Debbie Lesko on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Life begins at conception and must be protected: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Obamacare is not the answer: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Sued Arizona for expanding Medicaid under ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Investment in education should be done locally: Strongly Favors topic 7 PVS:States decide standards, not federal government: Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	The second amendment provides an essential right: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes gun control, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	I have never seen a tax I didn't want to cut: Strongly Opposes topic 11 PVS:Don't increase taxes to balance budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	The border needs to be secure like Trump says: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports border wall, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Free trade needs to be fair trade: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Israel has God-given right of self-defense on all its lands: Favors topic 14 PVS:No nuclear weapons for hostile governments: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	The military should have the best equipment around: Strongly Favors topic 15 PVS:Don't cut defense to balance budget: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	PVS:Don't regulate campaign donations from corporations: Opposes topic 16 Rated No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Most of global warming is not caused by humans: Strongly Favors topic 18 PVS:Don't fund renewable energy like wind and solar: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Legalization of pot will only hurt our children: Strongly Favors topic 19 PVS:Oppose recreational marijuana: Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	PVS:Don't promote economic growth via federal spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Debbie Lesko is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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