Michelle Benson on VoteMatch | |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale) | Put an end to the destruction of human life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Require exposure of abortion clinic employees for licensure: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Stricter licensure requirements for abortion facilities: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
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No opinion on
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale) | No state authorization of same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Define marriage as one-man-one-woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
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No opinion on
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale) | Opposes government run health care: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
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No opinion on
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale) | Provide families with more choice and flexibility: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale) | Protect environment without over-regulating our economy: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale) | Defunding the police would make us less safe: Strongly Favors topic 9 Increase penalties for blocking highways, airports, transit: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
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No opinion on
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale) | Gun control laws punish law-abiding gun owners: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Convicted felons can get firearm license reinstated: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale) | Get Minnesota out of the top 10 in taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
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Opposes
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale) | Require compliance with federal REAL ID: Opposes topic 12 |
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No opinion on
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale) | Outlaw abusive practices like ballot harvesting: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Require photo ID to vote: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
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No opinion on
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale) | Minnesota needs an all-of-the-above energy policy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Remove CO2 emissions ban; authorize new coal plant: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale) | Establish rules for medical marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale) | Crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
Michelle Benson is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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