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Doug Gansler on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale) | I have always fought for reproductive rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale) | Judicial retention elections promote diversity on the bench: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale) | Received Equality Maryland award for support of LGBT rights: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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No opinion on
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale) | Drug use should be treated like a public health problem: Favors topic 5 Operate 10 new regional behavioral centers across the state: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
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No opinion on
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale) | Use school funding/construction to promote renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Universal pre-kindergarten and universal child care: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale) | Won largest environmental settlement in American history: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale) | Bring every police shooting to the grand jury: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale) | Supported Maryland's handgun permitting law: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
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Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale) | Employer tax credits for businesses hiring military spouses: Opposes topic 11 |
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No opinion on
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Favors
topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale) | Expand programs and housing for homeless veterans: Favors topic 15 |
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No opinion on
topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale) | Begin work on 4 Gigawatts offshore wind generation by 2026: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale) | Legalize cannabis and expunge convictions: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale) | Provide economic incentives to address housing affordability: Favors topic 20 |
Doug Gansler is a Moderate Liberal
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