Dan Meuser on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Legal protection for innocent human life at every stage: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Protect life from conception, except for rape & incest: Opposes topic 1 Fight to protect the rights of the unborn: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rated Keep deadline for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rated Voted against combating Islamophobia: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Marriages are one-man-one-woman; so are bathrooms: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Our limited government established by Judeo-Christian values: Strongly Favors topic 4 Absolute power corrupts absolutely; moral lives under God: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Affordable insurance via competition & HSAs: Opposes topic 5 Fight to repeal and replace ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Need affordable health care; allow competition across states: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Protect Social Security for retired and near retirement: Favors topic 6 No changes currently; look at reforms moving forward: Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Stop school property taxes; they're crushing people: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Regulations cost residents; Meuser wants answers: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports the death penalty: Favors topic 9 Rated Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Lifetime NRA member; will fight for 2nd Amendment rights: Strongly Favors topic 10 More restrictive gun control doesn't protect public safety: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes gun control, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background checks for private transfers: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports Trump's tax cuts & regulation cuts: Opposes topic 11 Lower taxes and fewer burdensome regulations: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Make tax system flatter, fairer and simpler: Strongly Opposes topic 11 PVS:Don't increase taxes to balance budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Ban immigration from countries identified as bad actors: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Build wall on southern border; stop illegals at all entries: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Build the border wall, not sanctuary cities: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports border wall, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 12 PVS:Illegal immigrants must exit and re-enter: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Rated Allow immigration bans from non-cooperating countries: Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports free trade in global economy but must be fair also: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Protect our sovereignty from the United Nations: Strongly Favors topic 14 I believe in conservatism and the `America First' agenda: Favors topic 14 PVS:No nuclear weapons for hostile governments: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Veterans deserve a VA department that does not fail them: Opposes topic 15 Peace maintained via a strong military: Strongly Favors topic 15 PVS:Don't cut defense to balance budget: Strongly Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	For Congressional term limits and ban on earmarks: Favors topic 16 Voter ID to ensure that one person only gets one vote: Strongly Favors topic 16 Rated No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Overturn presidential election due to pandemic voting rules: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Rated Oppose expanding voter registration and voter access: Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	His foreign policy axiom is "speak softly--carry big stick": Opposes topic 17 Help defend Israel; strengthen our military & intel: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Rated Voted NO on removing US forces from Yemen: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 Rated 2002 AUMF against Iraq should apply to ISIS: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Comprehensive domestic energy policy: Opposes topic 18 Regulating climate change is not a government responsibility: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Rated Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	Don't legalize marijuana; decriminalize small amounts: Opposes topic 19 Address opioid supply; harm reduction; and recovery: Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Economy should work for everyone, including middle class: Favors topic 20 Pass a balanced budget; then cut taxes & regulations: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 Rated Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Dan Meuser is a Hard-Core Conservative
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