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Jay Stamper on SenateMatch |
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topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale) | Limiting abortion isn't limited-government conservatism: Favors topic 1 |
No opinion on
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale) | Asked by Party to exit race after supporting gay marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 Backs marriage equality: it is a civil rights issue: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Opposes
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale) | I believe that evolution is real: Opposes topic 4 |
Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale) | No privatizing Medicare; and no voucher system: Favors topic 5 Implement what works in ObamaCare and fix what doesn't: Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale) | I do not support privatizing Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Chained CPI a bad idea: Opposes topic 6 |
No opinion on
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale) | Pleaded guilty to three white-collar felony charges in 2006: Opposes topic 9 We are all criminals because we over-lawed: Opposes topic 9 Pled guilty to SEC violation in exchange for zero sentence: Opposes topic 9 |
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topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale) | Wasteful tax loopholes only benefit profitable corporations: Strongly Favors topic 11 Drop the foolish idea of across-the-board cuts: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
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topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale) | NSA domestic spying included innocent U.S. citizens: Opposes topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale) | Increase funding for veterans' benefits; we need to do more: Favors topic 15 SC's military bases contribute $16B and 11,000 jobs: Favors topic 15 |
No opinion on
topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale) | Don't go on "war footing" against Russia over Ukraine: Favors topic 17 Trillions on foreign engagements isn't fiscal conservatism: Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale) | Invest in a clean-energy economy: Strongly Favors 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 Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale) | Open discussion of tax and entitlement reform: Favors topic 20 Raise the debt ceiling; then consider new revenue: Strongly Favors topic 20 No to mindless across-the-board sequester cuts: Strongly Favors topic 20 |