Rick Jackson on VoteMatch

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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Agreed woman should "prove" rape for abortion exception: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Prohibit DEI programs in state government, universities: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (-5 points on Social scale)	Criminalize transgender procedures on minors: Strongly Opposes topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supported cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Expand Medicaid but don't lose $4.5 billion we get: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	Ban ideological indoctrination in schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Special needs children are going to the front of the line: Strongly Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Ban revolving-door justice, reject soft-on-crime policies: Strongly Favors topic 9 Can't decide to take up criminals over victims and police: Strongly Favors topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cut overhead; reduce gas tax; freeze property taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Cut the state income tax in half within 4 years: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Make Georgia first in deporting criminal illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Made a profit on stocks thanks to Trump's tariffs: Strongly Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-5 points on Social scale)	I want Georgia to be the number one state to be a veteran: Strongly Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	People need to feel comfortable that the elections are fair: Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (-5 points on Social scale)	Iran is evil; can't be allowed a nuclear weapon--ever: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	More local oil refineries: costs less without shipping: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate programs that don't work: Strongly Opposes topic 20 We can't have policies causing inflation running Georgia: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Government assistance should be a bridge, not a lifestyle: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Rick Jackson is a Populist-Leaning Conservative
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