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Question 1 answer A on
Economy:
When you think about the US budget deficit, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion?
- A: Cutting existing programs
- B: More spending cuts than tax increases (mix of both solutions)
- C: More tax increases than spending cuts (mix of both solutions)
- D: Raising Taxes
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'A' from 2 out of 2 statements:
Vetoed 255 spending bills totalling $43M: A on question 1
Opposes increasing tax rates: A on question 1
This question weighted at 9% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 22 statements.) |
Question 2 answer D on
Energy:
When you think about America’s energy needs, which of the following solutions comes closest to your opinion?
- A: Strong investment in renewable energy like wind and solar
- B: More drilling than investment in renewables (mix of both solutions)
- C: More investment in renewable than drilling (mix of both solutions)
- D: Strong focus on offshore drilling and allowing drilling in federal lands including wildlife reserves
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'D' from 1 out of 2 statements:
More power plants and more transmission lines: D on question 2
Great emission reduction achieved with voluntary program: C on question 2
This question weighted at 9% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 22 statements.) |
Question 3 answer B on
Healthcare:
When you think about healthcare reform in the United States, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion?
- A: The Government should be the sole provider of healthcare insurance
- B: The Government should have a major role in providing healthcare insurance
- C: The Government should have a limited role in providing healthcare insurance
- D: Only private companies should provide healthcare insurance
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'B' from 4 out of 9 statements:
Repeal ObamaCare: C on question 3
Transform health care into wellness & prevention system: B on question 3
Vows to protect Medicare, add drug benefit: B on question 3
Support small business insurance pool for uninsured: C on question 3
Goal is for all WI residents to have health benefits: A on question 3
Supports prescription drug savings plan for poor seniors: B on question 3
BadgerCare will provide uninsured with affordable care: B on question 3
Let states reform Medicaid; fight “one size fits all”: D on question 3
Supports repealing ObamaCare: D on question 3
This question weighted at 41% importance.
(Relative importance: 9 out of 22 statements.) |
Question 4 answer C on
Immigration:
When you think about illegal immigration, which of the following solutions come closest to your opinion?
- A: All illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US legally
- B: Most illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US, with some exceptions
- C: Most illegal immigrants should be deported, with some exceptions
- D: All illegal immigrants should be deported
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'C' from 1 out of 2 statements:
Make English the official language: C on question 4
No amnesty; secure the border first: D on question 4
This question weighted at 9% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 22 statements.) |
Question 5 answer A on
Foreign Policy:
When you think about the US pursuing its interests abroad, which of the following is closest to your opinion?
- A: The US should always act in its own interest regardless of what other countries think
- B: The US should rarely listen to other countries
- C: The US should listen to other countries more often than not
- D: The US should always listen to other countries before pursuing its own interests
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'A' from 1 out of 1 statements:
We continue losing until recognizing we’re fighting a jihad: A on question 5
This question weighted at 5% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 22 statements.) |
Question 6 answer A on
Education:
When you think about education in the US, which of the following is closest to your opinion?
- A: School curriculums should be set entirely at a local school board level
- B: School curriculums should be set more by local school boards than at a national level
- C: School curriculums should be set more by national standards than at a local level
- D: School curriculums should be set entirely at a national standardized level
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'A' from 9 out of 10 statements:
School funding & mandates from states, not Feds: A on question 6
Choice and local accountability are keys to good schools: A on question 6
School choice is a philosophy that parents know best: A on question 6
Use Milwaukee charters & private choice as model for US: B on question 6
Created the nation’s first private school choice program: A on question 6
Instituted $5,100 vouchers for religious schools: A on question 6
Instituted $5,100 vouchers for religious schools: A on question 6
Instituted statewide Charter School system: A on question 6
School choice has made a difference for low-income families: A on question 6
Supports school vouchers: A on question 6
This question weighted at 45% importance.
(Relative importance: 10 out of 22 statements.) |
Question 7 answer A on
Social Issues:
When you think about the rights of same-sex couples, which of the following is closest to your personal opinion?
- A: Same-sex couples should not be allowed to marry or form any kind of civil union
- B: Same-sex couples should be allowed to form civil unions, but not to marry in the traditional sense
- C: Same-sex couples should be allowed to marry legally, with all the same rights as traditional marriages
- D: Unsure
| Summary answer 'A' from 2 out of 3 statements:
Ok for private business to fire employees for being gay: A on question 7
Apologizes for ok’ing firing employees for being gay: B on question 7
Supports defining traditional marriage: A on question 7
This question weighted at 14% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 22 statements.) |
Question 8 answer D on
Environment:
Which of the following statements comes closest to your personal view?
- A: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity
- B: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity, but should be somewhat protected
- C: Natural resources should be mostly protected, but also exist for the benefit of humanity
- D: Natural resources exist on their own and should be completely protected
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'D' from 3 out of 7 statements:
Oppose UN's Agenda 21 sustainable development: A on question 8
Funded $170M in “conservation easement” land purchases: D on question 8
Preserve state's natural resources without federal mandates: C on question 8
Preserve state's natural resources without federal mandates: A on question 8
1988: $250M Stewardship Fund to preserve sensitive land: D on question 8
1988: $250M Stewardship Fund to preserve sensitive land: D on question 8
Multi-state purchasing agreement for recycled paper: C on question 8
This question weighted at 32% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 22 statements.) |
Question 9 answer B on
Reform:
Which of the following comes closest to your personal opinion?
- A: To make this country great, we should return to the examples and values of our forefathers
- B: This country is already great, we shouldn't change a thing
- C: To make this country great, we should keep building and adapting for the future
| Summary answer 'B' from 2 out of 2 statements:
Maintain vigilance against terrorism: B on question 9
24-hour-a-day war on bioterrorism: B on question 9
This question weighted at 9% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 22 statements.) |
