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Jim Gray on VoteMatch |
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No opinion on
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Pay equity for women; and raise the minimum wage: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | Openly gay mayor of Lexington: not all are anti-gay: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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No opinion on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Ensure solvency of the Medicare Trust Fund: Favors topic 5 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Fight any measure to cut or privatize Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
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Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Investment in education and our teachers is essential: Opposes topic 7 |
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Favors
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-3 points on Social scale) | EPA regulations overstep bounds, but we can't throw them out: Favors topic 8 |
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No opinion on
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Ban gun purchases by people on FBI terrorist watch list: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Ok to delay gun sales for 72 hours, but no secret lists: Favors topic 10 |
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No opinion on
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
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No opinion on
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Trade deals are a net positive for Kentucky: Favors topic 13 |
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Opposes
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Stand with our allies to protect our global interests: Opposes topic 14 |
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Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale) | Support the military, intelligence community, & diplomacy: Favors topic 15 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | Campaign finance system is broken; root it out: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale) | We must destroy ISIS where they are: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Let's stop mining? No, invest in coal's future: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Fund clean coal via Carbon Capture and Storage: Opposes topic 18 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale) | Fully fund drug treatment and addiction recovery: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Think globally when talking about job creation: Favors topic 20 |
Jim Gray is a Moderate Liberal Populist
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