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Nan Whaley on VoteMatch |
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topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale) | Has always stood up for Ohioans' right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale) | More women leaders, more diverse idea of what leadership is: Favors topic 2 Being young & female in politics offers unique leadership: Favors topic 2 |
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topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale) | Presided over one of first Ohio gay marriages: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale) | No religious discrimination by business; Dayton open to all: Strongly Opposes topic 4 |
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topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale) | Build infrastructure to distribute millions of vaccines: Favors topic 5 Medicaid crucial to helping addicts; don't throw people off: Favors topic 5 |
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topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale) | Funded universal preschool, expanded to three year olds: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
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topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale) | Police reform process led to major systemic changes: Opposes topic 9 Supports alternative response to certain non-violent calls: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
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topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale) | Opposed "Stand Your Ground" bill enacted after shooting: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Heal after Dayton shooting; but #DoSomething on gun control: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale) | Shift tax burden to rich: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
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topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale) | Future economic growth depends on attracting new immigrants: Favors topic 12 |
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topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale) | Expand registration by moving deadline closer to election: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
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topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale) | U.S. should take in Syrian refugees: Favors topic 17 |
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topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale) | Repeal law that gutted Ohio's renewable energy standards: Favors topic 18 |
Opposes
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale) | Move past stigma, treat addiction as the disease that it is: Favors topic 19 Ohio's heroin epidemic caused by drug companies: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale) | Invest in economic and neighborhood development: Strongly Favors topic 20 Protect tenants, reduce the number of evictions: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
Nan Whaley is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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