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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Politicians have no business interfering in right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1
Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1
Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 1
Rated Funding abortion avoids discrimination against poor women: Strongly Favors topic 1
Rated Constitutional right to terminate pregnancy for health: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Support the Paycheck Fairness Act: equal pay for women: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
No opinion on
topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(0 points on Social scale)
| Full GLBT equality; repeal DOMA; support ENDA: Strongly Favors topic 3
Don't elevate gender identity as a protected class: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Led effort for religious freedom via no religious registry: Strongly Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Support & improve ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5
Rated GOP can't beat ObamaCare, so they pretend it's a "disaster": Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| I oppose any effort to privatize Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Department of Education makes colleges stronger: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Rated No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency: Opposes topic 7
Rated Oppose private and religious school voucher programs: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Humane treatment of animals is element of civilized society: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Extend to 2023 Superfund hazardous waste cleanup: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Endorsed Endorsed by LCV; supports conservation efforts: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Rated Voted NO on requiring limited GMO labeling: Favors topic 8 |
No opinion on
topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Close gun show loophole; ban high capacity magazines: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
Favors
topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Close corporate tax loopholes: Strongly Favors topic 11
Restore highest personal income tax rate to 39.6%: Strongly Favors topic 11
Rated Raising estate tax to 1990s level means $448B in new revenue: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| I fully support the DREAM Act & a path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12
Rated Voted to legalize DREAMer immigrants via military service: Strongly Favors topic 12
Provide lawyers and evidence for children being deported: Favors topic 12
Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| $25B more loans from Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Opposes
topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Served as Ambassador to Switzerland and in Dept. of Commerce: Opposes topic 14
Outlook of engagement toward the world: Opposes topic 14 |
Opposes
topic 15:
Expand the military
(+2 points on Social scale)
| We owe veterans and families the best our nation can offer: Favors topic 15
Be wise in defense budget & achieve efficiencies: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices: Favors topic 16
Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions: Strongly Favors topic 16
Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers: Favors topic 16
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 |
No opinion on
topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale)
| Oppose any UN declaration of Palestinian statehood: Opposes topic 17
Iranian development of nuclear weapons is unacceptable: Opposes topic 17
No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Reduce carbon emissions with tax on carbon pollution: Strongly Favors topic 18
Voted YES on banning offshore oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Favors topic 18
50% clean and carbon free electricity by 2030: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Rated A by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Immunity for banks offering services to marijuana businesses: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Favors
topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Expand the EITC, a successful anti-poverty program: Favors topic 20 |