John Bolton on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Against abortion except for rape, incest, or maternal health: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	1966: Opposed coeducation at all-male Yale University: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports gay marriage, at state and federal level: 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)
No opinion on topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Vigorous democratic debate about death penalty is healthy: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	No gun control via unwritten international law: Strongly Favors topic 10 UN Arms Trade Treaty is end-run around Congress: Strongly Favors topic 10 UN Arms Trade Treaty violates our Second Amendment freedoms: Strongly Favors topic 10 UN Conference on small arms focused on US gun control: 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)
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Assimilate immigrants: not embarrassed by Americanization: Strongly Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	The two-state solution is dead; split up "Palestine": Strongly Favors topic 14 America is a benign force globally: Strongly Favors topic 14 America's biggest threat is self-induced weakness: Strongly Favors topic 14 International Criminal Court constrains U.S. freedom: Strongly Favors topic 14 We need a president who believes in American exceptionalism: Strongly Favors topic 14 Support new sovereigntists against globalistas: Strongly Favors topic 14 American sovereignty is chipped away by global governance: Strongly Favors topic 14 International "norming" constrains US sovereignty: Strongly Favors topic 14 International human rights experts & courts not needed in US: Strongly Favors topic 14 Happiest moment at UN: exiting International Criminal Court: Strongly Favors topic 14 Role in the world: military strength and moral clarity: Opposes topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	"Nuclear zero" leaves US with dangerously low level of nukes: Strongly Favors topic 15 If you want peace, prepare for war: Strongly Favors topic 15 Don't impede advances in space technology, even if military: Favors topic 15 Americanists know: national survival requires strong defense: Strongly Favors topic 15 Increase defense spending to meet global responsibilities: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	1976: Challenged post-Watergate campaign finance reform: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Advocated violent regime change in Tehran and Pyongyang: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Abrogate the Iran nuclear deal; encourage Israel to attack: Opposes topic 17 To stop Iran's bomb, bomb Iran: Strongly Opposes topic 17 ISIS, despite a few airstrikes, is alive & well: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Leaving Afghanistan is act of surrender in war on terror: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Iraq is better off now than under Saddam: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Extend international order friendly to our security: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Climate treaty is another step toward global governance: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Increased taxation is not the answer to global warming: Strongly Opposes 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 Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cure for recession is increasing private-sector activity: Strongly Opposes topic 20

John Bolton is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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