VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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No opinion on
topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(0 points on Social scale)
| Secure Roe v. Wade regardless of federal action: Strongly Favors topic 1
No abortion for 16-year-olds; keep 24-hour waiting periods: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Focus on equity in recovery/infrastructure spending: Strongly Favors topic 2
Social equity loans for those impacted by cannabis arrests: Strongly Favors topic 2
No disclosure of salary history; equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Provide comprehensive LGBTQ-inclusive sex education: Strongly Favors topic 3
Include gender identity in public accommodation rules: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
No opinion on
topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)
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Strongly Favors
topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Establish a single-payer "Medicare for All" system: Strongly Favors topic 5
COVID: universal masking in schools, indoor public spaces: Strongly Favors topic 5
Patients First: mental health & COVID: Favors topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
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Strongly Opposes
topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Universal early education; debt-free public college: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Fought for $1.5 billion in new aid to K-12 districts: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
No opinion on
topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale)
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Strongly Opposes
topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
| For criminal justice reform, repeal racist sentencing rules: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Wrote law banning chokeholds & racial profiling: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
No opinion on
topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Economic scale)
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No opinion on
topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale)
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Favors
topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Proposed path for in-state college tuition for undocumented: 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)
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No opinion on
topic 15:
Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale)
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Strongly Favors
topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Increase the number of minority-majority districts: Strongly Favors topic 16
Signed letter urging federal action on voting rights: Strongly Favors topic 16
Allow online voter registration, early voting, vote by mail: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
No opinion on
topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale)
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Strongly Favors
topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| 100% renewable, carbon-free electric grid by 2030: Strongly Favors topic 18
Create jobs through the state's green energy transition: Strongly Favors topic 18
Expand public transit; move to a fare-free system: Strongly Favors topic 18
Supports green public transportation: Favors topic 18
Next-generation roadmap for climate policy: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Make retail cannabis market accessible to smaller players: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Make investments aimed at ending homelessness: Strongly Favors topic 20
$1.8B for production and preservation of affordable housing: Strongly Favors topic 20 |