VoteMatch Responses
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Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation) |
Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Ensure access to abortion and reproductive care: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Systemic racism is ingrained in our society: Strongly Favors topic 2 25% of service contracts to minority/disadvantaged business: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| I am a strong supporter of the Equality Act: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
No opinion on
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)
| Visiting Israel is emotional; I really feel my Judaism there: Neutral on topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Healthcare a human right, add public option to ACA: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Expand Medicare to cover vision, hearing, and dental: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| We need more investments in education, more in trade schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale)
| I strongly support keeping public lands in public hands: Opposes topic 8 I support repealing Trump rollbacks of emission standards: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Ban chokeholds, no-knock warrants, end qualified immunity: 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) |
Favors
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Wealthy must pay fair share, but also focus on raising wages: Favors topic 11 |
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) |
Favors
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Father's American success story couldn't happen elsewhere: Favors 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)
| Active advocate for making it easier for people to vote: Strongly Favors topic 16 We must eliminate the filibuster: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale)
| US/Israel alliance special, for two-state solution: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| I support transitioning to 100% clean electricity by 2035: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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)
| Corporate tax breaks for companies doing the right thing: Strongly Favors topic 20 |