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| VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background) |
Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (10 points on Social scale) | Endorsed by EMILY's list of pro-choice women candidates: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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Favors
topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (2 points on Economic scale) | Expand opportunities for African Americans: Favors topic 2 |
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No opinion on
topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Favors
topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (2 points on Social scale) | Expand character education in schools: Favors topic 4 |
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Favors
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (2 points on Economic scale) | Expand health care coverage and strengthen Medicare: Favors topic 5 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale) | Strengthen Social Security, Not Privatize It: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
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Opposes
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (2 points on Social scale) | Increase teacher pay; more money for public schools: Opposes topic 7 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale) | Death penalty for terrorists and murderers: Strongly Favors topic 8 Supports war in Iraq, death penalty, secure homeland: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
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Favors
topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (2 points on Social scale) | Crack down on gangs: Favors topic 9 |
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No opinion on
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale) | Flat income taxes mean raising taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
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No opinion on
topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | Trade Impact Statement: analyze impact on US economy: Opposes topic 13 Moratorium on new trade agreements: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Stop the offshoring of jobs and create new jobs at home: Opposes topic 13 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (0 points on Social scale) | Get Tough on China: on imports and currency: Strongly Favors topic 14 China undermines fair trade: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
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Favors
topic 15: More spending on armed forces (2 points on Economic scale) | The Iraqi war is justified even without finding WMD: Favors topic 15 Do whatever is necessary to win the war on terror: Favors topic 15 We were right to remove Saddam Hussein from power: Favors topic 15 |
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No opinion on
topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Favors
topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (2 points on Economic scale) | Encourage NATO to help rebuild Iraq: Favors topic 17 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (0 points on Economic scale) | Promote Fuel Cell Research: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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Favors
topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (2 points on Social scale) | Fight methamphetamine production and trafficking: Favors topic 19 |
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No opinion on
topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
