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Donald Norcross on VoteMatch |
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topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale) | 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 |
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topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale) | Supports same-sex marriage, according to Faith2Action: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports same-sex marriage, according to PVS rating: Strongly Favors topic 3 Apply copyright inheritance to same-sex couples: 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 |
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topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale) | Rated GOP can't beat ObamaCare, so they pretend it's a "disaster": Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale) | Honor our commitments to seniors, and add tax incentives: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes personal retirement accounts, rated by Faith2Action: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes personal retirement accounts, according to PVS rating: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale) | I led the charge to support our public schools: 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 |
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topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale) | Voted YES to require GMO labeling: Opposes topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale) | Focusing on an offender's risks, not their resources: Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale) | Mental health background checks for gun permits: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Supports restricting guns, according to Faith2Action: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Supports restricting guns, according to PVS rating: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale) | 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) | Rated Voted to legalize DREAMer immigrants via military service: Strongly Favors topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 |
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topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale) | $25B more loans from Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
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topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale) | Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14 |
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topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale) | Veteran Set-Aside: partner with businesses to employ vets: Strongly Favors topic 15 Israel shares with US self-determination & religious freedom: Favors topic 15 |
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topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale) | 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 |
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topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale) | No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
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topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale) | Bring benefits of American-made renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports regulating CO2, according to Faith2Action: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports regulating CO2, according to PVS rating: Strongly Favors topic 18 Voted YES on banning offshore oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale) | Rated B by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale) | Economic Opportunity Act: bring new businesses & employment: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
Donald Norcross is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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