VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Cherish and respect life: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Supports human life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Supports defunding Planned Parenthood federally & locally: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Supports pro-life legislation: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Marriage is a sacrament ; protected by religious freedom: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Supports letting businesses disagree with same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Supports defining marriage as one-man-one-woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale)
| I will do all I can to defend Christian values: Strongly Favors topic 4
Supports Judeo-Christian framework of morality: Strongly Favors topic 4
Supports religious liberty and sees it at risk: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Fight to end the disaster known as ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Supports Congressionally repealing Affordable Care Act: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Supports repealing the 2010 affordable care act: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
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)
| Opposes Common Core as a nationwide academic standard: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Stop release of polluted water from Lake Okeechobee: Strongly Favors topic 8
Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8
Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale)
| First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Protect and defend the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10
National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly opposes restrictive gun laws: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes gun-control legislation: Strongly Favors topic 10
Rated Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Controls our borders, immediately: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Supports constructing a wall to control our border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Supports ban on resettlement of Syrian refugees: Strongly Favors topic 14
Cut World Bank funding to enforce against terrorism: Favors topic 14
Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:
Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Voice for American strength, so our enemies know to fear us: Strongly Favors topic 15
Supports maintaining a numerically superior nuclear arsenal: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Opposes
topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Pledges to serve no more than eight years in Congress: Favors topic 16
Strongly opposes voting without photo id: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Rated No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Strongly opposes Islamic Sharia as threat to the US: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Opposes waiting; go after militant Islam abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Supports American intervention in Mideast beyond air support: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Rated Voted NO on removing US forces from Yemen: Strongly Opposes topic 17
No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Supports deregulating domestic oil exploration and drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Opposes government developing wind and solar energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Strongly opposes legalizing marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19
Voted YES on combatting epidemic of synthetic drugs: Favors topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| $20 trillion dollars national debt is a national disgrace: Opposes topic 20
Opposes federal spending to promote economic growth: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 |