VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Based on these stances:
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Endorsed by Planned Parenthood as pro-choice champion: Strongly Favors topic 1
Will defend right to choose & reproductive healthcare: Strongly Favors topic 1
Judicially liberal, according to CC survey: Favors topic 1
Pro-Planned Parenthood, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 1
Anti-parental notification, according to CC survey: Favors topic 1 |
No opinion on
topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Pro-transgender bathrooms, according to CC survey: Favors topic 3 |
No opinion on
topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Alaska has most expensive health care in the world: Favors topic 5
Public option allows Alaska to compete on equal basis: Strongly Favors topic 5
System is broken; start with Medicare and public option: Favors topic 5
Increase access, lower prescription prices: Favors topic 5
Health care costs holds back economy, especially in Alaska: Favors topic 5
Led AK ballot initiatives to expand Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Strengthen security of pension plans: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Make college more affordable & accessible: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
No opinion on
topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)
| More funding for tribal & rural public safety: Favors 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)
| Undo tax cuts, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Favors
topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Anti-border security, according to CC survey: Favors topic 12 |
No opinion on
topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 15:
Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Military is important but need to attract other businesses: Favors topic 15
Sullivan cut Alaska bases to support border wall: Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| End Citizens United; get dark money out of politics: Strongly Favors 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)
| Promote clean energy for rural Alaska; rejoin Paris accord: Strongly Favors topic 18
Climate change a threat: Alaska literally losing villages: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes Canadian mine in Alaska operation EPA would allow: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Take on big pharma on prices & opioid epidemic: Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Raise the minimum wage; defend collective bargaining rights: Strongly Favors topic 20 |