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)
| Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1
Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Favors topic 2
Sponsored bill for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2
Combat international and domestic Islamophobia: Favors topic 2 |
No opinion on
topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(0 points on Social scale)
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No opinion on
topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Strengthen & secure Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes diverting some FICA into personal accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Favors
topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| I believe in all options available in public education: Favors topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8
Rated Keep restrictive rules for predator control in Alaska: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Smart justice for non-violent offenses: system isn't working: Strongly Opposes topic 9
First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9
Sponsored stricter rules for police accountability: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Opposes
topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Background checks even for private firearm transfers: Favors topic 10 |
Favors
topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs: Favors topic 11 |
Favors
topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12
Disallow immigration bans based on religion: Favors 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 |
Favors
topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Cut World Bank funding to enforce against terrorism: Favors topic 14
Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15:
Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Ensure that veteran benefits are protected: Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Statehood for the District of Columbia: Favors topic 16
Automatic voter registration for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 16
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 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Remove US Forces from Hostilities Against Yemen: 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 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Supports regulation of greenhouse gas emission: Strongly Favors topic 18
Voted YES to assist rural electric renewable energy: Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Opposes jail sentences for non-violent drug offenders: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Rated Voted NO on additional Drug War funding for synthetic drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| We are still rebuilding from the Recession; focus on jobs: Strongly Favors topic 20
Supports federal spending to promote economic growth: Strongly Favors topic 20
Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20
$1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Favors topic 20 |