VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Keep birth control affordable and accessible: Strongly Favors topic 1 CC:Publicly fund abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 CC:No parental notification for abortions by minors: Favors topic 1 Pro-choice, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Advocate for paid parental leave: Strongly Favors topic 2 Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Favors topic 2 Sponsored bill for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Combat international and domestic Islamophobia: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Support LGBT Americans who want to serve in the military: Strongly Favors topic 3 LGBTQ rights are human rights: Strongly Favors topic 3 CC:Protect sexual preference as a civil right: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
No opinion on
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| We need a base level of health care coverage: Strongly Favors topic 5 Lower drug prices: Strongly Favors topic 5 Fact-Check: Corrected drug claim about NIH funding: Favors topic 5 Keep healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 5 Keep ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| People with special needs losing Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Chipping away at the public school system has consequences: Strongly Opposes topic 7 CC:No vouchers for private schools: Opposes topic 7 PVS:Federal education standards in all states: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
No opinion on
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Sponsored stricter rules for police accountability: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Opposes
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Bring back the Assault Weapons Ban: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Restrict right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 10 Support gun-control, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Sponsored bill for background checks for private transfers: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Favors
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| CC:Reverse federal income tax cuts: Favors topic 11 PVS:Increase taxes to balance budget: Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Protect Dreamers, border wall is an expensive waste: Strongly Favors topic 12 Opposes border wall, according to CC survey: Favors topic 12 PVS:Let illegal immigrants apply for citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Sponsored bill to disallow religion-based immigration ban: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15: Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Make the VA a leader in national health care reform: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Restore voting rights to non-violent offenders: Strongly Favors topic 16 Incentivize states to adopt automatic voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16 Move Election Day to the weekend: Strongly Favors topic 16 PVS:Regulate campaign donations from corporations: Favors topic 16 Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill to expand voter registration and voter access: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Remove US Forces from Hostilities Against Yemen: Favors topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 Repeal 2002 Military Force Authorization against Iraq: Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Support nationwide CO2 regulation: Favors topic 18 We must lower our greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18 I support clean energy; they threaten science: Strongly Favors topic 18 PVS:Fund renewable energy like wind and solar: Strongly Favors topic 18 PVS:Regulate greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18 Voted YES to assist rural electric renewable energy: Favors topic 18 |
No opinion on
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| CC:No Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Favors topic 20 PVS:Federal spending for economic stimulus: Strongly Favors topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Favors topic 20 |