VoteMatch Responses
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Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Supports right to abortion although personally opposed: Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Government out of private companies: no affirmative action: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+2 points on Social scale)
| No government involvement in marriage: Favors topic 3 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Keep government separate from religion: Strongly Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| ObamaCare is unconstitutional: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Privatize Social Security; remove limits on IRAs: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Vouchers and competition improve public schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Favors
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Animal rights unequal to human rights: Favors topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Punish crimes with victims; but not victimless crimes: Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Right of self-defense is a natural right: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Opposes taxes regardless of income: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Simplify citizenship; don't pursue illegal aliens: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Free & open trade is the key to economic success: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Keep US sovereign from UN, and from other nations too: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 15: Expand the military
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Our military budget is too large: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Divest money from political campaigns; no "buying office": Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Stay out of Iran, and stay out of everywhere else: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| No subsidies for green energy, nor for any energy sector: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
| No marijuana Prohibition: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| No stimulus requiring printing money; let companies go broke: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |