VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Life begins at conception; oppose taxpayer funded abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Vote for abortion ban at 6 weeks when heartbeat is heard: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Voted YES on making abortion illegal at 20 weeks: Strongly Opposes 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 Opposes
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Introduced "bathroom bill" against transgender students: 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) |
Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Allow seniors to deduct cost of prescription and OTC drugs: Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Increase Cost-of-Living Adjustment to reflect rising prices: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Favors
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Too many children being indoctrinated to hate America: Strongly Favors topic 7 $40M more for schools; $150M more for teachers: 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 Favors
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Sponsored bill to restore death penalty in Iowa: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Will never back down in fight to preserve Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
No opinion on
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale)
| Tax relief for middle class, not Wall Street: Favors topic 11 Abolish the death tax on family farms: Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Secure borders before discussing eligibility for citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
No opinion on
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Most important issue: preserving freedom for next generation: Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15: Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)
| We must maintain military superiority over China: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Claimed there was conspiracy to deprive Trump of re-election: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Different standards for voting mean we're not equal: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Require identification to vote: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
No opinion on
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Farmers deserve to profit from wind, biomass, solar panels: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
No opinion on
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Goal of welfare system should be keeping families together: Opposes topic 20 |