Marie Newman on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Pro-choice, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Sponsored bill for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Sponsored "Combating International Islamophobia Act": Strongly Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)	Pro-ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Pro-entitlement, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Pro-education standards, according to PVS survey: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Pro-GHG restrictions, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Pro-police liability, according to PVS survey: Opposes topic 9 Sponsored stricter rules for police accountability: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Pro-gun control, according to PVS survey: Opposes topic 10 Sponsored bill for background checks for private transfers: Strongly Favors topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	Anti-taxation, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Anti-corporate tax cuts, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Anti-border wall, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 12 Pro-immigrant, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 12 Sponsored bill to disallow religion-based immigration ban: Strongly Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Anti-tariffs, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Intervene in Mideast, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Anti-defense spending, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Sponsored bill to expand voter registration and voter access: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Repeal 2002 Military Force Authorization against Iraq: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Pro-renewable energy, according to PVS survey: 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)
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Pro-stimulus spending, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 20 Pro-COVID relief, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 20 $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Favors topic 20

Marie Newman is a Moderate Liberal
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