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)
| Abortion is a woman's right: Strongly Favors topic 1
Pro-choice, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Supports message & action of NFL players kneeling in protest: Strongly Favors topic 2
I support the cause & tactic of NFL players taking a knee: Strongly Favors topic 2
Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Favors topic 2
Trump models disrespectful rhetoric & policies toward women: Favors topic 2
Sponsored bill for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2
Sponsored "Combating International Islamophobia Act": Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| The LGBTQ community should be treated as equals: 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)
| Obamacare should be further implemented: Strongly Favors topic 5
Keep ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Social Security is crucial and must not be cut: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
No opinion on
topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Empower the EPA; strengthen clean air & water laws: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
| High minority incarceration rate is modern day slavery: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Sponsored bill to abolish federal death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Stricter rules for law enforcement accountability: Opposes topic 9 |
Opposes
topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Gun control needs to be implemented now: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Support gun-control, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Sponsored bill for background checks for private transfers: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Our tax code should relieve the 99%: Strongly Favors topic 11
PVS:Increase taxes to balance budget: Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| No compromise: no funding for border wall: Strongly Favors topic 12
No funding in any bill for Trump's hate wall: Strongly Favors topic 12
America needs to be immigrant friendly: Strongly Favors topic 12
Opposes border wall, according to CC survey: Favors topic 12
PVS:Let illegal immigrants apply for citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12
Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12
Sponsored bill to disallow religion-based immigration ban: 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) |
No opinion on
topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
| Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Strongly Favors topic 14
Asked State Dept to oppose Israeli annexation of West Bank: Strongly Opposes topic 14 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 15:
Expand the military
(+5 points on Social scale)
| PVS:Cut defense to balance budget: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors topic 16
Sponsored bill to expand voter registration and voter access: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Favors
topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Signed letter opposing Israeli annexation of territories: Strongly Opposes topic 17
PVS:No U.S. military intervention in the Mideast: Favors topic 17
No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17
Repeal 2002 Military Force Authorization against Iraq: Favors topic 17 |
Favors
topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| We need to encourage renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
PVS:Fund renewable energy like wind and solar: Strongly Favors topic 18
PVS:Regulate greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18
Green New Deal: 10-year national mobilization: Favors topic 18
Rated Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
| When pot is legalized, licensing needs to be fair: Strongly Opposes topic 19
PVS:Support recreational marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Favors
topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Federal projects can spur economic growth: Favors topic 20
A higher Federal minimum wage is beneficial: Strongly Favors topic 20
PVS:Federal spending for economic stimulus: Strongly Favors topic 20
Rated Voted NO on $900 billion COVID relief package: Strongly Opposes topic 20
$1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Favors topic 20 |