period, red flag laws: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Close loopholes; NH 6th lowest in taxing business: Strongly Favors topic 11 Raise business taxes; lower property taxes: Favors topic 11 Property tax relief for working families: Favors topic 11 Provide tax relief for working families, not corporations: Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Protect DREAMers, opposed funding border wall: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
No opinion on
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 15: Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Ensure veterans get access to basic benefits and housing: Favors topic 15 |
No opinion on
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale)
| Voted YES on "no excuse" absentee voting bill: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Fundamental right to vote: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
No opinion on
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Transition off fossil fuels by 50% by 2030, fully by 2050: Strongly Favors topic 18 Committed to cut pollution while protecting our pocketbooks: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Opposes
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Voted for legalized marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Regulate kratom and synthetic alkaloids: Favors topic 19 |
Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Hire more DCYF caseworkers for family services: Favors topic 20 |