VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| To abortion foes: You kill them now or you kill them later: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Neutral on
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(0 points on Social scale)
| Skipped vote: churches declining foster kids to LGBT couples: Neutral on topic 3 |
Neutral on
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale)
| For automatic death penalty for cop killers without appeal: Strongly Favors topic 9 No chemical castration for sex offenses against children: Favors topic 9 No separate sentencing trial in capital cases: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
Opposes
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Rated 73% by the NRA, indicating a mixed voting record on gun rights: Opposes topic 10 |
Neutral on
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 15: Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Voted YES to prohibit money transfers between PACs: Favors topic 16 |
Neutral on
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Establish commission to study legalizing medical marijuana: Opposes topic 19 |
Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Would legalize sports betting, including online: Favors topic 20 |