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)
| A woman is the sole fiduciary of her body and any pregnancy: Strongly 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) |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Add sexual orientation & gender identity to Civil Rights Act: Strongly 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)
| Lower Medicare eligibility to 55, offer public option: Strongly Favors topic 5
Concerned about closure of rural hospitals: Favors topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Led the fight to save women's college from shutting down: 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) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
| End abuse of cash bail bonds & for-profit prisons: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Fund reentry programs and restore voting rights to ex-felons: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Universal background checks; assault weapon ban: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
No opinion on
topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| End family separation & citizenship for DREAMers: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Reject policies that put our farmers at disadvantage: Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Restore and support our traditional alliances: Strongly Opposes topic 14 |
Opposes
topic 15:
Expand the military
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Congress should vote on war actions, including Afghanistan: Opposes topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Expand Voting Rights Act; end voter suppression: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale)
| My support for Israel is unshakable: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Sanctions against Iran, but diplomacy as well: Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Clean economy will create jobs, lower energy costs: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Remove marijuana from Controlled Substance Act schedule: Strongly Opposes topic 19
End sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Invest in infrastructure for rural farmers: Strongly Favors topic 20 |