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Rick Scott on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Abortion takes a human life: to deny that is to deny science: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Abortion is wrong & Roe versus Wade should be overturned: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports prohibiting human embryonic stem cell research: Opposes topic 1 Opposes federal abortion funding: Opposes topic 1 Voted YES to protect infant survivors of abortion: Opposes topic 1 |
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Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Focus on 3 R's, not critical race theory: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Ban the Box; ZERO diversity training in military: No opin. on topic 2 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale) | Facts are facts: there are two genders: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale) | Keep voluntary prayer and honor the American Flag: Strongly Favors topic 4 Allow students to deliver inspirational messages: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Enact law so drug prices in US aren't higher than Europe: Favors topic 5 AdWatch: "Let's Get to Work" opposing ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports Florida's lawsuit against Obamacare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Opposes government-run healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: Opposes topic 5 |
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No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale) | End teacher tenure; close the Department of Education: Strongly Favors topic 7 $10M for vouchers for private schools for poor kids: Strongly Favors topic 7 Increase the number of charter schools: Favors topic 7 |
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Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale) | OpEd: Protestors blame Scott for red tide algae bloom: Favors topic 8 Repealed mandatory septic tank inspection & cut state DEP: Strongly Favors topic 8 Emergency $9M to cope with red tide algae bloom: Opposes topic 8 Lake Okeechobee water is murky, but it's a federal issue: Opposes topic 8 Break tourism records while protecting our environment: Opposes topic 8 Lay off DEP staff; environmental compliance & no enforcement: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Base environmental policy on sound science, not politics: Favors topic 8 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale) | Stop all efforts to re-imagine policing: Strongly Favors topic 9 $6 million for counterterrorism and police equipment: Favors topic 9 Let's Keep Florida Safe: focus on reductions in crime: Favors topic 9 Signs death warrant for murderer: Strongly Favors topic 9 Supports capital punishment for certain crimes: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
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Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Raise the legal age to buy all guns to 21 years old: Opposes topic 10 Don't ban AR-15s; fully automatic weapons already illegal: Strongly Favors topic 10 21-year-old age requirement & 3-day wait on gun purchases: Opposes topic 10 Enacted new gun control after high school shooting: Strongly Opposes topic 10 A-rating from the NRA: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Saved business more than $2.3 billion in unemployment taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supermajority for any tax increase: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Fighting for Florida's Future: cut the commercial lease tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Do away with commercial lease tax: Opposes topic 11 End sales tax on manufacturing machinery and equipment: Opposes topic 11 $500 million in automobile fee & tax relief: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Phase out Florida's Business Income Tax over 7 Years: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reducing property tax by 1 mill saves $142 per homeowner: Opposes topic 11 Adopt a single-rate tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | Welcome immigrants to be Americans, not change America: Strongly Opposes topic 12 In-state tuition for illegals, as part of tuition cap deal: Favors topic 12 Support Arizona immigrant law & national ID card: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Rated Support national emergency at the Southern border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
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Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 Ban imports from Xinjiang made by Uyghur forced labor: Opposes topic 13 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Aggressively block attempts to relocate Syrian refugees: Strongly Favors topic 14 Cuba's Castros are terrorists; don't travel there: Favors topic 14 Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
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Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale) | $1M for Homes for Heroes; $102M for active military & vets: Favors topic 15 Florida has one of country's largest veteran populations: Favors topic 15 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale) | Election rigging "voting rights" institutionalize fraud: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Political donations exercise the right to free speech: Opposes topic 16 Reduce early voting; stricter third party registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Free speech includes financially supporting candidates: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
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Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+2 points on Social scale) | Against nuclear deal with Iran; keep state sanctions: Strongly Favors topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | I'm not a scientist, so I have no proposal on climate change: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Repeal Florida's cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: Opposes topic 18 Letter to Congress supporting renewable energy tax credit: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale) | Legalized "Charlotte's Web" low-THC medical marijuana: Opposes topic 19 OpEd: Requiring drug testing for welfare is unconstitutional: Strongly Favors topic 19 Random drug testing of state employees: Strongly Favors topic 19 Require random, mandatory drug testing of state employees: Strongly Favors topic 19 Drug courts & alternatives to incarceration: Opposes topic 19 Rated D by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Stop Socialism; it always leads to poverty and oppression: Strongly Opposes topic 20 No government assistance unless disabled or seeking work: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Supply chain problems due to regulations, not infrastructure: Strongly Opposes topic 20 I cut taxes and balanced budget; you can do both: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Designed unemployment system with maximum $275/week benefit: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Supports Balanced Budget Amendment: Opposes topic 20 Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: Opposes topic 20 Rated Voted NO on $900 billion COVID relief package: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Rated Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
Rick Scott is a Hard-Core Conservative
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