VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Women have right to make choices about contraception: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports public abortion funding: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports churches providing birth control: Strongly Favors topic 1 Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Endorsed as "preferred" by The Feminist Majority indicating pro-women's rights: Strongly Favors topic 2 More funding & services for victims of domestic violence: Strongly Favors topic 2 YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Opposes defining traditional marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Neutral 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)
| No massive cuts to Medicare; no private Medicare insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 Opposes repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| System needs modest adjustments, not privatization: Strongly Opposes topic 6 by NCPSSM indicating a pro-Social Security stance: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Sponsored keeping CPI for benefits instead of lower "Chained CPI": Strongly Opposes topic 6 Rated 79% by ARA, indicating a mixed record on senior issues: Neutral on topic 6 |
Neutral on
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 8: EPA regulations are too restrictive
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Rated 100% by the NAPO, indicating a tough-on-crime stance: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Protect all Constitutional rights, including 2nd Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Favors
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Cut red tape, regulations and anti-business tax policies: Opposes topic 11 National debt resulted from tax cuts for the richest: Strongly Favors topic 11 Supports increasing tax rates: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)
| More agents; more high-tech & aerial assets; smarter fences: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Neutral on
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 15: Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Advocate for Southern Arizona's military installations: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures: Strongly Favors topic 16 Full disclosure of campaign spending: Strongly Favors topic 16 No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote: Favors topic 16 Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Neutral 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)
| Make AZ a home for solar R&D and energy generation: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Neutral on
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016: Favors topic 20 NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: Favors topic 20 |