VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Abortions should always be legally available: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Paid leave insurance policy to fund FMLA maternity leave: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Equal benefits for same sex couples: 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)
| State should provide universal access to health care: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| More funding for public schools & teachers: Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Supports open space preservation & brownfield cleanup: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Favors
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale)
| More prisons, but more rehab programs too: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
Opposes
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Strengthen restrictions on the purchase & possession of guns: Opposes topic 10 Strengthen enforcement of existing state gun restrictions: Opposes topic 10 |
Favors
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Increase taxes on high earners; decrease property taxes: Favors topic 11 |
No opinion on
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 15: Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Promote alternative fuels and renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Legalize marijuana quickly; prohibition hasn't worked: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Create a trusted Vermont brand of legalized marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Guide corporate partnerships with nonprofit & public sectors: Favors topic 20 |