VoteMatch Responses
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Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation) |
Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Supports federal funding of abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Supports affirmative action: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+2 points on Social scale)
| ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays: Favors topic 3 Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays: Favors topic 3 YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes: Favors topic 3 |
Neutral on
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Favors topic 5 YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Strongly oppose any and all efforts to privatize: Strongly Opposes topic 6 No severe changes; no privatization: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Reject privatization; don't raise the retirement age: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| YES on $40B for green public schools: Opposes topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements: Opposes topic 8 YES on protecting free-roaming horses and burros: Opposes topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Restore funding for police & fire: Favors topic 9 |
Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Teach kids Eddie Eagle GunSafe's lifesaving message: Favors topic 10 |
Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Decrease corporate tax; support individual flat tax: Opposes topic 11 |
Neutral on
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Tariffs against countries undervaluing their currency: Opposes topic 13 Review free trade agreements biennially for rights violation: Strongly Opposes topic 13 |
Neutral 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)
| Ensure veterans have access to the benefits they've earned: Favors topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises: Favors topic 16 |
Neutral on
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale)
| We still have no exit strategy & no plan in Iraq: Favors topic 17 Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17 |
Favors
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Increase domestic oil production: drill in ANWR & offshore: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Include agricultural products in renewable fuels: Favors topic 18 YES on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution: Favors topic 18 YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Favors topic 18 |
Opposes
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale)
| End mandatory minimum sentences for drug-related crimes: Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Build economy that works for everyone--not just the wealthy: Favors topic 20 Restore tax incentives for high-tech businesses: Favors topic 20 YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: Strongly Favors topic 20 |