VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Based on these stances:
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Will fiercely defend the right to life: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Pro-life, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Rated Keep deadline for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Rated Voted against combating Islamophobia: Opposes topic 2 |
No opinion on
topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Will fight to dismantle ObamaCare completely: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Repeal ObamaCare, but no changes to Medicare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Repeal ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Opposes
topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| No changes for those near retirement age: Opposes topic 6
Social Security and Medicare are promises made: Opposes topic 6 |
No opinion on
topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(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 Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9 |
Favors
topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Extremists want to infringe on law abiding citizens' rights: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes gun control, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 10
Rated Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10
Rated Voted NO on background checks for private transfers: Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Trump's historic tax reform has strengthened our economy: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Tax relief for middle-class, not corporations & lobbyists: Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Support Trump's agenda to create a secure border: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Census should count CITIZENS and ask about citizenship: Opposes topic 12
Supports border wall, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 12
Rated Allow immigration bans from non-cooperating countries: Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| USMCA benefits Pennsylvania manufacturers and farmers: Strongly Favors topic 13
Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:
Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)
| A veteran should be able to walk into any hospital for care: Strongly Favors topic 15
Greatest way to achieve peace is through strength: Strongly Favors topic 15
PVS:Don't cut defense to balance budget: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Voter ID to fight 100,000 illegally registered voters: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Rated No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Overturn presidential election due to pandemic voting rules: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Rated Oppose expanding voter registration and voter access: Opposes topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Rated Voted NO on removing US forces from Yemen: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17
Rated 2002 AUMF against Iraq should apply to ISIS: Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Rated Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Stop the flow of drugs over our southern border: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| PVS:Don't promote economic growth via federal spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20
Rated Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |