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Fred Hubbell on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale) | Work to reverse IA's abortion ban: Strongly Favors topic 1 AdWatch: commitment to Planned Parenthood: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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No opinion on
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale) | Proud of Iowa's equal protection for same-sex couples: 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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Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale) | Stop Medicaid privatization; it failed the most vulnerable: 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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topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale) | School systems and teachers know best what they need: Opposes topic 7 |
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Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale) | Protect water, air and topsoil resources: Opposes topic 8 |
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topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale) | Life sentence is sufficient instead of death penalty: Opposes topic 9 |
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topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale) | Start the conversation between gun control & public safety: Opposes topic 10 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale) | Opposes corporate subsidies to big companies to create jobs: Strongly Favors topic 11 Stop giving unproductive tax credits to big corporations: Strongly Favors topic 11 Equitable tax system, instead of one based on who you know: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale) | No use of local enforcement during federal immigration raids: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
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Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale) | Farmers are on the edge financially because of trade war: Favors topic 13 |
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No opinion on
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale) | Respects and honors the military's courage and sacrifices: Favors topic 15 |
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Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale) | Supports term limits for Iowa governor: Favors topic 16 |
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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) | Avoid the pending disaster of climate change: Strongly Favors topic 18 Grow the economy using biomass, sun, and wind resources: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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No opinion on
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale) | Yes to expanding medical marijuana use: Opposes topic 19 Wait-and-see on decriminalizing marijuana: Favors topic 19 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale) | Raise minimum wage at state level; allow cities to raise too: Strongly Favors topic 20 Expand affordable rural internet access: Favors topic 20 Many budget benefits go to companies that don't need them: Favors topic 20 Infrastructure investment is needed in rural areas too: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
Fred Hubbell is a Moderate Liberal
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