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)
| Opposes public funding for abortion services: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Supports parental notification for abortions by minors: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Start by fully enforcing the Equal Pay Act: Strongly Favors 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)
| Replace ObamaCare with patient-centered choices: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Religious exemption from ObamaCare individual mandate: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Supports repealing mandated health insurance: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Supports repealing the 2010 affordable care act: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Local control, not Common Core and No Child Left Behind: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Endless environmental reviews stymie business development: Strongly Favors topic 8
Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8
Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale)
| First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Strong opponent of New York's SAFE Act: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes restrictions on right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes gun-control legislation: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Lower maximum corporate tax rates and no double-taxation: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Flatten and simplify the tax code: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes increasing income tax rates: Opposes topic 11
Opposes tax increases, even to balance the budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Supports lowering taxes to promote economic growth: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs: 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)
| Supports standing with the nation of israel: Favors topic 14
Cut World Bank funding to enforce against terrorism: Favors topic 14
Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:
Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Ensure that no veteran falls through the bureaucratic cracks: Favors topic 15
Harden our counter-terrorism capabilities to fight ISIS: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Constitutional amendment for Congressional term limits: Favors topic 16 |
No opinion on
topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Ethanol subsidies are $10B in annual corporate welfare: Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Enforce against opioid supply abroad & mass-media at home: Strongly Favors topic 19
Sponsored bill for combatting epidemic of synthetic drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Break up giant omnibus bills & limit discretionary spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Opposes federal spending to promote economic growth: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |