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Dave Webber on SenateMatch |
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Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale) | I don't like abortion, but it's not black and white: Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale) | Laws against discrimination, instead of affirmative action: Opposes topic 2 Government cannot regulate wages including gender pay equity: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale) | Comfortable with same-sex marriage: Favors topic 3 |
Opposes
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale) | Push back against those who want to pray in public: Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale) | ObamaCare is failing miserably on the Federal level: Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare drastically increased insurance rates: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale) | Don't privatize Social Security; fix it instead: Opposes topic 6 Maximum limit for pay into social security needs increase: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale) | Keep feds out of school choice: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale) | Fight EPA regulatory over-reach: Favors topic 8 We need 100% world consensus or EPA is a wasteful burden: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale) | Death penalty does not reduce crime: Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale) | 2nd Amendment is very clear, and should not be changed: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale) | Raising tax rate on wealthy doesn't provide more tax revenue: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Keep tax rate higher on wealthy for now, & slowly lower it: Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale) | Citizenship for DREAMers but not other illegals: Favors topic 12 Pathway to citizenship needed for law abiding immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale) | Support & expand free trade: Favors topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale) | Support positive American Exceptionalism: Favors topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale) | Negotiate from a position of strength with Russia & others: Strongly Favors topic 15 20 Vets commit suicide every day--we must do better by them: Opposes topic 15 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale) | Making voter registration easier just adds to the problem: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale) | We have to offer protection to our allies: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Need diplomatic dialogue to keep Middle East under control: Opposes topic 17 |
Opposes
topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale) | Prioritize green energy, but after security & economy: Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale) | Marijuana is a gateway drug: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale) | Economy will recover through free market: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |