VoteMatch Responses
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Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Ban abortion in almost all cases with few exceptions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
No opinion on
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Ban transgender girls from girls school sports: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4: America was founded on Christian values
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Faith, family and freedom are nation's foundational values: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
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) |
Strongly Favors
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Parental choice for public, private or home-schooling: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Important to tear down all of these needless regulations: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
Strongly Favors
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale)
| There is a need to put away really, really bad people: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Against letting schools make all dorms "gun-free zones" : Strongly Opposes topic 10 Allow permit holders to carry weapons on campus: Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow gun in car on school property with firearm permit: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Always be working to cut taxes so people can reinvest more: Strongly Opposes 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) |
Strongly Favors
topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Need to be proud of spiking the football when we have a win: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
No opinion on
topic 15: Peace through Strength
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Elect delegates from 100 single districts, not multi-member: 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 Opposes
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| The solution is to return our country to energy independence: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Much of the crime we see is connected to drugs in some way: Strongly Favors topic 19 Approve legalization of medical cannabis in West Virginia: Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Always need to take a conservative approach towards finances: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |