|   | Tom Nelson on SenateMatch | 
| VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz) | |
|---|---|
| VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background) | Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation) | 
| No opinion on
 topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| Strongly Favors
 topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale) | Racism short-circuited establishing US labor-based party: Strongly Favors topic 2 | 
| No opinion on
 topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale) | Allow contraceptives to be discussed in sex ed. classes: Strongly Opposes topic 4 | 
| Strongly Favors
 topic 5:Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale) | We need real leaders who will take COVID seriously: Favors topic 5 Backs Medicare for All: 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) | 
| Opposes
 topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale) | Don't allow the sale of raw unpasteurized dairy products: Opposes topic 8 | 
| Strongly Favors
 topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale) | Expand definition of what constitutes criminal incest: Strongly Favors topic 9 | 
| No opinion on
 topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| 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) | 
| No opinion on
 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) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| Strongly Favors
 topic 16:Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale) | He calls out the toxic influence of money in politics: Strongly Favors topic 16 We need the Right-to-Vote Constitutional Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 16 | 
| No opinion on
 topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| No opinion on
 topic 18:Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| 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) | US should develop a national industrial strategy: Strongly Favors topic 20 | 
 
Tom Nelson is a Moderate Liberal Populist
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