Scott Walker on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Ban abortion at 20 weeks; require ultrasound; close clinics: Strongly Opposes topic 1 I defunded Planned Parenthood in a blue state: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Use alternatives to protect life of mother; no exceptions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Ban abortion after 20 weeks at both state & federal level: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Passed pro-life legislation & defunded Planned Parenthood: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports Personhood Amendment prohibiting all abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 I'm proudly pro-life, but focus on fiscal issues: Opposes topic 1 Stopped state funding for Planned Parenthood: Opposes topic 1 Protect life from conception to natural death: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes federal abortion funding: Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	A Better Bottom Line & Project SEARCH: job help for disabled: Favors topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale)	Legalizing same-sex marriage was a grave mistake: Strongly Opposes topic 3 2013: same-sex marriage issue over; 2015: issue not settled: Opposes topic 3 Supreme Court has spoken; preventing gay marriage is over: Favors topic 3 Perhaps leave gay marriage up to each church, not government: Favors topic 3 Marriage is to be between one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Marriage is to be between one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Pray for Kentucky, that we will be blessed: Strongly Favors topic 4 My relationship with God drives every major decision: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Sue to repeal ObamaCare; reject Medicaid expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 5 State control of health insurance program, not federal: Strongly Opposes topic 5 No Medicaid expansion means no waiting list for poor: Strongly Opposes topic 5 To best benefit economy, replace ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Pushed ObamaCare for state choice on Medicaid expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Passed tort reform & cut taxes on HSAs: Strongly Opposes topic 5 End tax on HSAs; reduce frivolous lawsuits: Opposes topic 5 Don't put bureaucrats in charge of personal decisions: Strongly Opposes topic 5 The private sector, not mandates, will fix healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Opposes government-run healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Increase public employee pension payments to 5%: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Expand charters & vouchers; straight per-pupil support: Strongly Favors topic 7 Support virtual schools and homeschooling: Strongly Favors topic 7 Choose schools based on objective info, not Common Core: Strongly Favors topic 7 Liberate schools from the grip of the unions: Opposes topic 7 Expand options at charter schools and choice schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Expand school choice from Milwaukee statewide: Favors topic 7 Expand vouchers statewide for low-income families: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports charter schools and choice, not one-size-fits-all: Strongly Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	Freeze stewardship program for state lands: Favors topic 8 Streamline process for safe and environmentally sound mining: Favors topic 8 Delist wolf & implement land use policy that benefit people: Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Independent investigation for any death in police custody: Opposes topic 9 Require certainty in sentencing, to protect crime victims: Strongly Favors topic 9 Pass "castle doctrine": defend home with deadly force: Favors topic 9 Protect the rights of crime victims: Favors topic 9 Supports capital punishment for certain crimes: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports conceal carry and stand-your-ground laws: Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow concealed carry as part of right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Don't ignore sportsmen in DNR decisions: Favors topic 10 The Second Amendment is not optional: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cut $8 billion in taxes, mostly for higher earners: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduce property, income and production tax burden: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Wisconsin Comeback: lower unemployment and lower tax burden: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduced property taxes by $141 in 4 years; more coming: Favors topic 11 Blueprint for Prosperity: Lower taxes & $100M Rainy Day fund: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Recall election rejected big government interests & spending: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Expand relocation & economic development tax credits: Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Stripped in-state tuition from DREAMer students: Strongly Opposes topic 12 We have too many legal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 No amnesty; close the back door & enforce the law: Strongly Opposes topic 12 No amnesty, but no mass deportation either: Favors topic 12 Endorses path to citizenship for immigrant workers: Strongly Favors topic 12 Make it easier to enter the country legally: Favors topic 12 2010: stop suspected illegals; 2012: that's a distraction: Opposes topic 12 Supports AZ's immigration law and no benefits for illegals: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Trump's tariffs on China harm Wisconsin companies: Strongly Favors topic 13 Milk exports up; but also ginseng exports to China: Favors topic 13 Global opportunity: Get WI products out to the world: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Syrian refugees pose a security threat: Strongly Favors topic 14 When America leads, we build alliances in Mideast: Favors topic 14 Terrorists are cowards who are afraid of freedom: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Build up U.S. military to take out ISIS entirely: Strongly Favors topic 15 Support for our military transcends partisan differences: Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Avoid witch hunts: limit political corruption investigations: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Supported redistricting, but struck down as unconstitutional: Strongly Opposes topic 16 No new absentee voting: make it harder to cheat: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Prevent voter fraud: require voter ID at polls: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Lift political restrictions on 3,000 troops in Syria: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Against nuclear deal with Iran; keep state sanctions: Strongly Favors topic 17 Tore into Obama administration's nuclear deal with Iran: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Undo Iran nuclear deal on Day One; keep sanctions instead: Strongly Opposes topic 17 US troops should fight ISIS alongside Kurds and Sunnis: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Ensure against radical Islamic terrorism on American soil: Opposes topic 17 ISIS will attack on American soil; so take fight abroad: Opposes topic 17 Don't rule out US boots on the ground in Syria: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	No measurable global warming in the last 15 or 20 years: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Climate change action reduces manufacturing jobs: Opposes topic 18 Lawsuit against new energy regulations: save jobs & rates: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Pulled plug on light rail; fix roads and bridges instead: Opposes topic 18 Supports using traditional energy sources: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Opposes legalization of both medical & recreational use: Strongly Favors topic 19 More drug testing for unemployment insurance applicants: Strongly Favors topic 19 Drug testing is common sense policy for workplace safety: Strongly Favors topic 19 Opposes Colorado's legalization of marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19 Rated D by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	$35 million to expand broadband access grant program: Favors topic 20 Don't raise minimum wage; train for higher-wage jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Refused to participate in federal stimulus package: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Opposed high-speed rail line: $810M federal but $110M state: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Growth agenda: ease tax burden & regulatory burden: Strongly Opposes topic 20 High tax and low employment is no coincidence: Strongly Opposes topic 20