Gretchen Whitmer on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Don't make partial-birth abortion a criminal offense: Strongly Favors topic 1 No insurance riders to get an abortion covered: Strongly Favors topic 1 Will stop anti-choice legislation: Strongly Favors topic 1 Support Planned Parenthood: Strongly Favors topic 1 End 24-hour waiting period; fund Planned Parenthood: Strongly Favors topic 1 Spoke of being raped in opposing "rape insurance" bill: Strongly Favors topic 1 Abortion clinics deemed "essential" during pandemic shutdown: Favors topic 1 Republicans want felony convictions of doctors and nurses: Strongly Favors topic 1 Vote yes on Proposal 3 to protect Roe v. Wade rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 Let's repeal our extreme 1931 law banning abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 Repeal 1931 state law banning most abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Guarantee equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2 Apply affirmative action to state hiring and state colleges: Strongly Favors topic 2 When women thrive, we all thrive: Strongly Favors topic 2 Fight urban poverty, end racial disparities in employment: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	Expand civil rights laws: Strongly Favors topic 3 Yes to civil unions or same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 2013: repeal Michigan's same-sex marriage ban: Strongly Favors topic 3 Fought for same-sex adoptions and domestic partner benefits: Strongly Favors topic 3 Let's repeal outdated laws restricting who you can marry: Strongly Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-3 points on Social scale)	Coronavirus: Exempt places of worship, no jurisdiction: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Extend postpartum care from 60 days to a full year: Favors topic 5 No mandatory COVID vaccine for children: Opposes topic 5 Require insurers to treat autism like other conditions: Strongly Favors topic 5 Support Medicaid expansion: Strongly Favors topic 5 No work requirements for Medicaid; expand it instead: Strongly Favors topic 5 Fund Planned Parenthood, improve rural access to care: Strongly Favors topic 5 Dems plan to expand health care, GOP wants to take it away: Strongly Favors topic 5 Be nimble, follow the science, be smart on reopening: Favors topic 5 Expand coverage for insulin; and coverage for mental health: Strongly Favors topic 5 Coronavirus: Widespread testing is fundamental & crucial: Strongly Favors topic 5 COVID-19 restrictions were aggressive and necessary: Neutral on topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Get rid of the state's Retirement Tax: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Invest in education; hold charters accountable: Opposes topic 7 More funding for teachers, school buildings, & Head Start: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Opposes vouchers: Stop the dismantling of public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Double down on investment in early literacy: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Students are preparing for jobs that don't even exist today: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Our economy demands every child has a great public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 No tax credits for donations for private school scholarships: Strongly Opposes topic 7 A free, public preschool education for every 4-year-old: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Sending a message LOUD and CLEAR: we support our teachers: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+5 points on Social scale)	Environmental policy based on science: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Preserve open space; clean up contaminated sites: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Michigan is defined by water; up to us to protect it: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Cleaned up County Prosecutor office after a sex scandal: Opposes topic 9 Prioritize rehabilitation efforts for first-time offenders: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Your bank account should not determine justice you receive: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Strengthen gun laws: safety locks & background checks: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Universal background checks; ban assault-style weapons: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Allow cities and towns to enact laws regarding knives: Strongly Opposes topic 10 We need red-flag laws and requirement for secure gun storage: Strongly Opposes topic 10 It's time for commonsense action to reduce gun violence: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Require background checks, mandate safe gun storage: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Shift tax burden to corporations: Strongly Favors topic 11 Trump tax cuts help only millionaires & billionaires: Strongly Favors topic 11 Repeal retirement tax; restore Earned Income Tax Credit: Favors topic 11 Lower the retirement tax; expand Working Families Tax Credit: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Protect DREAMers from deportation; offer path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Renegotiate trade deals, but no tariffs on China: Opposes topic 13 Important to continue traveling to Israel to support trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 We know saying no to Canada means saying yes to China: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports anti-boycott bill against anti-Israel BDS movement: Favors topic 14 My fellow Michiganders, we live in a special place: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-3 points on Social scale)	We should be ashamed for neglecting veterans' needs: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Ensure overseas ballots from service members are counted: Strongly Favors topic 16 No photo ID for absentee voting: Strongly Favors topic 16 Promote universal voter access: Strongly Favors topic 16 Opposes gerrymandering; opposes voter ID: Strongly Favors topic 16 Encouraging people to vote by mail: Strongly Favors topic 16 Oppose laws perpetuating "Big Lie" of rigged election: Strongly Favors topic 16 Expand voting rights, protect election workers: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Promote increased use of alternative fuel technology: Strongly Favors topic 18 Oppose withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord: Strongly Favors topic 18 Achieve 100% clean energy statewide by 2040: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Addicts need treatment, not punishment: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Voted NO on medical marijuana: Favors topic 19 Supports marijuana legalization for adult recreational use: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Invest in treatment courts to treat addiction: Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Most important metric is rising family income: Favors topic 20 If economy doesn't work for working people, it doesn't work: Strongly Favors topic 20 Incredibly dangerous to say that states declare bankruptcy: Favors topic 20 Sustainable funding for our economic development efforts: Strongly Favors topic 20 $1.4 billion to build or rehabilitate nearly 10,000 homes: Strongly Favors topic 20 Let's make the largest housing investment in state history: Strongly Favors topic 20 Government can help small business thrive: Strongly Favors topic 20 Set up an Innovation Fund to invest in high-growth startups: Strongly Favors topic 20 Expand right to overtime to tens of thousands of workers: Favors topic 20 Fix the Damn Roads: Michiganders need to get to jobs: Strongly Favors topic 20 Proposing $2500 electric vehicle rebate for families: Strongly Favors topic 20 More public transit and benefits thru TANF program: Favors topic 20

Gretchen Whitmer is a Hard-Core Liberal
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