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No opinion on
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(0 points on Social scale)
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Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Ban sexual orientation conversion therapy for minors: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
No opinion on
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| $50M to expand Medicaid services: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Allow old age beneficiaries to also receive unemployment: Opposes topic 6 |
Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Supplemental state aid to low-income school districts: Opposes topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Exposing cats & dogs to extreme temperature is misdemeanor: Opposes topic 8 $15M for studying high speed rail: Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Seal criminal records upon earning a GED, AA, or BA: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| No concealed carry on private property, unless posted: Opposes topic 10 Ban 3D-printed handguns for personal use: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
No opinion on
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
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)
| Shift focus of foreign aid from Mideast back to the Americas: Opposes topic 14 |
No opinion on
topic 15: Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Automatic voter registration when getting driving license: Strongly Favors topic 16 Allow voter registration on Election Day or at early voting: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
No opinion on
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| More renewable energy credit; more CO2 regulation: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Add PTSD to allowed compassionate use of marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Make marijuana possession a civil violation: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
No opinion on
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |