VoteMatch Responses
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Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Would require parental notification for minors' abortions: Opposes topic 1 If notification unconstitutional, why not for everything: Opposes topic 1 Restrict abortion, and no public funding: Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Would repeal gender anti-insurance discrimination law: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Opposes affirmative action for state contracts & colleges: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Rated 13% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Supports school prayer, and abstinence in sex ed: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Opposes
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Supports managed care & tort reform: Opposes 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)
| Provide state funding to increase teacher salaries: 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) |
Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Key supporter of death penalty ban: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Replace death penalty with life imprisonment without parole: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Supports death penalty; opposes parole for violent offenders: Strongly 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) |
No opinion on
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
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) |
No opinion on
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 15: Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Term limits for Governor but not legislature: Favors topic 16 |
No opinion on
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Supports traditional domestic energy like coal & oil: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Sponsored law banning open alcohol containers in vehicles: Favors topic 19 Stricter penalties for drug crimes, especially meth: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
No opinion on
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |