VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Personally against abortion but no government role to ban it: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| No government role in diversity of private business: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Comfortable with same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Opposes
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere
(+2 points on Social scale)
| No endorsement of religion, but don't remove references: Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Government should not be involved in healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Favors
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Privatize Social Security: Favors topic 6 |
Favors
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Individuals deserve choice in schools: Favors topic 7 |
Favors
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-3 points on Social scale)
| EPA regulations are too restrictive: Favors topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Don't imprison people for victimlessÿcrimes: Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Why should we punish success with higher taxes?: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Opposes
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale)
| We already have a pathway to citizenship: Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Support & expand free trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
No opinion on
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 15: Expand the military
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Let's cut the military & close bases: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Make voter registration easier: Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Avoid foreign entanglements: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
No opinion on
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
| End the drug war & don't tell us what to do with our bodies: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Stimulus is what causes the free market to fail: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |