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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Based on these stances:
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Kansas prohibited slavery and prohibited abortion together: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Staunchly anti-abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Restrict late term and partial birth abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Safe and professional workplace, free from sexual harassment: Strongly Favors topic 2
Stamp out racial cleansing ideology at home and abroad: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Favors religious exemption for gay adoption: Strongly Opposes topic 3
No commitment to protecting LGBT workers from discrimination: Opposes topic 3
No executive order banning LGBT worker discrimination: Strongly Opposes 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) |
Opposes
topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Steadfastly opposed Medicaid expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Helped privatize Medicaid as KanCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Open meetings on KanCare instead of invitation-only: Favors topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| My (Re) Employment Plan: KANSASWORKS technical education: Opposes topic 7
Invest in early childhood education & invest in our future: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Increased investments in K-12 Education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Voluntary water conservation stabilized Ogallala Aquifer: Opposes topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Caitlin's Law: strengthen penalties for repeat DUI offenders: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Pro-Second Amendment, authentic conservative: Strongly Favors topic 10
Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Low taxes & smallest possible government: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Fought in-state tuition for children of illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA: Favors topic 13
Devastating impact on Kansas if NAFTA were to go away: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| For new Constitutional convention to limit federal power: Favors topic 14
No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
No opinion on
topic 15:
Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Supported Texas challenge to 2020 presidential election: Strongly Opposes topic 16
4-point plan to increase state government transparency: Strongly Favors topic 16
Supports voter ID requirements: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Require voter identification for advance voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
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 Favors
topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)
| No proof that marijuana treats any medical conditions: Strongly Favors topic 19
Scourge of opioid and meth epidemics affect everyone: Favors topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Provide tools to fill 48,000 unfilled jobs in our state: Favors topic 20
Low taxes & less regulation key to expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |