VoteMatch Responses
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Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Leave abortion issue to the states: Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Discontinue affirmative action programs: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
No opinion on
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale)
| No strings attached to federal welfare aid to state: Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Federal government out of health care management: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Keep promises but allow young to privately invest: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Supports charters and vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
No opinion on
topic 8: Society bears cost of pollution
(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)
| Severely reduce mandatory minimum sentences: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Federal government out of gun prohibition: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
No opinion on
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Feds should reimburse costs of failed immigration policy: Strongly Opposes topic 12 More agricultural worker visas: Favors topic 12 Implement a workable and fair immigration system: Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Supports NAFTA, GATT, and the WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13 Support NAFTA, GATT, and WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Opposes
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| UN has become petty, but continue support: Opposes topic 14 |
No opinion on
topic 15: Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Internationalize the mission in Iraq: 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)
| War on drugs is a war against our people: Strongly Opposes topic 19 End the war on marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
No opinion on
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |