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Matthew Whitaker on SenateMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale) | Life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes 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 Opposes
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale) | My faith requires me to support traditional marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Favors
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale) | Christian churchgoer who can champion our values & beliefs: Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale) | Defund and repeal ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Favors
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale) | No hope that Social Security will be there for future: Favors topic 6 |
Favors
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale) | Common Core is one-size-fits-all, top-down solution: Favors topic 7 Common Core is cram-it-down-your-throat reform: Favors topic 7 |
No opinion on
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale) | Lifetime defender of the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale) | Taxes are too high and the tax code is too complex: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Opposes
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale) | As US Attorney, prosecuted immigration cases: Opposes topic 12 |
No opinion on
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale) | No foreign aid to countries that don't like us: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
No opinion on
topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale) | Cap-and-trade proposal stifles the American dream: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
No opinion on
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale) | Balance the budget instead of $17 trillion national debt: Opposes topic 20 |