VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Endorsed by EMILY's List & Michigan NOW: Strongly Favors topic 1 Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1 Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Rated Funding abortion avoids discrimination against poor women: Strongly Favors topic 1 Rated Constitutional right to terminate pregnancy for health: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| End women being paid less for doing the same job as men: Strongly Favors topic 2 Trump models disrespectful rhetoric & policies toward women: Favors topic 2 |
No opinion on
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(0 points on Social scale)
| Same rights regardless of who you love: Strongly Favors topic 3 Don't elevate gender identity as a protected class: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Religious freedom means no religious registry: Strongly Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Right to affordable, quality healthcare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Rated GOP can't beat ObamaCare, so they pretend it's a "disaster": Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| No dramatic cuts to Social Security and Medicare: Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Quality and affordable public education including pre-K: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Rated No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency: Opposes topic 7 Rated Oppose private and religious school voucher programs: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Called on EPA to maintain & strengthen Clean Water Act: Strongly Opposes topic 8 The Great Lakes and fresh water are a precious resource: Opposes topic 8 Endorsed Endorsed by LCV; supports conservation efforts: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Require reporting lead in drinking water to the public: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Voted YES to require GMO labeling: Opposes topic 8 |
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)
| Deal with mental illness and gun control laws: Opposes topic 10 Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit: Favors topic 11 Rated Raising estate tax to 1990s level means $448B in new revenue: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Fair and humane comprehensive immigration reform: Strongly Favors topic 12 Rated Voted to legalize DREAMer immigrants via military service: Strongly Favors topic 12 Provide lawyers and evidence for children being deported: Favors topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Don't bash the domestic auto industry: Opposes topic 13 $25B more loans from Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
No opinion on
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 15: Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Support our veterans; they've earned it: Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote: Favors topic 16 Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions: Strongly Favors topic 16 Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers: Favors topic 16 Statehood for the District of Columbia: Favors topic 16 Automatic voter registration for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 16 Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale)
| No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Climate change requires pro-active federal solutions: Strongly Favors topic 18 Voted YES on banning offshore oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico: Strongly 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)
| Supports additional extension of unemployment insurance: Strongly Favors topic 20 |