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)
| Longtime ally for reproductive rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Supports affirmative action: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Outspoken in support of gay rights: 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)
| Fix Obamacare instead of repeal: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Opposes
topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Require disclosure from CalPERS & state pension systems: Opposes topic 6 |
No opinion on
topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Safeguard our vast and precious natural resources: Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Education & anti-poverty to fight crime: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Rated 0% by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
Opposes
topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| No gimmicks to balance budget on backs of taxpayers: Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Chinese Exclusion Act wrong then; Muslim exclusion wrong now: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
No opinion on
topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Muslim immigration ban forsakes American values: Opposes topic 14 |
No opinion on
topic 15:
Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Set up state bank for pot industry: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Favors
topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Dock pay of legislators unless they balance budget: Strongly Favors topic 20
Found $8 billion in government waste, fraud, & abuse: Favors topic 20
Caught state paying $11 million salaries to dead employees: Opposes topic 20 |