VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (10 points on Social scale) | Rated 99% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record: Strongly Favors topic 1 NO on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime: Favors topic 1 |
No opinion on
topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (10 points on Social scale) | Rated 0% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale) | Rated 88% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (5 points on Economic scale) | Rated 40% by the ARA, indicating a mixed record on senior issues: Neutral on topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (0 points on Social scale) | Rated 82% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
No opinion on
topic 8: Death Penalty (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (5 points on Social scale) | Rated 57% by CURE, indicating mixed votes on rehabilitation: Neutral on topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Social scale) | NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale) | Rated 23% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
No opinion on
topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | Rated 25% by CATO, indicating a pro-fair trade voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 13 NO on establishing a free trade agreement between US & Singapore: Opposes topic 13 NO on establishing a free trade agreement between the US and Chile: Opposes topic 13 |
No opinion on
topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 15: More spending on armed forces (10 points on Economic scale) | Rated 90% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
No opinion on
topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (0 points on Economic scale) | Rated 89% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
No opinion on
topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |