VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Protect the right to bodily autonomy, reproductive freedom: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Strongest civil rights division fighting discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:
Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Won case guaranteeing rights for same-sex couples: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 4:
America was founded on Christian values
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Against claim "guy upstairs" responsible for climate change: Strongly Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Defended the Affordable Care Act from legal attack: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
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:
Businesses have a right to pollute
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Defended Obama-era climate change protections: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Increased protections for survivors of human trafficking: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Ban the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Surtax on big banks makes state's tax system fairer: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Opposed Muslim Travel Ban; blocked rescinding DACA: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
No opinion on
topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)
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No opinion on
topic 14:
Stay away from the UN & Globalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 15:
Peace through Strength
(0 points on Social scale)
| Strengthened consumer protections for veterans, military : Neutral on topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Secured the largest campaign finance penalty in history: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
No opinion on
topic 17:
Stay out of foreign wars
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Trump's clean energy rule is neither affordable nor clean: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Prepared to defend state marijuana legalization against DOJ : Strongly Opposes topic 19
Accountability for those who deal or supply drugs illegally : Favors topic 19
Rated F by NORML: stiffen penalties for cannabis: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
No opinion on
topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |