Jesse Gordon on VoteMatch

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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports “judicial activism”; judges should be subjective: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Address disproportionate minority arrests & drug problems: Strongly Favors topic 2 For Native Americans, replace paternalism with support: Strongly Favors topic 2 No Confederate flags on state houses; “Memorials” ok: Neutral on topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Shouldn't be legal to deny housing for being transgendered: Strongly Favors topic 3 Tolerate gay marriage, even if you think it’s immoral: 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)	Guaranteed healthcare as a human right: Strongly Favors topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Creative incentives for increasing retirement savings: Favors topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	No right to unrestricted ownership of any and all weapons: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Constitution is intentionally vague on gun issues: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Progressive tax system to address concentration of wealth: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Protecting DACA and DAPA is a good start: Strongly Favors topic 12 Supports sanctuary cities, and states, and nations: Strongly Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Include labor & environmental standards in trade agreements: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	Cut aircraft carriers and military bases abroad by 50%: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Social programs for vets, but not as back-door for military: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Why require in-person voting? Why register? Why Tuesday?: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Oppose wars of choice, where survival is not at stake: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports wind, solar & alternatives; paid for with a gas tax: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Legalize medical marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Replace hypocrisy of drug prohibition with common sense: 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)

Jesse Gordon is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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