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Rett Newton on SenateMatch |
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Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale) | States would need to enact legislation if Roe overturned: 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) | All of us are equal and deserve the same rights and freedoms: 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) | Strengthen Affordable Care Act, expand Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale) | As mayor of coastal town has made clean water a priority: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale) | Our policing and criminal justice systems are broken: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
No opinion on
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale) | Address border crisis, ensure a path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
No opinion on
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale) | Served 28 years in Air Force including post 9/11 air patrols: Neutral on topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale) | Restore and strengthen protections of the Voting Rights Act: 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) | Fight to accelerate our transition to clean renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 There's strong bipartisan opposition to offshore drilling: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Opposes
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale) | For medical marijuana, addiction an issue for legalization: Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale) | Raise the minimum wage, reinvest in infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
Rett Newton is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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