VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| State role to fund Planned Parenthood after Title X cuts: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Diversity is a conservation necessity & a social imperative: 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) |
No opinion on
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Not sound science to ban predators on wildlife refuges: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Publicize grant opportunities for diesel emission reduction: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Mandatory labeling for GMO products, then long-term testing: Strongly Opposes topic 8 NGO campaign killed Bush's "Clear Skies" initiative: Favors topic 8 Strict regulation & restrictions for offshore oil drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 8 We need protected forests: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Stabilize population and reduce wasteful consumption: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Pesticide law is "corporate captured" by farm lobby: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Black Lives Matter: equal protection under the law: 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) |
Strongly Favors
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Lower taxes on businesses is deeply regressive: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
No opinion on
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(0 points on Social scale)
| Limiting immigration perhaps curbs population growth damage: Neutral on topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Reauthorize Ex-im bank and keep ban on coal financing: Favors topic 13 Let India export solar panels to the U.S.: Favors topic 13 |
No opinion on
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 15: Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Expand term limit for Assembly from 6 years to 12: Opposes topic 16 |
No opinion 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)
| Mandated renewable energy standards instead of voluntary: Strongly Favors topic 18 Renewable energy creates jobs AND improves air quality: Strongly Favors topic 18 Nuclear power is last in being clean, quick, safe, and cheap: Strongly Favors topic 18 Fight the Koch brothers' agenda for oil: Strongly Favors topic 18 Climate change is an established fact: 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) |
Opposes
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| NEA and NEH are vital for education: Opposes topic 20 |