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)
| Trusts women to make their own healthcare decisions: Strongly Favors topic 1
Upset about Missouri's pro-life abortion position: Favors topic 1
Abortion ban gives new rights & opportunities to rapists: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
No opinion on
topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| All marriages deserve to be respected: 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)
| Would expand Medicaid eligibility: Strongly 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)
| Pay teachers what they deserve; expand pre-K: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strengthen the state's commitment to public schools: Strongly 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) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Ban choke holds and no-knock warrants: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Need answers on probation, parole reward program: Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Supports background checks, close loopholes on sales: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Favors background checks & red flag laws: Opposes topic 10
Current governor problem in enacting gun laws: Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Years of tax cuts lead to big cuts in services: Strongly Favors topic 11
End Missouri's Big Business Bonus: no bonus for early taxes: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| For Supreme Court decision protecting DACA: 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)
| (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) |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Notary requirement for mail ballot is voter suppression: Strongly Favors 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 Opposes
topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Supports legalization, expunging criminal records: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| As auditor uncovered $350 million in waste: Opposes topic 20
Audit and investigate SNAP transactions that raise red flags: Opposes topic 20 |