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Cliff Bentz on VoteMatch

 

 



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Strongly Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
Opposed requiring coverage for all for reproductive health: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Enforce life beginning at conception, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Anti-Planned Parenthood, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly support Born Alive Survivors, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Strongly anti-reparations, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Rated Keep deadline for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Rated Voted against combating Islamophobia: Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-3 points on Social scale)
Disallow transgender change name/sex to be private: Opposes topic 3
Anti-gender identity, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale)
Strongly protect religious liberty, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 4
Pro-Judeo-Christian morality, according to AFA survey: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Anti-universal coverage, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 5
Strongly pro-private insurance, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
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No opinion on topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
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No opinion on topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
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Favors topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)
Pro-mandatory minimum, according to AFA survey: Favors topic 9
Rated Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale)
No background checks for private gun transactions: Strongly Favors topic 10
Rated Voted NO on background checks for private transfers: Opposes topic 10
No opinion on topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
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Strongly Opposes topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
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Strongly pro-border wall, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly pro-ICE, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Rated Allow immigration bans from non-cooperating countries: Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
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Strongly Favors topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
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Strongly pro-free enterprise, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly anti-Israel boycott, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15:
Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)
Strongly supports strong military, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
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Strongly supports Electoral College, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Rated Oppose expanding voter registration and voter access: Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale)
Rated 2002 AUMF against Iraq should apply to ISIS: Opposes topic 17
No opinion on topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
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Strongly Favors topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)
Oppose marijuana trade between states when federal laws end: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly anti-recreational marijuana, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Strongly Anti-livable income, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Rated Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Cliff Bentz is a Populist-Leaning Conservative
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NY-2: Andrew Garbarino(R)
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NC-2: Deborah Ross(D)
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NY-15: Ritchie Torres(D)
NY-16: Jamaal Bowman(D)
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